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Tesla prices; in-wheel motor Land Rover; airless tires, robotaxis, Autopia: Today’s Car News

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Disney is making a popular automotive ride all-electric. And do in-wheel motors make more sense for EV conversions? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla cuts prices nearly across the board and appears to be pushing more people into Full Self Driving. Airless tires look like the future.

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Tesla prices; in-wheel motor Land Rover; airless tires, robotaxis, Autopia: Today’s Car News

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Disney is making a popular automotive ride all-electric. And do in-wheel motors make more sense for EV conversions? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. based company that now owns Protean in-wheel motors has showcased a Land Rover Defender EV conversion that doesn’t gain weight in the translation.

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Ford Autopilot rival, Lyft all-electric future, VW solid-state tech, Tesla and Panasonic: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lyft is going all-electric. Lordstown Motors teased sketches of its electric truck interior. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The ride-hailing company Lyft aims to go all-electric by. Ford outlined its system to rival Autopilot and Super Cruise.

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Tesla Model X Details, Audi Quattro Hybrid, Nissan's Other Green Cars: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk reveals details of the Model X electric crossover and some future Model S upgrades, Audi files patents for a hybrid all-wheel drive system and more-aerodynamic wheels, and Nissan''s green-car plans don''t include plug-in hybrids.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative fuels include biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity from the grid.

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Ram EcoDiesel Demand, All-Electric Bhutan, Mitsubishi Mini Motor: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Mitsubishi develops a smaller motor for electric cars, the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel pickup is in high demand, and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn journeys to the mountainous Asian nation of Bhutan to plan how the country can go all-electric-car.

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GM’s Tesla charging shift, Volvo EX30, Lexus PHEV, cheaper Model 3 and Wrangler 4xe: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which new EVs combine all-wheel drive, 40 mpg or more, and cost less than $30,000? And why did the electric Microbus take so long to get to the U.S.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 9, 2023.

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