Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements. —Bob Lee.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2016

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has received numerous accolades, including this site's Best Car To Buy 2016 Award. It's better-looking, quicker, quieter, and has a significantly longer all-electric range of 53 miles.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2016

Every year, Green Car Reports picks a new car or model line that we feel is the best green car for that new model year. This year, the Green Car Reports Best. This year, we picked a car that's the all-new version of one that was revolutionary when it was introduced several years ago.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

First thought to arrive as a 2016 model, it was widely assumed to be a 2017 to go head-to-head with the 238-mile Chevrolet Bolt EV launched last December. If any electric car aside from the Tesla Model 3 can be called "long-awaited," it would be the redesigned 2018 Nissan Leaf.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 29, 2016

By now, it's hardly a secret that we're big fans of the redesigned second-generation Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. We gave it our Best Car To Buy 2016 award, and we've written that it's better in pretty much every way than the innovative first-generation Volt.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2016

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

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Why did one man have to visit so many dealerships to buy a plug-in electric car? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 2, 2016. And when do our Twitter followers think hydrogen fuel will be available everywhere in the U.S.?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2016

As 2016 winds down, we have one last round of deals on green cars for the year. We also have the very first deals on the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car and 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid—two high-anticipated models just now going on sale.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Today, two new investigations related to the Volkswagen diesel scandal open in Europe, the 2017 Volvo S90 is slated to get a plug-in hybrid powertrain option, and we reveal the first nominee for our 2016 Best Car To Buy award. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

These will plug the gaps in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that diesel vehicles in particular become considerably cleaner as regards their NO x emissions. At the end of 2016 around 3.1 On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. Image: Empa.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2016

When buying a car, sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time. When it comes to plug-in electric cars, the right place is often California, where sales of those models are the strongest. That's certainly the case this month when it comes to the 2016 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2016

With spring just around the corner, it's once again time to look at the best deals on green cars. And there are quite a few notable deals on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, diesels, and fuel-efficient gasoline cars for March 2016. DON'T MISS: Plug-In electric car sales for Feb.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Today''s news is all about buyer enthusiasm for green cars. The Tesla Model S tops the annual Consumer Reports customer satisfaction index, owner loyalty is expected to keep 2016 Toyota Prius sales strong in the face of low gas prices, and Californians now buy one plug-in electric car for every two hybrids.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The low, tiny 2008 Roadster, the sleek and Jaguar-esque 2012 Model S sedan, or the company's latest car, the 2016 Model X crossover utility vehicle. DON'T MISS: 2016 Tesla. But as we experienced first-hand, the Model X has the most attention-getting device of any Tesla ever sold.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Which electric cars are finalists for our 2017 Best Car To Buy award? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 21, 2016. What unusual source for making ethanol did researchers at a Federal lab discover?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2016

In automotive it fits well with the recent increased commitment of the industry to plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles (xEV). The business to be acquired by Infineon has generated pro-forma revenues of US$173 million in the twelve months ending 27 March 2016. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

California conducted a similar review in 2016 for vehicle standards through the 2025 model year and found the standards achievable, cost-effective and appropriate. Businesses that buy zero-emission vehicles are also now eligible for a tax benefit estimated to be worth around $13,000 in the year they purchase the vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2016

When you want to buy a Tesla electric car, and you've got four kids, there's only one choice on the market. That's the 2016 Tesla Model X six- or seven-seat SUV, and courtesy of an owner in just that situation, we've finally been able to spend a few hours driving the luxury crossover.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 10, 2016

Once again, it's time to look at the best deals on green cars for the current month. As we get further into the 2017 model year, carmakers are working harder to get leftover 2016 models off dealer lots—and to jump-start sales of the new model year—by offering generous incentives.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Earlier post.) Volkswagen will also invest to support installation of charging stations in certain dealer locations. We cannot do so alone.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The leaves are beginning to change, and so are the deals on green cars. Our monthly survey of best deals on hybrid, plug-in electric, and fuel-efficient cars includes some new models, as well as some with incentives retained from previous months.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2016

Once again, it's time to review the month's best deals on green cars—and there are quite a few of them for June. We've got hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, fuel-efficient subcompacts, even a diesel pickup truck. Planning a summer road trip? Why not do it in a brand-new car?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

On 25 October 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a proposed 2.0-liter Appendix C outlines four areas of qualified investments: ZEV infrastructure (including the development and maintenance of ZEV charging stations), public awareness, increasing ZEV access, and a green city.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 11, 2016

It's once again time to look at the best deals on green cars for the month. Either way, there are plenty of notable deals on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, diesel cars, and fuel-efficient gasoline cars for April.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. I love several things about the Volt that tipped my decision to buy out the lease and keep on driving—mostly on electricity: The Lectron charger has style and speed. It’s a shame plug-in hybrids seem to be falling out of favor.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Suppose you could buy a new 2016 Nissan Leaf rated not at 107 miles but 155 miles. That would be a far more desirable car, wouldn't it? Well, you can--but only in Europe. The punchline is that the two cars are identical. What differs is the rating procedure used to calculate the range of an electric car.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

With 2017 models arriving in larger numbers, carmakers and dealers are eager to move inventory of leftover 2016 vehicles. We have several 2016 models this month that are about to be displaced, and are consequently heavily incentivized.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt is just beginning to roll out for sale in select areas of the U.S., Buyers in the limited number of states where the Volt will launch as a 2016 model are already able to take advantage of cash incentives. but it's apparently already being discounted.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2017

It's a new year, and that means a new crop of buyer deals on green cars. The 2017 model year is now well underway, but older 2016 versions of certain vehicles still sit on dealer lots. DON'T MISS: Plug-in electric car sales in Dec: Bolt EV.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 14, 2016

At this point, automakers have largely switched over to 2016 models, but any remaining 2015 models often make for the best deals--if you can find them, that is. It's a new year, and that means another round of notable deals on hybrid, diesel, and electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 3, 2016

By virtually all accounts, the second-generation Chevrolet Volt is a handsome, enjoyable, efficient, and comfortable plug-in hybrid hatchback. This site named it our Best Car To Buy for 2016, and it's won plaudits from reviewers across the spectrum.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

Of the 1,006 people surveyed, fuel efficiency (57%) is top of mind for consumers when they go to buy any size automobile, followed closely by cost (55%) and safety (54%). The survey also found, that of those consumers open to buying a start-stop vehicle: 82% would consider start-stop for fuel savings. This is up 14% from 2011.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 10, 2016

Group purchases of cars and other goods, as a way of driving down the price, are common in other countries—think China—but rare in North America. But over the last two years, they've emerged as a way for electric-car advocates to accomplish several goals at once. Buyers both get better deals on their desired vehicles and boost the.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

As carmakers begin advertising their 2016 models in earnest, certain 2015 models that remain in inventory can get significant discounts. That makes this a particularly good time to check on the best deals for green cars. DON'T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In August: Calm.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

That includes quite a few discounts on hybrids and plug-in electric cars, an we've gathered the. And carmakers have a whole new round of incentives for February, including some designed to get consumers into showrooms over the three-day holiday weekend.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in China—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid—suddenly soared 343% in 2015 to about 331,000 units—more than 3 times the number sold in the US that year. These include bypassing the lottery system for buying a vehicle—especially valuable in a city such as Beijing.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The 2016 Nissan Leaf gets a few updates, most notably an optional 30-kilowatt-hour battery pack that allows for a 107-mile range. That's a substantial increase over the 84 miles of the existing 24-kWh pack, which is still available in the base Leaf S.

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