Green Car Reports

APRIL 23, 2015

Today, see how the Chevrolet Volt compares to the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the synthetic diesel fuel Audi was able to make using renewable energy, and why it;s important to distinguish between hybrids and electric cars when analyzing sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News'

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

We''ve got a wide variety of stories today, including a panel of experts discussing the future of battery technology, a new TDI turbodiesel engine from Volkswagen, and changes to the 2014 Tesla Model S electric-car lineup. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan and Cummins unveil a Frontier diesel pickup concept at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, an August electric-car gathering in California promises to be the world''s largest, and a new study says carsharing is eating into new-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: A guide to Tesla Model S software updates since 2012, a review of the 2014 BMW 328d xDrive Sport Wagon, and why the EPA''s carbon limits could cost $7 per car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We investigate the fuel economy of diesel SUVs and crossovers.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2014

This is the Week In Reverse for Friday, July 11, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. Nissan made a splash at February''s Chicago Auto Show with a Frontier Diesel.' And how much is a hacked Tesla Model S worth? It''s been a busy week of news, considering that it''s July.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 8, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors recorded 6,457 Model S electric-car deliveries in the first quarter of 2014, new research says diesel-car emissions still pose a significant health hazard, and Texas plans $2,500 electric-car purchase rebates. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2013

The Jeep Grand Cherokee isn't usually what people think of when you say "green car," but the new diesel version that's coming for 2014 moves it somewhat closer to that category.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2014

We''ve got a crop of new cars from the 2014 Paris Motor Show today, but the biggest reveal just might be the mysterious Tesla "D" announced by Elon Musk on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Volkswagen XL Sport performance hybrid and 2017 Jaguar XE diesel take the stage in Paris. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car gets a price cut, the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck gets a diesel-engine option, and buyers get a new compact van, the 2015 Ram ProMaster City. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: An analyst believes global electric-car sales will grow by 67 percent this year, automakers unveil tiny SUVs at the 2014 India Auto Expo, and the Renault Fluence ZE electric car is no more. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Here''s the final update.'

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Two Tesla topics, an electric car that folds itself up, a policy debate over diesel incentives, and wireless charging comes to your garage. All this and more in today''s car news, right here on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

As today marks the start of the 2012 Paris Auto Show, we’re likely to see lots of interesting green cars over the next few days that we’ll never see in the U.S. Among them, the all-new 2014 Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion diesel, capable of a claimed 88.3 mpg imperial, or 73.5 Powered by an all-new 1.6-liter,

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Green Car Reports

JULY 9, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla sees another eruption of copyright challenges in China, the natural-gas vehicle industry talks about diesel fuel, and we get the range and efficiency ratings from the EPA for the first Mercedes-Benz electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: When it comes to charging an electric car on the street, urban drivers get creative; the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is rated at 47 mpg combined; and Audi pushes lawmakers to give its diesels a “fair shot.” ” All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2014

This is the Week In Reverse for Friday, July 25, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. What''s the new Harley electric motorcycle concept like to ride? And why did Tesla stop building its Model S electric sedan? Our writer Ben Rich was able to take a test ride on the Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle concept.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Kia Soul EV electric car and 2015 BMW X3 crossover are unveiled at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, and an attempt to drive a Tesla Model S from Texas to Panama. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2015 Chevrolet.'

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2014

Do you know what it''s called when a diesel trucker deliberately covers an electric car in soot? This is the Week In Reverse for Friday, August 15, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. And how did we get to spend a lovely July day on the waters of Lake George in upstate New York?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got photos of the new--and rather nice-looking--2014 Mazda 3 sedan, news about the future of coal for generating electricity, and a look at General Motors repeating history with its newest hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2014

Tuesday 12 August, 2014. The Green Piece Column. Once again, diesel cars and their emissions are in the news for all the wrong reasons. Now a new campaign is being run by The Sun calling for diesel car owners to be compensated by the introduction of a scrappage scheme, for being duped into think[.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 15, 2014

Hopes of the SKYACTIV-D diesel engine (pictured) reaching the North American market in the near future have hit a stumbling block. The Japanese carmaker has decided to delay the engine''s introduction beyond the initial spring 2014 target point because, even though it can meet emission regulations w[.]. Latest News Green cars Mazda'

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Green Cars News

MARCH 4, 2014

Subaru has unveiled a new version of its Viziv Concept revealed at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, which features a brand new diesel hybrid drivetrain that uses a direct-injection turbo-diesel Boxer engine, plus three electric motors. The new Viziv-2 model, on display at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show t[.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 19, 2010

The California Air Resources Board has amended its diesel particulate emission regulations for businesses with the aim of reducing today’s levels by 50 per cent by 2014; and by 70 per cent by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) outlined the progress of development of its green technologies as well as its vehicle deployment plans through 2015. thermal efficiency for application in hybrids; a high-performance clean diesel engine and a high efficiency transmission. Diesel engines. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 21, 2013

The new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models will be the first premium diesel SUV hybrids availabl[.]. Hybrid cars Land Rover' In more unlikely news (as if Mercedes S-Class plug-in hybrid wasn’t enough of a shock), another luxury carmaker is getting in on the hybrid action, as Land Rover reveals its first ever hybrids.

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Green Cars News

MAY 17, 2013

city car (due 2014) suggest that the VW Group is finally preparing to launch an alternatively fuelled vehicle in the[.]. Don''t expect any hybrids from Skoda any time soon. That''s the word from Skoda UK director Alasdair Stewart anyway. The recent unveilings of Volkswagen''s XL1 concept and electric up!

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The 2014 version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (pictured) will feature a host of new fuel efficient engines alongside new driver assistance systems. Both the E-Class Wagon and Sedan models, which will be made available in the USA from autumn next year, will feature a wide range of both petrol and diesel engines with ECO start/stop [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). Dr. Hackenberg then conceived the transverse matrix, the MQB, applied in the new Audi A3 in 2012, with the TT debuting in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Kia Motors outlined its mid- to long-term plans for the development of a greatly increased range of environmentally friendly vehicles, with the goal of becoming a leader in the low-emissions car market by 2020. These plans will help Kia in its aim to raise its average corporate fuel efficiency by 25% over 2014 levels by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

By leveraging the MQB platform, Volkswagen is able to manufacture different variants of the Golf—gasoline, diesel, CNG, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric e-Golf—“bumper to bumper on the production line.” In our Group, electric cars aren’t built in separate plants, they are made bumper-to-bumper with diesel or gasoline models.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Discounts on company car taxation for hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles will be scrapped under new tax terms revealed as part of yesterday’s Budget. Seeing as it has already abandoned the surcharge within the VED system, it is clearly only being maintained as a valuable source of extra tax revenues,” Mr.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

16. * +3% for diesel cars. The company car tax bands will be extended so that they increase by 1% with every 5g CO2 per kilometre increase in emissions, in a linear manner from the 10% starting point. The taxation of these cars will be subject to the 3% uplift for diesel cars from this date. Emissions g/km.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

TDI clean diesel Quattro: The vehicle will use the same engine that made its debut in the Q7 SUV. It complies with the emission limits of the EU’s Euro 6 standard that is expected to come to law in 2014. Tags: Audi Green cars Latest news Audi A3 Audi A4 Audi S5 Sportback Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. Expects production around 2014. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Raising money to bring a PHEV to market. We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! Bloomberg News ).

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