Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2020

We look at how the Toyota RAV4 Prime compares to plug-in hybrid rivals. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has expanded a large recall of Prius and Prius V models, ranging from the 2013 through 2017 model years, to address a defect that could. Toyota recalls Prius models over hybrid-system concerns.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Engine compartment of the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid shows the transverse-mounted 3.0L Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2017

What's a "green car"? One that plugs in? Or just one that uses less fuel than other cars in its segment? It's a perpetual conundrum, for Green Car Reports among others, but it illustrates one of the longstanding challenges in the field. Is it a hybrid? A zero-emission vehicle?

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2016

Honda and General Motors may expand their cooperation on green cars, according to a report in the Japanese media. In 2013 the two automakers signed a partnership to develop hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains, which remains in effect until at least 2020. Now, it appears they may collaborate on plug-in hybrids as well.

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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 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 Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Japanese carmaker Honda is set to push forward with its green car efforts as it debuts a plug-in hybrid version of its popular Accord saloon car. The 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid (pictured) will be able to run on electric power only for 10-15miles and will boast an overall driving range of more than 500miles [.].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: we summarize our 2014 Detroit Auto Show coverage by looking at the important car and concept debuts, plug-in electric car sales in Canada rose 50 percent in 2013, and Toyota hybrid sales have now topped 6 million vehicles globally. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

What new hybrid and plug-in cars are coming from Ford, which has been notably silent on that front since 2013? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 24, 2017.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2013

It was first introduced back in April at the Auto Shanghai 2013 event, and now the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe plug-in hybrid (pictured) has made its official European debut on home turf in Berlin. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Volkswagen'

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 19, 2012

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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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

MAY 21, 2013

Well, it''s time to think again if the standards of the Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid (pictured) are to be followed. The 2013 model has earned the five-star vehicle scor[.]. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Ford'

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Woz") certainly likes his green cars. But now, it seems, Woz has found himself a new favorite plug-in vehicle. CHECK OUT: From Apple To Tesla: Woz Follows The Trend, Buys Model S (Nov 2013) After getting a ride in the. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (a.k.a.

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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 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 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

JUNE 13, 2011

Keep your eyes on Japanese car maker Suzuki, which is set to boost its position in the green car race with the introduction of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as early as 2013. According to business daily The Nikkei, the car will be a remodelled version of the Swift hatchback and will use a small [.].

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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. All this and more on Green Car Reports. From Frankfurt, we''ve got live photos of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In.'

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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

JULY 26, 2009

There is also expected to be a plug-in version of the Escape with the company testing plug-in versions currently in utility and government fleets. It can increase fuel economy by as much as 20 per cent and is set to be available on 90 per cent of Ford’s models by 2013.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2013

Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales are up 70.7 per cent in the first seven months of the 2013, according to the latest figures from Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with 1,885 plug-in cars sold in the UK so far this year, compared to 1,104 in the same period of 2012. The goo[.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 7, 2014

Registrations of plug-in cars and hybrid vehicles rose by more than a fifth in 2013 (20.5 per cent), as the overall market for new cars in the UK soared to their highest levels since pre-recession times. Electric cars Hybrid cars'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Mitsubishi will make its global debut of its Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the Paris Motor Show this month. The Japanese carmaker claims it will be the first to produce a plug-in hybrid SUV when the model launches in its home country in early 2013, ahead of a launch in Europe and North America. The [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

Winning cities could, for example, incentivize drivers of green cars by letting them use bus lanes or allowing them to park for free. At its tenth anniversary in January 2013, the LowCVP announced the intention of ‘moving beyond the tailpipe’. Electric (Battery) Emissions Hybrids Plug-ins Policy'

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2013

More than 4,500 electric vehicle sales have been supported by the Government’s Plug-in Car Grants (PiCG), since the scheme was first introduced in 2011. As of June 30, 2013, 4,553 claims have been made through the PiCG scheme, showing a steady increase in take-up. Electric cars' With grants worth 25 per cent[.].

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

When we asked our Twitter followers which electric car they thought would be judged by history as most important thus far, it was a slam-dunk. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model S: Green Car Reports' 2013 Best Car To Buy That car.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2011

German carmaker Volkswagen is ready to revolutionise its vehicles by putting a range of plug-in hybrid models into production in 2013/14.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 7, 2011

BMW has teamed up with its Chinese joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive to present a concept plug-in hybrid saloon car. The vehicle is based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series saloon car and was developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market with series production expected to begin in 2013.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2009

The future is green for Tesla Motors and its partner Daimler AG, as they plan to launch two plug-in electric vehicles in the near future. In an interview with the Green Car Advisor , Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk also said that Tesla would be replacing its current generation Roadster with a larger, four-seat sports car in 2013.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The UK’s Plug-in Car Grants (PiCG) had their best quarter ever from July through to September, this year with 1,149 new electric cars registered with the support of the £5,000 incentives. Electric cars' Since January 2011, motorists buying a qualifying ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV) have been eligible for a [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

According to reports in The Nikkei , Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will join forces with the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group to expand their electric vehicle partnerships to the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

But for us, one stand that caught our eye out was Mitsubishi, with the Japanese firm revealing an extensive plan for electric and hybrid cars. With a new ‘Jump 2013’ plan there is a new 20:20 [.]. On the opening day of the Paris Motor Show it can be hard to know where to look first.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2014

Here in the UK we’ve been celebrating the fact that EV sales just shy of doubled last year, with registrations of pure electric nudging a 99 per cent increase in 2013 compared to the previous year, in a market for hybrids and electrics up 20.5 Electric cars Hybrid cars' per cent overall. However we’re not the only ones who [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2010

The company’s Valencia plant in Spain will build two advanced technology derivatives of the new Ford C-MAX multi-activity model, which will be launched in 2013: a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and a full hybrid electric vehicle. According [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 6, 2011

Expecting to launch a diesel-electric hybrid in 2013, Land Rover has released the Range_e based on the Range Rover Sport with a 245PS, [.]. The Land Rover Range_e development model was revealed at this week’s Geneva Motor Show amid great fanfare as it offers a glimpse into the proposed Land Rover production models of the future.

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