Green Car Reports

AUGUST 7, 2017

It's now time to shop for a new car for my wife, as her wonderful 2006 Toyota Prius has 144,000 miles and we're ready for something new. So I thought I might throw the question out to Green Car Reports readers. What car should replace our 2006 Prius hybrid?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The Toyota Prius hybrid occupies a special niche in automotive history. It's the world's best-known and best-selling hybrid car, and it's the halo vehicle for one of the world's three largest automakers. This year, there's an all-new 2016 Prius, and it's quite a different car from its predecessors across three generations.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a far, far better plug-in hybrid than its predecessor. It defaults to electric-only operation, it has 25 miles of EPA-rated electric range, and in electric operation, it is by far the most energy-efficient vehicle you can buy this year in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2012

Last week we started a series of the Five Best Used Green Cars To Buy. We've already looked at two of the best-known green cars, the 2004-2009 Toyota Prius and the 2006-2011 Honda Civic Hybrid. Now it's the turn of a car known for its fuel, rather than its drivetrain--the Volkswagen Jetta TDI.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Which cars made the list of finalists for Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy for 2019? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Nov. Toyota teased an all-wheel-drive Prius—available for years in other.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2012

Yesterday, we introduced a five-part series taking an in-depth look into some of the best used green cars you can buy today. Ranging from the humble hatchback to a mighty sport-utility vehicle, we’ve selected five cars we think deserve your attention when shopping for your next used car.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2016

The opening photo tells the story: when Jen Smith needed to replace her faithful 2006 Toyota Prius, she ended up buying the new fourth-generation Prius that debuted this year. But before making this decision, she reached out to Green Car Reports to ask about her options.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2016

Today, Tesla Motors moves to buy SolarCity, the next-generation Nissan Leaf is slated to get a larger battery pack and 200 miles of range, and options for replacing an old Toyota Prius hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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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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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Today we ask whether carmakers were right to launch the current wave of electric cars as small cars, confirm that negative stereotypes of the Toyota Prius hybrid and its drivers are still prevalent, and introduce another one of our 2015 Best Car To Buy nominees, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2014

If you''ve been reading Green Car Reports over the past week, you might have seen we recently bought a 2001 Honda Insight--an example of one of the first hybrids sold by a major automaker. But what if you want to buy your own early Insight? And more importantly, should you buy one over a 2001-2003 Toyota Prius--the.'

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Today, we've got reports of what Tesla will do in China, spy shots of the next Prius V hybrid, more fast-charging for electric-car drivers in Western states, and some Best Car To Buy history. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, we ran down last week's top green-car stories.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2010

Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% Honda Motor Co.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Today, the 2016 Toyota Prius is the most fuel-efficient car without a plug, as well as one of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy nominees. All this and more on Green Car Reports. See what the Tesla Model X.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2012

The 2013 Ford C-Max is the first car from any U.S. manufacturer to take aim directly at the legendary Toyota Prius hybrid. Derived from a small "people carrier" of the sort that are common in Europe, it's Ford's first-ever dedicated hybrid--a vehicle sold with no gasoline-only equivalent (at least here).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2013

Driving a Toyota Prius hybrid, a plug-in electric car from Chevy, Nissan, or Tesla, or even a small, fuel-efficient car isn''t lways about green sentiments. But it''s.'

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2013

People buy green cars for fuel efficiency, but that''s often far from their only good quality. Consumer Reports released its "Best New-Car Value" list yesterday, and there are plenty of hybrids and fuel-efficient gasoline cars on it. The magazine named the 2014 Toyota Prius hybrid best overall automotive value.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2016

Why did we decide that the Honda Accord Hybrid, our Best Car To Buy three years ago, faces new and tougher competition? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, July 22, 2016.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Woz") certainly likes his green cars. Over the years, he's owned a Toyota Prius hybrid and a Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan. CHECK OUT: From Apple To Tesla: Woz Follows The Trend, Buys Model S (Nov 2013) After getting a ride in the. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (a.k.a.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2015

Buying a green car leads to savings on fuel, but saving money on the car itself is good too. Like any other models, manufacturers sometimes offer discounts or special lease deals that can make buying a hybrid, diesel, or plug-in electric vehicle more attractive. MORE: Toyota Prius.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2015

Which important new car was caught in camouflage by an alert driver in Thailand? And, what do you need to know if you're thinking of buying a used Nissan Leaf electric car? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, June 5, 2015.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2011

While Toyota's Prius dominates at the lower end of the hybrid market and is set to tighten its hold further with the Prius V and Prius C, Toyota subsiduary Lexus is set to field its GS 450h luxury hybrid sedan against the Infiniti M35h (a Green Car Reports best car to buy 2012 nominee) and BMW.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

That plus leadership in all aspects of charging make it Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. The 2024 Kia EV9 comes in Light, Wind, Land, and GT-Line trim levels, and so far Green Car Reports has only driven the top-spec GT-Line, offering up 379 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque in its all-wheel-drive layout.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

Staff at Indiana University in the USA can benefit from making green car choices thanks to the introduction of employee discounts for those who own zero emission vehicles or a car that meets the US Green Building Council’s LEED criteria. The discount will reduce these prices down to $249.60 respectively.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2018

Subaru buyers would seem to be the perfect group to be interested in buying plug-in cars: They love the outdoors and want to enjoy it unspoiled. Its only hybrid so far, the first-generation Crosstrek Hybrid, barely registered on the green-car scene. Yet the company has lagged in producing anything electric.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2018

Subaru buyers would seem to be the perfect group to be interested in buying plug-in cars: They love the outdoors and want to enjoy it unspoiled. Its only hybrid so far, the first-generation Crosstrek Hybrid, barely registered on the green-car scene. Yet the company has lagged in producing anything electric.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2009

Mirror, mirror on the wall… which is the greenest car of all? Why the Toyota Prius of course. The Japanese car maker not only took first place in the results, but second place too thanks to its Toyota iQ model.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

If helping the environment isn’t reason enough to buy a green car, then consider the positive effects that going green can have on your wallet. Money , who explained in the Manchester Evening News , that electric cars and hybrid cars can have a significant cost-saving effect for consumers.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2016

As 2016 winds down, we have one last round of deals on green cars for the year. We also have the very first deals on the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car and 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid—two high-anticipated models just now going on sale.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Out have gone the coffee before work each morning, the weekend nights out, and the rush to buy the hot new DVD releases; in has been a new, thrifty way of living. Part of the swing in culture has been a downturn in new car sales. Averting a slump.

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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 Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

Here in the UK we’re so downtrodden by extortionate petrol prices that the prospect of driving fuel efficient green cars carries obvious appeal. However, what about our US neighbours where ‘gas’ prices are distinctly lower and so-called muscle cars are seen as almost iconic and part of the culture?

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Most people would consider buying a hybrid car as a green choice for their new car, but that wasn’t good enough for one freelance IT Consultant from Scotland. Mick Gilluley took his Toyota Prius to Martin Motors in Muirhead to boost its fuel economy even further by converting it to run on LPG.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

It may want to develop green cars, but Toyota’s manufacturing plans could mean the destruction of some of Japan’s famous rice paddies. According to Akihiko Otsuka, the chief engineer of Toyota’s newest Prius, the market keeps changing and shortening the development period for hybrids is important.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

If you thought the green car movement was taking time to find its feet across the Atlantic then the police forces in the US are determined to prove you wrong. It is hoped that the hybrid cars will slash fuel bills at a time when other expenses in the town are skyrocketing.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) To take one example, batteries.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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