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2017 Toyota Prius Prime, Toyota electric car, Tesla Supercharger fee: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have a video road test of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, a new report claims Toyota will launch a battery-electric car, and Tesla Motors will begin charging for use of its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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The Day My Tesla Motor Fell Down …

CleanTechnica EVs

Before you start thinking I’m writing this piece to make Tesla short sellers happy, let me give you some background to the story. We are a group of three Tesla lovers — in fact, EV aficionados in general. In 2017, we bought a second-hand Tesla Model […].

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2017 Nissan Leaf 'EVness,' Tesla In Japan, Triple-Turbo Volvo Engine: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Designers consider whether less "EVness" will make the 2017 Nissan Leaf more appealing, Tesla Motors sets up shop in Japan, and Chinese-Swedish carmaker Volvo unveils a prototype engine that makes 450 horsepower from just 2.0 All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve got news from all around the world today.

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Tesla Motors demonstrates battery swap in the Model S

Green Car Congress

As promised, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk demonstrated a battery swap option for the Model S. The scenario, said Musk, is that each Tesla Supercharging station (“Tesla station”) would have a swap option. An electric vehicle] can actually be more convenient than a gasoline car. Some people take a lot of convincing. [An

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2017 Tesla Model 3 in pilot production: Musk tweets photos of first car

Green Car Reports

It now appears that the 2017 Tesla Model 3 has entered pilot production, following a pair of photos tweeted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model. The caption on the first of the two photos, this one black-and-white, says simply, "First production Model 3."

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2017 Kia Niro, Optima Hybrids, Tesla Model 3: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, the 2017 Kia Niro, Optima Hybrid, and Optima Plug-In Hybrid debut at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, and Tesla Motors reveals a little more information about the upcoming unveiling of its Model 3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2017 Tesla Model X electric-car pricing, feature changes

Green Car Reports

Tesla has released updated pricing and features for its 2017 Tesla Model X all-electric crossover utility vehicle, including lower prices for both the 75D and 90D models.

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