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Nissan electric pickup, Rivan in Texas, Audi Skysphere electric sports car: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Nissan is reportedly considering a small electric pickup. Audi points to its design future with an EV concept. Audi on Tuesday revealed a Skysphere electric sports car concept that shows how autonomous driving modes. Rivian is homing in on Texas. And is tailpipe emissions associated with Alzheimer’s?

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BMW X3 plug-in, 400,000 Leafs, Audi e-tron Sportback, Fiat EV: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

BMW and Audi are rounding out their lineups with new plug-in and electric SUVs. Customizable Fiat Centoventi concept could show a replacement for the 500e. And the Nissan Leaf retains its global EV sales lead with 400,000 cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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VW Diesel Scandal Deepens, Audi Q8 h-Tron Concept, Electric-Car Competition: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Volkswagen deepens the ongoing diesel scandal with confusing statements, the Audi Q8 h-Tron quattro hydrogen fuel-cell concept debuts at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, and Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn welcomes new electric-car competitors. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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In Memoriam: Marcello Gandini, an Automotive Design Master

The Truth About Cars

Though perhaps best known for the flashy and outrageous Lamborghini Countach, Gandini’s pen was applied to many other Italian, German, French, British, Japanese, and Swedish concepts and production designs. In 1967 Gandini designed the four-seat Marzal concept , with its see-through glass door panels, and a silver metallic interior.

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Audi Electric SUV, Tesla Supercharger Growth, Oregon Per-Mile Road Fee: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we''ve got confirmation that Audi will build an all-electric SUV, a look at how quickly the Tesla Supercharger network has grown over the past year, and Oregon''s concept for a per-mile road fee that could replace the gas tax. The Nissan Sway concept sets the look for future small cars, but could it.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Nissan Surf-Out concept Within last week’s 2030 plan presented by Nissan, emphasizing more affordable EVs , the automaker said that it will pair with Mitsubishi for the joint development of a Nissan Frontier pickup replacement in EV and PHEV forms. 2024 Rivian R1T Could the safest pickup be fully electric?

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Audi, Chevy, and more in Shanghai, Toyota electric car, Nissan Leaf battery advice: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, it's almost all about China and the Shanghai auto show, including live photos and details of electric and plug-in hybrid concept cars—and why China is making Toyota very, very unhappy. We've got more from the very green Shanghai auto show, including live shots of a couple of concept cars that.

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