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2018 LA auto show preview: 10 green-vehicle intros that matter

Green Car Reports

Most of the major auto shows, like the Los Angeles auto show, have always had two components: news-making and car-selling. And it’s the second part—the public days—that thrives today. People are attending traditional, consumer-focused auto shows in record numbers.

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Volkswagen Group, SAIC and FAW to increase cooperation on green vehicles in China

Green Car Congress

billion (US$25-billion) investment program in new plants and products which Volkswagen and its joint venture partners are implementing between 2014 and 2018. Volkswagen has set its sights on installing the technical capacity to produce more than four million vehicles per year in China by 2018. These projects are part of the €18.2-billion

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018: Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in minivan

Green Car Reports

In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape

Clean Fleet Report

Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero You might have caught the first electric Jaguar E-type in action if you watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018. Jaguar hopes more people will convert their classic cars into electric vehicles to keep them on the road. Check out a few impressive examples below.

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AT and T hits 4,000 alternative fuel vehicle milestone

Green Cars News

Cell phone and digital service provider AT&T has backed up its commitment to green vehicles by deploying the 4,000th alternative fuel vehicle in its US corporate fleet. The vehicles are part of a 10year strategy to invest up to $565million in replacing around 15,000 fleet vehicles before 2018.

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Tips for purchasing a new EV amid a vehicle shortage

Plug in America

Searches for new plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles are at record levels, increasing exponentially since energy prices soared in March 2022. Global supply chain challenges continue to limit the production of new vehicles. Dealerships across the country still have vehicles available on their lots and update their websites daily.

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Kia outlines 5-year plan for more green vehicles; Optima PHEV, Niro hybrid, FCV; $10.2B investment

Green Car Congress

The initial stage of investment by Kia—totalling US$2 billion by 2018—will enable the company to develop the first of its new Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) technologies and employ a greater number of engineers. The investment will lead to the introduction of Kia’s next-generation smart vehicles in the coming years.

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