Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2017

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.

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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'

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Model S taxis (in Norway), the possibilities of carbon-capture technology for cars, and how to lease a 2009 MINI E in 2014. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Carice Electric Sports Car is tiny and beautiful, but it''s also kind of expensive.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2017

More proof that plugging in cuts carbon emissions, news on the batteries of the new 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid, and discouraging news on the calculated fuel economy of new vehicles sold last year: all this and more in today's car news on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

How does Tesla’s bitcoin investment affect its carbon footprint? And Shell says we’re past peak oil This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid performance coupe is entering its final year of production, with final build slots now available as the.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV fight for plug-in hybrid and electric car sales dominance in Canada. California plans to go carbon-free for electricity by 2045. And we ask what the most exciting electric car coming in 2019 may be. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Among the new features of the Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid recently launched in Europe is an efficiency-boosting trip planner that could be useful to Toyota’s U.S. plug-in hybrid customers. But as Green Car Reports found out in follow-ups with Toyota in the U.S., And in the U.S., In the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 6, 2015

Today, hackers expose vulnerabilities in the Tesla Model S, the 2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid is confirmed for an October U.S. launch, and the head of the California Air Resources Board discusses ambitious plans for cutting automotive carbon emissions. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. Carbon dioxide emissions will average out at 49 g/km, with fuel consumption of 1.9 The plug-in hybrid is a perfect bridge to an electric society.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2017

Today, we cover coal plants in China, plug-in hybrid tests in London, and hybrid sales right here in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Despite critics' questions about how serious it is about reducing carbon.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 24, 2013

Volkswagen has been teasing the media this week with some early details of its super-efficient two-seat XL1 plug-in hybrid (pictured). It includes a carbon-fibre reinforced polymer monocoque; a power[.]. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Volkswagen'

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Today, we've got some far-out stories, from the hydrogen-powered Tesla to the flying drone that recharges your electric car while it's in motion. There's also a death notice for a plug-in hybrid, stiff new rules from the EU, and possible good news from the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

He went on to say that the new Volkswagen Tiguan GTE embodies “ our determination to systematically take the plug-in hybrid to further classes and segments. ”. Winterkorn also announced that Group companies would introduce 20 more electric cars and plug-in hybrids by 2020—from compact cars to the next Phaeton and Audi A8. “

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Green Cars News

JUNE 6, 2013

Think the future for electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars revolves around lithium-ion batteries? The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in hybrid electric vehicles. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Lithium-ion batteries'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

Winning cities could, for example, incentivize drivers of green cars by letting them use bus lanes or allowing them to park for free. The UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) also announced its work program for 2014-15. All future projects will be developed with this wider life-cycle perspective of carbon embedded.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. “I’m very encouraged that carmakers now see as allies the utilities, plug-in advocates, community and regional efforts like ProjectGetReady.”

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. In between, there are hybrids and smart cars.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Plans to introduce a full hybrid have been scrapped by Volvo – and in its place will be a series produced plug-in diesel hybrid. Its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will average just 49g/km, while fuel consumption will be an eye-catching 124mpg. .

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 27, 2011

Volvo has revealed that it will introduce the V60 diesel plug-in hybrid at the showcase, a car that is almost production ready and manages to produce carbon dioxide emissions below 50g/km. As the Geneva Motor Show 2011 inches ever closer, another auto manufacturer has announced a significant unveiling at the event.

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Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2009

Though occasionally derided here in the UK, scooters retain vast appeal throughout Europe where the Piaggio Group has now introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. There is also an ultra-quiet reverse mode, which can be used for parking or moving in and out of tight spaces.

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Green Cars News

JULY 31, 2012

The country’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator programme is helping to reveal the key advances and technologies needed to accelerate the uptake of electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge).

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

A new UK car manufacturer, Axon Automotive has previewed its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. Axon Automotive uses revolutionary manufacturing techniques to make carbon fibre technology, which has been associated with racing cars, affordable for eco cars.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Toyota has revealed that its new Prius Plug-in hybrid will cost less than £31,000 when it launches in the UK in 2012. This figure is before any incentives are taken into account, such as the £5,000 Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle grant scheme run by the Government.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

Of all those awarded funding from the Technology Strategy Board’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Competition, perhaps it comes as less of a surprise to Toyota and its partner EDF Energy. Toyota hopes to employ 500 plug-in vehicles globally by 2010.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge).

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

A recent report by Pike Research suggests that cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly four million vehicles worldwide between 2009 and 2015. The success of hybrids is expected to be spurred by companies needing to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. which produces hybrid and electric drivetrains for small, medium and large vehicles. Frank (2016) Using the Fleet of Long Range Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The UK’s largest business-to-business low carbon vehicle event will feature more than 50 of the industry’s leading personalities, who will lead discussions and debates into [.]. It’s the opening day of the LCV2012 event at Millbrook Proving Ground and as the crowds gather, we’ve got more news on the highlights they can look forward to today.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

It’s been an interesting week for followers of plug-in hybrid technology. Those who think they are the natural successor for full hybrids as we continue the movement towards lower emission driving will be thrilled with Volvo’s plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article ).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2009

The California Air Resources Board has now adopted regulation in Governor Schwarzenegger’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard which calls for at least a 10 per cent reduction in the carbon intensity of California’s transportation fuels from 2006 levels by 2020.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

It doesn’t make its debut until next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but we’ve got the inside scoop on the new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept. Its research shows that in the UK around 80 per cent of car journeys are less than six miles long. So Toyota believes that the plug-in model will meet the needs of urban motorists.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

A collaboration between the UK’s leading automotive engineering facilities has resulted in the development of the first plug-in retro-fit hybrid conversion of a combustion engine vehicle. Developed to reduce the carbon emissions of inner-city driving, the ADDZEV system was perfected utilising a standard Vauxhall Combo van.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

A unique joint project between carmaker Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall is to see the production of battery-powered Volvos featuring plug-in hybrid technology as early as 2012. “In fact, I would go so far as to say that the plug-in electrical hybrid we will launch in 2012 will be a true dream car.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2010

Volkswagen is aiming to dominate the market for green cars as it looks launch a new generation of hybrid and electric cars, the company announced. The firm’s chief executive said yesterday (July 19) that he expects that low carbon cars will account for three per cent of the carmaker’s sales by 2018.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

About a week ago we told you that Toyota would introduce several new hybrid cars. Now we can bring you more details as the manufacturer lines up three hybrid concepts for debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Lexus Toyota.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

A consortium led by Cranfield University has developed a retrofit plug-in hybrid conversion system that can be used to convert conventional internal combustion engines. The Affordable Add-on Zero Emissions Vehicle technology shows how it may be possible to convert the existing UK fleet into plug-ins via a through-the-road approach.

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