Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2016

Among the three German luxury brands, BMW was first out of the gate to build and sell a battery-electric car in volume.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2015

We lead off today with two big luxury car stories. The Cadillac CT6 plug-in hybrid debuts at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show, while the next BMW 7 Series will adopt carbon-fiber technology from the i3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News' Catch up on last week''s.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 29, 2015

The BMW i3 electric car is a tour de force of advanced engineering--and the most energy-efficient car sold in the U.S. Its body shell is made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, riding on an aluminum platform containing the lithium-ion battery, the electric motor, and the crash structures.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 24, 2015

The German carmaker was the first in the world to incorporate iPod recognition into a car, more than 10 years ago. And the BMW i3 battery-electric car is not only highly advanced technologically--with its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic body shell--but the most energy efficient vehicle.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Powerful, Sleek, Plug-in Hybrid Luxury Coupe. The Polestar 1, launched in 2019, was the first car released from what once was the performance division of Volvo. It came on with a bang, winning many Car of the Year awards, recognized for its design, performance and ride comfort. Not the End, But a New Beginning.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2016

No question exists over whether the BMW i3 is a remarkable and innovative car. From its carbon fiber-reinforced plastic body shell to its electric powertrain, not to mention the option of a range-extending engine, almost everything about it is different from other BMW models.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Polestar, the fully consolidated Volvo Cars subsidiary, revealed its first production model in Shanghai, the Polestar 1 performance plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Polestar’s first production car, the Polestar 1, is a 600hp two-door, four-seater hybrid coupé. It has a pure electric range of 150km (93 miles).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2016

The BMW i3 electric car may be the most ambitious small car of recent years, bristling with new technology and innovation. Its carbon-fiber reinforced plastic body shell rides on an aluminum platform, and its all-electric powertrain may include an optional small engine.

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Baua Electric

JULY 15, 2023

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Hyundai N seen its first electrical car within the mode of the Ioniq 5 N. The car is fast, like maximum efficiency EVs, however the chassis can nonetheless do with a dozen of labor, one thing that turns into sunny when pushing the car towards its manage velocity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2015

China’s primary policy objective is to achieve zero emissions locally; the renewal of sales subsidies in 2013 thus only included plug-in hybrids and battery vehicles. China’s primary policy objective is to achieve zero emissions locally; the renewal of sales subsidies in 2013 thus only included plug-in hybrids and battery vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

Lamborghini presented Revuelto, its super sports V12 hybrid plug-in HPEV (High Performance Electrified Vehicle). The three electric motors are powered by a lithium-ion high specific power (4500 W/kg) battery pack that also supports a fully-electric drive mode. Earlier post.) seconds and a top speed of more than 350 km/h (217.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In addition, Volkswagen brought a pair of the hydrogen Passats to the Los Angeles Auto Show for test drives (and Audi brought a pair of its A7 Sportback h-tron hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrids for drives, as well.). The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 Passat HyMotion in LA. Click to enlarge. The drivetrain and MQB. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 5, 2015

Back in January, engineering firm Munro & Associates orchestrated a "tear-down" of a BMW i3 electric car at its facility near Detroit. The company--which specializes in disassembling new cars, analyzing them, and selling the information to competitors--even posted a video of the process.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Toyoda positioned EVs for short-distance travel and fuel cell cars for longer ranges.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Next stop, hyperspace: The SF90 bullets toward the next corner at a pace that I simply can’t relate to any other car I’ve driven here. Which brings us to the Ferrari’s secret sauce: electricity. liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 2, 2022

The Corolla Cross, launched in 2021 with a gasoline engine, will be joined in 2023 by the compact crossover Corolla Cross Hybrid, one more gasoline-electric hybrid offering from Toyota. – Toyota says the Corolla “rolls into 2023 a changed car.” Hybrid tech added to the Corolla Cross. Corolla Cross Hybrid. GR Cup Series.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more. Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Ready to go head-to-head. Three Models. liter four-cylinder or a normally aspirated 3.6-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2021

The electric-assisted steering had good road feel with responsiveness and little body roll in most cornering situations. Our Sierra AT4 also was equipped with the trailering package that included a trailer brake controller, jackknife alert and trailer electrical hook-ups. Smooth, Powerful Diesel Performance. Duramax turbodiesel is.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Chevrolet made the radical decision to have the 2021 Corvette, or C8 as aficionados call it, become a mid-engine sports car, abandoning the front engine design that began when the first Corvette rolled off the line in Flint, Michigan, on June 30, 1953. There is no comparing the mid-engine Corvette with other mainstream two-seat sports cars.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The model line-up of the second generation of Audi’s high-performance R8 sports car, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, includes the new R8 e-tron battery-electric vehicle. Earlier post.) The new R8 e-tron delivers 340 kW (456 hp) of power; acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 kWh—without changing the package.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. Genesis says the 2022 G70 sport sedan is “designed to perform, tailored to be driven, engineered to care.” A robust V6. But heck, the 3.3-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 7, 2022

The all-new 2022 Genesis GV70 slots in just below the larger GV80 SUV, both of which will be joined soon by the all-electric GV60. Clean Fleet Report would not be surprised if Genesis has even more SUVs on the drawing board, with most of them being hybrids, plug-in hybrids or EVs. A Premium Small SUV with Handling Like a Sports Wagon.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The electric power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering delivered confident road feel, aided by the Pirelli PZero Corsa4 ZR rated 265/40 summer tires on 19-inch, luster nickel-painted aluminum wheels. High-Performance Turbo Manual Transmission Fun. Look no further than the 2021 Mustang Coupe with the 2.3-liter liter EcoBoost.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

If there was ever a car on the road fitting the bill as future, it is the 2024 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). An alternative fuel Lexus with a Toyota badge For now, Californians have the opportunity to own a very nice electric car powered by compressed hydrogen gas. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It is rare when we post a review of a car that is only available in one of the 50 United States, but such is the case with the 2022 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which is only sold in California. Those lucky enough to live in California have the opportunity to own one of the nicest electric cars on the road.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In Neuberg, Germany, Audi presented the Group’s first all-electric race car: the Audi e-tron FE04 for the Formula E series. You can immediately tell this by looking at the new carbon housing of the powertrain. The car also sounds different because we’re pursuing new avenues in technology.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2023

The CX-5 Turbo interior is simple with an all-black color scheme and aluminum accents, steering away from faux wood or carbon fiber. That’s a good place to start when summing-up the Mazda line-up of crossover/SUVs, its one remaining sedan and, of course, the delightful MX-5 Miata. The EPA rates the CX-5 2.5L The cargo area is has 29.1

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

With superpowered cars like the Model S Plaid , Tesla upended the stereotype of electric cars as being slow, frumpy and boring. Now electric cars are making scorching inroads on the racing scene, faster than many folks dared to believe. F1 doesn’t flatter the battery brigade.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Luxury Abounds. Class oozing with distinctive styling says there is nothing reserved about the 2022 Genesis G80 AWD Sport Prestige luxury sedan. Just the opposite. It may say “sport” in the name, but don’t be fooled as this flagship sedan for Genesis is far more than that. Driving Pleasure. feet turning radius. Elegant Interior.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 4, 2022

BMW has been a pioneer in the EV business for more than a decade with quirky vehicles like the i3 city car and outrageously high-tech and performance-oriented i8 plug-in hybrid. These cars appealed to niche drivers, but hardly to the mainstream luxury EV buyer. BMW Finally Puts Its Marker in the EV Race. A conversation starter.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

, is a key model, as it is the best and most current implementation of its strategic decision to begin providing e-mobility based on large-scale production models rather than special “small niche” cars. We are working on changing our focus from fossil fuel to higher efficiency for cars and to different possibilities to drive our cars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2013

With the launch of the production BMW i3 battery-electric vehicle (also available with a range extender) looming, the BMW Group provided more details about the first series-produced model from its new i brand, offering customers electric mobility in a premium small car package. Earlier post.). kWh per kilometer (0.21

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