Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Financial incentives and perks like access to carpool lanes have become a powerful tool in encouraging people to switch to electric cars. But could penalizing them for buying gas guzzlers produce similar results?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 31, 2014

Massachusetts is about to give its residents a reason to plug in. A rebate program for electric-car purchases was announced last week by Governor Deval Patrick, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (via the Sierra Club).

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 24, 2013

You''re considering a plug-in electric car. Should you lease or buy? It''s a question that all new-car shoppers face--but for electric cars, there are some special considerations. Each financing option has its pros and cons, so we''ve outlined the reasons you might opt for each alternative.

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Buy Electric Cars Tax Credit Cars 139

Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2013

There are lots of very good plug-in electric cars for sale now, and some of them are starting to show up on used-car lots. We recently suggested some used hybrid-electric vehicles to avoid on the used-car lot--and now we turn to electric cars.

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Plug-in Plug Electric Cars Cars 155

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Which cars are the final nominees for our 2017 Best Car To Buy award—and which ones didn't make the cut? What was the new Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid like on our first chance to drive it? Friday, our.

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Prius Buy Cars Green Cars 146

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The difference between electric cars and "electrified" cars has tripped up numerous reporters, carmakers, and analysts over the years. Electric cars plug into the wall and power their wheels, partly or fully, with an electric motor running on energy from a battery pack.

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Electric Cars Plug Plug-in Buy 159

EV Life

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Electric Car Charging Stations. If you’re thinking about driving an electric car but are concerned about the battery range not being long enough, you’re not alone. Fortunately, most people’s range anxiety can be cured by actually driving an electric car. Evaluate your home charging options. Level 1 charging.

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San Francisco Electric Cars Buy Charging 81

Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2018

Either way, when we polled our Twitter followers to ask when they intended to buy their first battery-electric car, we didn't expect the distribution of responses we got. DON'T MISS: Plug-in electric car sales in Feb better than Jan lows Cars with plugs represented just a.

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Buy Electric Cars Batteries Battery 74

Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Decoding Toyota''s disdain for electric cars, writer Antony Ingram updates us on his used 2001 Honda Insight, and how to buy a second charging cable for your plug-in electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new lithium-ion.'

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Honda Insight Insight Honda Buy 104

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Today, we've got plug-in electric car sales reports from both the U.S. and Canada, greater production of electric cars by Hyundai and Kia, a look at legendary Porsche profits, and another Best Car To Buy finalist. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Porsche Kia Buy Hyundai 61

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act Marketing Renewable and Sustainable Energy At 200 MPH Environmental car racing: an oxymoron? Beginning in 2024 the cars will be powered by hybrid engines. The greening of IndyCar extends off the track, too, by the way of sponsorship.

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Green Indianapolis Clean Cleaning 85

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 26, 2018

Today, we've got the old and the new, from Ford Model T gas mileage to advanced electric cars that the LAPD isn't using. Also, why plug-in vehicle owners usually lease rather than buy, and another Tesla Model S crash with Autopilot involved. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Buy Electric Cars Climate Cars 66

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2014

In this case, it''s the notion that electric car sales will plummet with the arrival of vastly lower gasoline prices. DON''T MISS: Green Car People: Who Buys Electric And Plug-In.' There''s been a lot of conventional wisdom floating around lately.

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Cheap Gas-Electric Electric Cars Sale 166

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2013

sales of plug-in electric cars--which tripled last year. Now, as the puck drops on a new hockey season, readers' thoughts might turn to our northern neighbor--and wonder whether Canadians lead or lag their American cousins when it comes to buying plug-in cars. We've covered U.S. Canada: One-third the U.S.

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Canada Plug-in Plug Electric Cars 113

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Plug-in electric car sales numbers for October are coming in, the Ford Focus Electric is recalled, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak buys a Tesla Model S electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Buy Plug-in Ford Plug 79

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Thirty-seven percent of Southeast Asian consumers planning to buy a car are open to purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan. Customers in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia emerged as the most enthusiastic about electric cars. Source: Nissan.

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Nissan Buy Philippines Indonesia 210

Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2013

Electric-car owners tend to be enthusiastic evangelists for the good points of driving on grid power. But there's another group of plug-in electric car owners who aren't quite as enthusiastic. In fact, up to one-third of electric-car buyers in Japan say they might not buy another one, according to a.

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Buy Electric Cars Japan Cars 117

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Electric-car drivers love their vehicles, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're interested in long-term commitments. It turns out that the majority of drivers currently lease their plug-in cars, rather than buy.

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Buy Electric Cars Cars Plug-in 60

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Electric cars, hybrids, plug-ins, diesels, CNG- and gasoline-powered vehicles--they can all be green cars, and all are a part of the growing movement to cleaner emissions and better fuel efficiency. Just one of them will be Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2013.

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Green Cars Buy 2013 Green 73

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Car shoppers may not be buying huge numbers of all-electric cars yet, but they largely understand how they work. It's a car, you plug it in to charge a battery, it runs on the battery, end of story. Plug-in hybrids are far harder to explain—are they short-range electric cars?

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Buy 75

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2018

Of the 90 million or so new vehicles sold globally last year, plug-in electric cars made up only a tiny proportion, roughly 1 percent.

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Plug-in Plug Electric Vehicles Nissan 98

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Green cars can''t help reduce emissions or save gasoline if no one buys them. sales of plug-in hybrids and electric cars have been strong in some areas, but weak in others--and it may be because dealers are emphasizing green too much. In the U.S.,

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Green Cars Dealers Green Sale 135

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Today, we've got sales reports from our northern neighbors, some speculation on electric Subarus, a caution on buying electric cars, and good news on renewable energy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Good news.

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Renewable Electric Cars Sale Energy 83

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Today''s news is all about buyer enthusiasm for green cars. The Tesla Model S tops the annual Consumer Reports customer satisfaction index, owner loyalty is expected to keep 2016 Toyota Prius sales strong in the face of low gas prices, and Californians now buy one plug-in electric car for every two hybrids.

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Prius Toyota Electric Cars Sale 128

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2017

The Dutch oil company acquired NewMotion, an electric-car charging station firm, for an undisclosed price. Netherlands to add electric-car. Even oil companies have begun to realize the future will not be nearly as reliant on fossil fuels, and Royal Dutch Shell is moving to safeguard its future business.

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Electric Cars Charging Buy Europe 131

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

What strong new competitor to the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid will go on sale December 1? Which vehicle did we name our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 17, 2017.

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Tax Credit 2018 Buy Green Cars 62

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2018

Electric cars still cost significantly more to buy than gasoline-powered vehicles of the same size and capabilities. But cars that plug in are almost always cheaper to run per mile, often by a significant multiple.

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Electric Cars Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric Gasoline 115

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2014

DON''T MISS: Californians Now Buy A Plug-In Electric Car For Every 2 Hybrids According to.' Late in October, an interesting thing happened in Germany: Audi quietly killed off the hybrid version of its A6 luxury sedan. The model had been around for three years, and though it was initially expected to be sold in the U.S.,

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Plug-in Hybrid Plug Audi 146

Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2017

Today, we have good news on electric-car buyers, a grim EPA budget, an apparently failed new battery, and production of the first plug-in hybrid minivan to hit the market. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A proposed EPA budget.

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Minivan EPA Plug-in Plug 77

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Today, we wrap up our Los Angeles auto show coverage, offer buying advice, consider Tesla's latest surprise, and lay out plans for self-driving Chevy Bolt EVs. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you've been planning to buy a plug-in electric car.

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Los Angeles Buy Auto Tesla 68

Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2012

Plug-in electric cars are now on sale from several carmakers, and their sales will rise slowly over the next decade. Right now, most of the marketing for those electric cars focuses on green themes or cost savings on the gasoline drivers don't have to buy.

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Electric Cars Gasoline-Electric Cars Buy 159

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Solo carpool-lane access has proven to be one of the most effective tools to get California drivers to buy plug-in electric cars. But soon new drivers of plug-in hybrids in the Golden State may no longer be able to take advantage of that perk--unlike new drivers of battery-electric cars.

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Plug-in California Plug Hybrid 60

Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2011

Despite media attempts to conjure a "sales battle" between the 2011 Chevy Volt and the 2011 Nissan Leaf, both companies are selling every car they can manage to get into the showrooms. Now Chevrolet has released its first look at who is actually buying its Volt range-extended electric cars.

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Volt 2011 Buy Electric Cars 130

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Practical car buyers know to look at cargo volume, too. But when it comes to buying your first electric car, there are a few things you need to know about charging. Like the better-known measurements, the rate at which a plug-in car can charge its battery is a specification you.

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Buy DC Charging Electric Cars 60

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Sales figures for plug-in cars in the U.S. the government has announced that it will end plug-in car incentives. Some point to poor sales and an apathetic buying public. One trade organization claims existing grants of £5,000 ($8,100) per plug-in vehicle aren’t enough to entice.'

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Plug-in Plug Electric Cars Cars 98

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Today we have the first plug-in electric car sales figures for October, the EPA range and efficiency figures for the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf, and the fourth of our five 2015 Best Car To Buy nominees, the 2015 Kia Soul EV. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2015 Kia Electric Cars Sale 134

Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2011

Think car buyers understand what a hybrid is, or a plug-in electric car? A new survey conducted by research firm Synovate finds that many of almost 1,900 new-car "buyers and intenders" don't understand how hybrid vehicles work. Think again.

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Hybrid Electric Cars Buy Green 104