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Polestar 4, Nautilus hybrid, Model Y cost, fuels for Toyota PHEVs: Today’s Car News

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Toyota is testing low-carbon fuels for its plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car. The Tesla Model Y is now challenging ICE models in price. The IRS posts its shortlist of models qualifying for the $7,500 EV tax credit.

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Lucid Air delay, Ford battery supply, Kia Sorento Hybrid first drive: Today’s Car News

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We drive the Kia Sorento Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Michelin has looked to its Formula E racing experience in designing a strong street tire for sporty electric cars while also keeping the carbon footprint low. Lucid delays its Air sedan. Ford wants more U.S.-based based battery supply.

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Jeep Wrangler 4xe details, lifetime carbon emissions, GM and Honda: Today’s Car News

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The Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid has been revealed. A study aims to correct the errors in many other studies assessing lifetime carbon emissions. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Groups are petitioning GM, Toyota, and FCA. And GM and Honda are moving toward an alliance.

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BMW i7 review, Honda Accord Hybrid, Audi Q8 E-Tron, Volvo EX90: The Week in Reverse

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Which 1,000-mile EV is getting carbon-fiber composite bodywork? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 11, 2022. Which automaker balks at the idea of building U.S. EVs because it can’t compete with fast-food wages?

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending. The 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid gets a price hike—and more of a price bump versus non-hybrid Elantra models, although the Elantra Hybrid does now get the larger 10.3-inch inch infotainment screen.

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Carbon offsets, silicon-wafer batteries, Porsche Turbo S plug-in: Today's Car News

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Porsche rolls out one very fast plug-in SUV, just after it outlined a carbon-offset program. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is the quickest, fastest SUV ever presented from the performance brand. Could more moss clean city air? And are silicon-wafer batteries a good idea?

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Electric cars go to D.C., green-car deals, Tesla vs dealers (again), EPA court ruling: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, a rare Porsche plug-in hybrid surfaces, we've got the month's green-car deals, Tesla is battling car-dealer lobbyists (again!), and advocates take electric cars to Washington, D.C. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Ten years ago last month, the U.S.