Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Auto-show season continues with the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, which featured a number of notable green-car debuts. Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles seemed to be prominent this year, with the introduction of.

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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. TMC plans to launch 21 new hybrid vehicles models—consisting of additional (new) models and fully redesigned existing models—from now until the end of 2015.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We test out Volvo''s more fuel-efficient Drive-E engines, China extends its electric-car subsidies, and how the 2015 Kia Soul EV came to the United States. All this and more on Green Car Reports. China will extend its electric-vehicle subsides beyond the 2015 expiration date.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2013

With Teslas and BMW i3s dominating the green car headlines, it''s easy to forget that plenty of other automakers are creating their own low-emission vehicles. The automaker has promised a natural gas hybrid vehicle for some time--and that time could now be 2015. In Russia, that company is Yo-Avto.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Volvo completes its wireless electric-car charging study, the 2015 Audi A3 sedan is priced from $29,900, and the new MINI Cooper is teased--again. All this and more on Green Car Reports. He''s not Tesla''s first hire from.'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2010

The station, part of a program to promote the development of new-energy vehicles, is to be completed next month. Shandong is one of China’s biggest auto producing provinces and has been developing electric cars since 2004. How we charge the electric cars is the key to the industry’s success. “How

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk signs a proposal to force Volkswagen to develop zero-emission vehicles as penance for its diesel cheating, a Ford F-150 hybrid is reconfirmed by the company's CEO, and we drive the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550e plug-in hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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EV Obssesion

JANUARY 30, 2022

NIO’s 800th Power Swap Station Up and Running Nio marks 800+ battery swapping stations in China So long to the BMW i3, We Loved You (BMW i3 was 2017 World Urban Car, 2014, BMW i3 Takes Two World Car of the Year Awards,Green Car of the Year Award 2015 & many more awards) BMW to […].

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Today we look at Tesla Model S electric-car battery life, anticipated demand for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado mid-size pickup truck, and the U.S. Postal Service''s plan to replace its aging fleet of delivery vehicles. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A test vehicle for the Tesla Roadster 3.0

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

Although Mercedes-Benz has introduced a plug-in hydrogen fuel cell research vehicle—the F125! earlier post )—which projects out about 20 years, Simon suggests that a pure fuel cell vehicle could be more price-efficient than a plug-in. The vehicle accelerates from 0-60 mph in 11.4 Progress in fuel cell power density.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2015

China''s status as the largest new-car market in the world means the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show is now as important for car shoppers outside the country as it is for those within. While there are still plenty of bizarre homegrown creations, the Shanghai show floor is also full of concept and production cars from global automakers.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The announcement of the Chevrolet Bolt concept car came like a thunderclap at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. After unveiling the 2016 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, General Motors CEO Mary Barra rolled out a bright orange five-door hatchback electric car.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Researchers determine whether it''s greener to fly or drive to your destination, Best Western orders 1,000 Via range-extended electric vans, and The 2015 Honda Fit-based Vezel crossover could spawn a compact Acura utility vehicle. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 29, 2011

How fast will the market for plug-in electric vehicles grow? According to Pike Research, it should reach the one million unit threshold by 2015. It suggests that among the two types of plug-in electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles will take 56 per cent of the market share by 2015.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 19, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Two senators propose increases to the Federal gasoline and diesel taxes, Harley Davidson introduces an electric motorcycle, and the 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell earns zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) credits instead of dollars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2015

Buying a green car leads to savings on fuel, but saving money on the car itself is good too. Like any other models, manufacturers sometimes offer discounts or special lease deals that can make buying a hybrid, diesel, or plug-in electric vehicle more attractive. incentives plug-in cars deals discounts'

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2012

Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (pictured) are set to fall short of their 2015 sales target: according to Pike Research. The Pike report believes that plug-in vehicle sales in the US will miss the one million marker set by the Obama Administration – with just 410,000 plug-in electric [.].

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. That is not necessarily the case with the non-Tesla cars, but they are coming up more strongly.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. That is not necessarily the case with the non-Tesla cars, but they are coming up more strongly.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 Detroit Auto Show is upon us, and we''re bringing you all the details on the (few) greener vehicles from the show. The big news is a more efficient 2015 Ford F-150, plus the Audi Allroad Shooting Brake concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2013

If a new report is to be believed, then fuel cell vehicles are set to take off in unprecedented style: surging from sales of around 1,000 in 2015 to passing two million annually by 2030. The light duty fuel cell vehicle market is likely to face a number of supply constraints, according to forecasts[.].

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: We start to run down what''s happened in green-car news and social media, an electric-car evangelist explains how it''s done, and ethanol faces strong headwinds in next year''s Congress. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Their first model, nicknamed the ‘wise bean,’ won a ‘Green Car of the Year’ award in 2013. Since 2015, the company has produced ZD models primarily for the Asian market. However, Zhidou has sold a number of cars in Italy and several other European countries. Mahindra Mahindra is the largest Indian vehicle manufacturer.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Milton Keynes is about to become the first town in the UK to use driverless vehicles, expected to arrive from 2015. The vehicles, which can can two passengers each, will run on key routes through the to[.]. Electric cars' The town will deploy around 100 driverless pods in an initial trial expected to last two years.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Today, a name for a future electric car, an energy debate in a small state, and a possible way to turn greenhouse gases into vehicle fuel. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We first saw the Audi e-tron Quattro Concept at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Everyone assumes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

GM says that it has tested the compressed natural gas (CNG) tank in the 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala ( earlier post ) under normal and extreme conditions, exceeding both federal requirements and CNG industry guidelines. CNG should just be another fuel they use to power their vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Sanyo Electric plans to launch mass production of lithium ion batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012 as part of a ¥200-billion investment (US$2.126 billion) over the next three years in rechargeable batteries and solar cells.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Chinese vehicle sales soar past 20 million with smog worse than ever, Peugeot-Citroën sells its 50,000th diesel-hybrid car in Europe, and a Tesla Model X prototype is spotted on public roads in California. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The US seems to be backing away from its goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, as it starts to look increasingly unrealistic. Last night, the country’s Department of Energy outlaid its strategy to promote electric and other low emission vehicles and lower their cost over the next nine years. [.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

Datsun vehicles will start sales in India, Indonesia, and Russia from 2014. Nissan’s total capacity will increase to 250,000 annually there by 2014, with the workforce expanding to 3,300, and sales outlets are planned to increase to 150 by 2015. Nissan had phased out the brand in 1986.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Which iconic Sixties vehicle may be reborn as all-electric family transport? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, December 18, 2015. And, why does Tesla CEO Elon Musk think VW shouldn't bother to fix its cheating diesels?

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Today, we look at battery degradation of the course of the life of a Tesla Model S electric car, how Honda's fuel-cell vehicle could preview future battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models, and the first hint at Nissan's electric 2015 Tokyo Motor Show concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2015

Why are 70 drivers of hydrogen-powered Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles so unhappy these days? And, who's planning to test an electric car with 3,000 horsepower? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, July 24, 2015.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 19, 2015

Today, Tesla criticizes attempts to soften California's zero-emission vehicle mandate, we talk 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e plug-in hybrid pricing and other details, and the 2017 Infiniti Q30 compact is confirmed for the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 30, 2015

Which cities have two groundbreaking new showrooms for two different zero-emission vehicles? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, May 29, 2015. And, what do wild bison, deer, and foxes have to do with one reader's Toyota Prius hybrid?

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Earlier this month we told you how GE planned to commit to electric vehicles (see article) and now we have details about their plans. The company will buy 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its own fleet in what is the largest ever single electric vehicle commitment. It will convert at least half of its [.].

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2015

Which zero-emission vehicle is so powerful it actually broke the dyno it was being tested on? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, June 12, 2015. And, what's the electric range of the latest plug-in hybrid from Mercedes-Benz?

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