Today on Green Car Reports: What we know (so far) about the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, Tucson makes a bid for the Tesla Motors battery "Gigafactory," and why standardized electric-car battery swapping won't happen. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Tucson wants the Tesla Gigafactory: It's sent a formal proposal to the electric carmaker in the hopes of getting the plant and its 6,500 jobs.

The 2014 MINI Cooper has space, spunk, and an engine start-stop system to boot.

Are car gas-mileage displays accurate, or optimistic?

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car is set to launch next year. Here's what we know so far.

Read why standardized electric-car battery swapping won't happen anytime soon.

Authorities look to facial-recognition technology to stop road rage.

The Audi RS 4 could become the latest model to downsize to a smaller, more fuel-efficient engine.

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