Green Car Reports

APRIL 22, 2017

Which makers showed plug-in electric concepts in Shanghai that were conspicuously absent from the New York auto show? What caused Tesla to recall more than 50,000 of its electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, April 21, 2017.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Today, we've got clever new ads that highlight how electric cars should be sold, an Uber ban on diesels in London, a sales goal for the 2018 Nissan Leaf, and more about next week's Frankfurt auto show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2017

Today, we've got three separate Volkswagen stories: one on a new all-electric concept car, one on the return of (a few) VW TDI diesels, and one on its Electrify America plan. All this and more on Green Car Reports. As we've noted before, this week's Shanghai auto show is turning out to be a.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Today, we preview the green production and concept cars of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan continues testing wireless inductive charging for electric cars, and the EPA says it all add on-road emissions testing for new diesel cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

Up to 80% of brake-dust particles have an electric charge, which could serve as a means of controlling brake dust and improving air quality, according to a new study from the University of California, Irvine (via Green Car Congress ).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2015

We''re on the ground at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show this week to bring you the latest green-car news. See our first reports on the 2016 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car, Chevy Bolt electric concept, and two new diesel Range Rover models, and be sure to check back for the latest news.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate €5 billion (US$6.7

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 24, 2024. Kia EV3 Kia has revealed the production-bound EV3 electric SUV , and it closely follows both the EV3 concept and the much larger EV9 that’s already on sale. Although not yet confirmed for the U.S.,

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 2, 2024. Fiat also provided a glimpse of its future in the form of five stylish compact EV concepts , including a pickup and camper. Follow Green Car Reports on Facebook and Twitter The post Safest EVs, VW ID.4

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Covering all the green-car bases at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show , Volkswagen unveiled not only the E-Up electric city car concept but also the L1, a radical 170-mpg tandem two-seat diesel hybrid streamliner it says it will sell by 2013.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

With the Frankfurt Auto Show now underway, Volkswagen came out with both guns blazing to underscore its green-car credentials. The latest VW concept is the E-Up, a battery electric version of its Up mini-car, with 80 miles of range.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 5, 2012

German carmaker Volkswagen used the New York International Auto Show as its stage to introduce its new diesel-powered Passat Alltrack Concept (pictured). The vehicle is said to close the gap between the Passat Estate and the Tiguan SUV and includes Volkswagen’s 2.0litre turbocharged TDI clean diesel engine.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Lite concept. Based on its new small car family, the VW Up! Lite incorporates a variation of the two-cylinder TDI hybrid powertrain from the L1 Concept that made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September. Lite Concept VW VW Up! Lite Concept. Lite might be commercialised.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. Engine compartment of the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid shows the transverse-mounted 3.0L Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

With several of the world’s top motor shows having been cancelled due to the global economic crisis, Frankfurt has become the showcase for the hottest new concept vehicles from the world’s leading car manufacturers. However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme. Mazda CX-7 – The new-look Mazda CX-7 includes a new 2.2

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Green Cars News

APRIL 6, 2011

The SKYACTIV fuel saving technologies from Mazda will soon be appearing in the US as they debut at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. SKYACTIV is a suite of technologies that includes efficient internal combustion petrol and diesel engines; as well as manual and automatic transmissions; and an advanced body and chassis.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

concept shown this year at the Paris show ( earlier post ), will—with a range of up to 373 miles and a market introduction in 2020—be priced approximately at the level of a diesel Golf—before any subsidies. The average Golf diesel in Europe currently is <€30,000 (US$33,500), according to Volkswagen.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

Auto China - Mercedes-Benz present the 2009 S-Class. One highlight of China’s most important auto show is the new S 400 HYBRID, the most economical luxury saloon with a petrol engine (7.9 The new E-Class celebrates its Asian premiere at Auto China. l/100 km).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 13, 2017

Today, Shanghai proves much greener than New York (at least where auto shows are concerned), Trump may not be able to stop carbon-emission reductions, and why Tesla is now roughly equal in value to GM. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. The X Prologue will be the first Toyota EV concept released outside China. – March 15, Green Car Reports. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming. Renault – the fab four.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. guess who GM sold the NIHM auto-battery patents too.

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