Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Today we''ve got a study that--despite headlines to the contrary--doesn''t say "electric cars aren''t green," a comparison of diesel and gasoline-car ownership costs, and video of a Tesla Model S P85D trouncing a Ferrari in a drag race. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2018

Today, we've got a Chevy Bolt EV without a steering wheel, an update on available 2018 diesel vehicles, an analysis of the per-mile costs of electricity versus gasoline, and predictions by auto-industry execs. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

MAY 28, 2024

The Mach-E is Ford’s only dedicated electric vehicle, with no gasoline equivalent. In the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, the design cues and prancing-horse logos still deal out an overstated hand of pony-car attitude. It beats the Tesla Model Y Performance by a mile in official EPA ratings.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2024

Here’s what you need to know after Green Car Reports spent a morning driving a 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid prototype around Montreal. Here’s what you need to know after Green Car Reports spent a morning driving a 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid prototype around Montreal. My prototype wouldn’t engage the different regen levels.

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV full-size electric pickup truck was first delivered in Work Truck specification to fleet buyers nearly a year ago; but only now can civilians take one home. That’s more than any other electric truck on the market, and it should reassure shoppers who can afford one that they won’t run out of range unexpectedly.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 26, 2024. made electric SUV —in Princeton, Indiana, starting in 2026. That complements the other Toyota 3-row electric SUV set to be made in Kentucky in 2025. vehicle share, and about 20% of all cars sold globally.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. The V70 diesel PHEV is projected to support up to a 50 km (31 mile) all-electric range—sufficient to cover the daily transport needs of 75% of European drivers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

V6 gasoline engine (EA 390) and six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission with 40 kW electric motor (DQ 400 E) in the engine compartment. The MQB is the Volkswagen Group’s assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines and transmissions and front-wheel and/or all-wheel drive. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2023

The production version of this fully electric, full-size pickup truck will be revealed within months, with sales to start during 2024, most likely in the second half of the year. It’s built on the “STLA Frame” architecture, the largest of four different electric-vehicle platforms and the only one featuring body-on-frame construction.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ Dr. Bruce R.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic. It might take a technology breakthrough, like solid-state battery tech, before Honda sees a small, affordable car as making sense—late in the decade.

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

The 2025 Cadillac Optiq is set to cost about $54,000 including destination when it arrives later this year with a range of around 300 miles, according to Cadillac. All Optiqs will have a fixed glass roof. Luxury and Sport trim levels of the Optiq will be offered, but Cadillac hasn’t yet confirmed all the differences.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Michelin Uptis airless tire on French postal van There, executives confirmed to Green Car Reports that the company is pushing ahead on airless tire technology that may be smarter for robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

Ah those Hollywood stars and their green cars. Not only are hybrids, electrics and the like the talk of LA; but they are even attracting A-list celebrities to write passionate letters about their love for the vehicles. Tom Hanks is the latest green car enthusiast to wear his colours proudly. But not mine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018.

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Baua Electric

MAY 30, 2024

The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV is one of this year’s most important new electric vehicles. Nominally a compact crossover SUV with 285 to 319 miles of EPA-estimated range, it’s priced competitively, with prices starting at $43,295 (including a mandatory $1,395 delivery fee). That segment is the largest single piece of the U.S.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

But in the automotive world and especially when related to electric vehicles, deliveries frequently fall well short of what was promised. And it is looking through that lens that I wanted to dive into GM’s most recent electric vehicle “supply” promise. Electric Vehicle PR Is Driving Up the Stock Price.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

N ow that the number one automaker and the number two automaker has made the commitment to building Plug In hybrid / electric vehicles by 2010, another automotive giant is joining the race. Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. The Chevrolet Volt is the sexiest green car in GM's arsenal.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. The case, morally and even financially, for an all-electric car is becoming stronger and stronger. John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. car market.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. The case, morally and even financially, for an all-electric car is becoming stronger and stronger. John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. car market.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Honda on Tuesday revealed a new electrified version of its 2025 Honda CR-V that can go 29 miles, powered only by a battery pack. While the formula might sound familiar, what’s different, in the case of what’s set to be badged the CR-V e:FCEV, is that the longer-range power source isn’t a gasoline engine. The e:FCEV stores 4.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

Although the company (both the brand and the larger Volkswagen Group) has been researching electromobility for a number of years; has previously outlined accelerating implementation of electric drive projects (e.g., earlier post ); and currently has two battery-electric passenger cars on the market (e-Up!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) About Dr. Frank.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - The "Spirit" is definitely making rounds and bounding! First, bonding a few electric miles with Bill Schlanger at his Electric Blue Motors www.ElectricBlueMotors.com. See a tidbit of copied & pasted text below: Electric Blue Motors Believe in the dream!

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

In addition, Tucson Fuel Cell owners will enjoy all the same services of the Hyundai Equus “At Your Service” valet program. Currently, there’s an ongoing debate about the future of the electric vehicle, which Hyundai condensed into two approaches: Store more electricity on-board using more/larger batteries. —John Krafcik.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

The catalytic converter that keeps the ICE from being a gross polluter in conventional cars and hybrids however, isn't kept warm by the continual embrace of an ever-churning engine in a hybrid with all-electric range. A supplemental electric heater comes right to mind. But you have to want to solve the problem.

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2009

A new study has unveiled the health, wealth and environmental benefits of the mass-market adoption of electric cars, suggesting that electric cars could account for a staggering 64 per cent of all car sales in the US by 2030. The study also attempts to quantify how the electrification of the U.S.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

EV sales totals for all but Tesla—or it might take a more conservative approach, making many hundreds of gasoline models. It’s market-dependent. “We have full flexibility within the capacity of the lines to adjust as we need,” said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda, to Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

“We’ve taken a vehicle known for being both a gas guzzler and an environmental polluter and turned into a clean, green machine that outperforms its gasoline powered equivalent,” said West. The Hummer H3E is a plug-in electric vehicle with an onboard range extender. The H3E can go about 400 miles before needing to refuel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

OBE seeks to use all of the barley grain for ethanol and co-products. An advanced biofuel has a carbon footprint that is 50% or less of conventional gasoline and OBE plans to start the certification process by Q4 2010. Part of the process btus come from the waste-steam from an electric cogeneration plant next to the facility.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

BMW is launching a wagon version of the all-electric i5—but it’s not coming to the U.S. market, confirmed BMW of North America spokesperson Jay Hanson to Green Car Reports. market, confirmed BMW of North America spokesperson Jay Hanson to Green Car Reports. The electric wagon boasts 20.1

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Volkswagen is holding media drive events this week for the sporty new 2013 Jetta Turbo Hybrid ( earlier post ), which features the second version of a Volkswagen gasoline-electric hybrid drive system: a 1.4L Volkswagen’s first gasoline-electric hybrid system—that for the Touareg Hybrid—combines a 3.3-liter

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Current Hybrids are natural donor platforms because they already have most of the needed electric propulsion components, so the conversion process deals primarily with integrating larger battery packs.A Whats all the fuss about "plugging in", what difference does it make? it is in miles. See SEVA:Electric vehicle.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 27, 2024

automaker became the top-selling vehicle on the planet, electric or not? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 26, 2024. It applies to about 80% of 2023 models and all upcoming 2024 models, so keep that in mind if you’re shopping for one.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM All vehicle battery packs require cooling.in

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

l/100 km) when equipped with the six-speed manual transmission), the new A7 GTD is improved all around, with 14 more horsepower; an additional 22 pound-feet of torque; a 25 g/km improvement in CO 2 emissions, and 10 mpg better fuel economy than its predecessor. In other words, inside the cabin, it doesn’t sound at all like a diesel.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

While the Niro Hybrid was preceded by clean mobility products such as the Optima Hybrid and Soul EV, Niro is the first Kia to make use of an all-new, dedicated eco-car platform and is an important next step on the path to nearly tripling the brand’s global green car line-up by 2020.

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