Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2018

Chevrolet issues a recall for the 2013 Volt. And an energy industry poll says Americans aren't fond of the electric-car tax credit. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. New reports. Tesla's recent layoffs have hit Solar City installers. EPA staff levels are below legal levels.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: U.S. oil demand rose in 2013, a priest reflects on owning an electric car, and Nissan e-NV200 electric vans join a FedEx trial fleet in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Should everyone lease cars all the time? for the first time.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The Detroit News reported that GM will announce on Wednesday it will introduce a full battery-electric city car in the US. Green Car Reports fleshed that basic item out with additional details: The vehicle is the Chevrolet Spark EV, unveiled as the Chevrolet Beat EV, in India. Earlier post.). ( Earlier post.). (In

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 31, 2013

The Green Piece Column. The concluding part of our review of 2013’s green car highlights starts in July, following on from part one and examining the most exciting news and events through late summer through into autumn and winter. The Green Piece' Tuesday 31 December.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: What owners want from the next-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt, a ride in an ell-electric BYD K9 electric bus, and auto dealers try charm in their battle against Tesla Motors'' direct-sales model. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Apps could help electric-car drivers see how much they''re saving, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedans are being recalled, and Nissan''s R&D chief says carbon fiber is for making airplanes, but not cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2016

Today, we have plug-in electric car sales figures for April 2016, a hint at Tesla's future plans from CEO Elon Musk, and an update on the Mitsubishi fuel-economy scandal. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Mitsubishi says its 2013-17 model-year fuel-economy figures are accurate.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: The Toyota Prius C hybrid could get a convertible model in Japan, the Ford Edge could get a hybrid model with its next redesign, and we preview the green cars of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, it''s all about the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid and its EPA gas-mileage rating. Home solar gets cheaper, we have an electric-car recall and a crash test of a different electric model, and we finish with a fun photo gallery. All this and more in today''s car news, right here on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Wednesday 18 December, 2013. The Green Piece Column. As the year draws to a close, we take a look back over some of 2013’s highlights in this two-part special Green Piece. In part one, we welcome new electric car models to the market, explore wacky transport ideas with Hyundai, say bye bye to the [.].

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got more live photo galleries of the latest hybrid and electric car at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. We''ve also got news from startups Elio Motors and VPG, plus a rather unusual MINI variant. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

With around 1,000 exhibitors spread over 230k square meters, there’s plenty to go at, however we’ve highlighted some of the greenest cars set to appear at this season’s [.]. Latest News Green credentials'

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: The Toyota Prius C hybrid could get a convertible model in Japan, the Ford Edge could get a hybrid model with its next redesign, and we preview the green cars of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. now produces more oil than it imports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, the Tennessee-built 2013 Nissan Leaf has less U.S. content than you might think, VW may fit a Ducati motorcycle engine to its highest-efficiency car, California governor Jerry Brown celebrates this past weekend''s National Plug-In Day, and IIHS unveils another set of safety ratings.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2015

Today, Consumer Reports shows Tesla Model S door-handle issues haven't been completely expunged, Toyota Prius hybrid battery packs become the target of thieves in San Francisco, and 2012 and 2013 Nissan Leaf electric cars get significant lease-buyout credits. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The finalists for the 2013 Green Car of the Year have been revealed ahead of the reveal of the overall winner at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. This year’s finalist line-up consists of Dodge Dart Aero, Ford C-MAX, Ford Fusion, Mazda CX-5 SkyACTIV and the Toyota Prius c, which are all in the [.].

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: The Quanta Corvette QHP770 is a real Corvette hybrid with 773 horsepower, Mitsubishi plans to make one fifth of the cars it sells plug-ins by 2020, and Honda will unveil a hydrogen fuel-cell concept car at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla responds to last week''s Model S fire--and gets a ringing endorsement from the car''s owner--the 2013 Ford-Max Hybrid and Energi are recalled to add audible door chimes, and we offer five things you should know about gas mileage that will save you money. Tesla will offer a.'

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2012

The all-new Ford Fusion has been crowned the 2013 Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Mazda is planning its next-generation Skyactiv engines, the Nissan e-NV200 electric London taxi debuts, and we preview the green production cars and concepts set to debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Tuesday 19 November, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Completely overshadowing the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the Tokyo Motor Show which, like its American counterpart, opens its doors for press previews from tomorrow (November 20,2013), and runs until December 1, 2013, for two weeks of motoring delig[.]. The Green Piece'

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 5, 2024. The Kia EV9 is Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. billion fine for emissions cheating , relating to 630,000 engines in 2013-2019 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups. Which company faced a $1.7

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2013

Tuesday, 5 March 2013. The Green Piece Column. The 83rd Geneva Motor Show opens today for two days of press previews (March 5 and 6, 2013) before opening to the rest of the auto industry and the general public for two weeks (March 7-17, 2013). As the doors open for the first big European motor [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 21, 2013

The Toyota Prius c has been named the greenest car of 2013, with an environmental rating of 58, by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The council which draws up an annual greenest list placed the new compact Prius model (similar to the Auris Hybrid sold here in the UK) ahead of competitors; [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 19, 2012

A New Year is fast approaching and it promises to be an exciting time for electric vehicles, according to Pike Research. The company has made 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013, including that sales of plug-in vehicles in 2013 will continue to surpass those of the first years of hybrid vehicles with around 210,000 PEVs [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Ford''s focus on the electrified car market has seen its sales share leap: as it grasped 14.7 per cent of the US market during the first nine months of 2013, up from 7.3 Whereas in 2012 Ford sold just 35,719 electric cars out of the total of 487,480 sold for the year, from Janu[.]. Latest News Green cars Electric cars Ford'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2013

Tuesday 23 April, 2013. The Green Piece Column. The top-selling car of the last year; the Ford Fiesta arguably has the greatest chance of helping the UK reduce its transport emissions from private cars. Lucky then, that the latest model has reduced its emissions as low as 87g/km CO2 with the launch of a new [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2013

Its hybrid car line-up has come under fire for its fuel consumption: but now Ford has revealed plans to enhance the fuel economy performance of its petrol-electric models. From August, it will introduce updates to the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid, 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid ([.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2013

The vehicle has topped The Sunday Times Top 100 Car List in the electric and hybrid car category. As part of the feature on Sunday (October 20, 2013), the vehicle w[.]. Latest News Green cars Electric cars BMW'

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 29, 2013

Tuesday, 29 January, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Could 2013 be the year when electric cars become much more affordable? With a number of lower priced models on the way as well as mature vehicle offerings slashing their prices, it sure looks like the market could be about to expand to a whole new audience. [.].

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Teslarati

JANUARY 28, 2022

BMW will reportedly halt production of the i3 all-electric vehicle, a car the German automaker has produced for nine years and has been the cornerstone of its transition to electrification. The i3 has won two World Car of the Year Awards, winning both the World Green Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year in 2014.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

US car maker Ford has some hard work ahead if it is to meet new CAFE regulations and still sell the SUVs and pick-up trucks that are so popular across its home country. So how does Ford plan to make itself green? Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford green car strategy.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 15, 2013

Tuesday 15 January 2013. The Green Piece Column. The North American International Auto Show 2013 (or the Detroit Auto Show as we like to call it) starts its second day of press previews today, before opening to the public for two weeks of motoring delights (January 14-27, 2013). Taking place in the home of [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2014

The Renault Zoe and Lexus IS 300h have been named the safest cars in their respective classes for 2013 in Euro NCAP’s end-of-year list. Renault’s all-electric Zoe was the highest scoring Supermini in Euro NCAP crash tests last year while Lexus’ IS 300h, which emits 99g/km of CO2, came out tops in [.]. Lexus Renault'

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 8, 2013

Tuesday 8 January, 2013. The Green Piece Column. It’s the year after the year after the year that was meant to be the ‘year of the electric car’. With that mouthful out of the way, now two years into the electric car revolution we look ahead into future to see what 2013 has to offer [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. It is set to debut in 2013.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2013

As cars get greener, there''s more controversy surrounding how we judge exactly how green they are. That tops the headlines this week in social media here at Green Car Reports, as Ford announced revised gas mileage stats for its 2013 C-Max Hybrid and promised to do better for 2014.

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