Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

We''ve got plenty of electric-car news today. Goldman Sachs says Tesla Motors will need $6 billion over the next decade, the Guinness World Record for most electric cars in one place is broken in California, and Senator Harry Reid says the Federal government should offer more incentives for plug-ins.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors continues its battle with car dealers, this time in Ohio. plug-in electric-car sales numbers for November, and some numbers for Norway, where 12 percent of new cars sold last month turned out to be electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 5, 2015

With most of the data now in for April sales of plug-in electric cars, it's looking as though the first four months of 2015 aren't seeing notably higher numbers than those of 2014. As always, there's some slop in the numbers because Tesla Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Kia Motors refuse to break out their plug-in car sales.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 4, 2013

The environmental impact of plug-in electric cars is a hot topic right now, and a fiercely debated one at that. A couple of weeks ago, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk pledged to dive into it himself. Musk tweeted, "Am seeing many poorly argued attacks on ''true'' CO2 impact of electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors gains ground in Pennsylvania, full pricing and options information for the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, and Audi plans a plug-in hybrid version of each major model. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Beijing plans 1,000 DC.'

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2015

While it continues to expand its network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations, Tesla Motors is looking at ways to improve those stations. The company is testing a prototype charging station with a snake-like cord that automatically plugs into a waiting electric car. DON'T MISS: Are These Tesla Model 3.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors plans to build cars in China, New York City proposes an electric-car replacement for horse-drawn carriages, and the Audi TT Offroad plug-in hybrid concept debuts at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan''s plug-in hybrid plans, a bill to permit Tesla Motors'' direct sales model in New Jersey, and the Ford Fusion Lightweight concept points toward more-efficient cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 5, 2016

Electric-car maker Tesla Motors said it delivered 14,370 vehicles from April through June, made up of 9,745 Model S sedans and 4,625 Model X utility vehicles. That number means the company missed its second-quarter production target of 17,000 cars. DON'T MISS: Tesla.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So far, the Tesla Model S is alone among plug-in electric cars in providing 200 miles or more of electric range. But as Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] prepares to roll out its more affordable Model E late in 2016, it may face serious competition from General Motors.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 3, 2015

Tesla Motors started deliveries of its all-electric Roadster more than six years ago. Since then, the Silicon Valley electric-car maker has released its sales data in various ways at various times, usually only during quarterly earnings reports. Green Elon Musk New car sales Tesla Motors plug-in cars sales'

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Green Car Reports

JULY 1, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors says it will keep the price of its smaller electric sedan down, we tally plug-in electric car sales for June, and could new rules make European fuel-economy tests more realistic? All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

We''ve also got stories on Tesla''s expanded drivetrain warranty, and the delivery of the first 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports. From electric boats to "rolling.' The 2014 Accord Hybrid is still in short supply, and the Japanese carmaker is planning an efficient 1.0-liter

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 1, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We''ve got the data on plug-in electric car sales for March, Tesla Motors wants government approval to replace side mirrors with cameras, and a California city''s deal for BYD electric buses is on indefinite hold. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

A major contributor to electric-car sales is the program under which buyers of new electric cars qualify for a federal income-tax credit of up to $7,500. Once a manufacturer reaches sales of 200,000 plug-in electric cars (after December 31, 2009), the credits start to phase out for that company's cars.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2015

Electric-car startup Tesla Motors attracts huge interest, lots of controversy, and truly passionate customers and followers. DON'T MISS: Tesla Not. For a company that's been around only a little more than 10 years, it's got a lot of history.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2016

Panasonic is currently Tesla's sole supplier of battery cells for its electric cars, and a partner in the carmaker's massive lithium-ion cell "gigafactory" in Nevada.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2017

Looking back from the 2020s or 2030s, it's entirely likely that the unexpected arrival of Tesla Motors was a major force—along with legislation, perhaps the major force—in getting legacy automakers to produce electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2016

For a decade now, Tesla Motors has been the "black swan" of the auto industry. It's a California company startup, founded from scratch, using a new powertrain, that against all odds has sold more than 100,000 electric cars and created a brand known worldwide.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 24, 2016

All three German luxury car makers now have plans to launch battery-electric vehicles before 2020 to counter the unlikely success of California's Tesla Motors. Whether their electric cars are sedans, SUVs, or both, they will likely be sized and priced to compete with the Tesla Model S and Model X now in production.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Today, we have the results of our latest poll, which asked whether Tesla Motors should report monthly sales, as other carmakers do. We also have an update on October 2016 plug-in electric car sales, and the unlikely winner of a U.K. All this and more on Green Car Reports. fuel-economy challenge.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 30, 2016

The established German luxury carmakers are now taking Tesla Motors quite seriously, and are preparing a crop of electric cars to compete directly with its Model S and Model X. In 2018, Audi will launch an all-electric SUV based on the e-tron quattro concept unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show last year.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 16, 2015

Well, add one more to the list of states where Tesla Motors can legally sell its electric cars--and do so without having to use franchised dealers. The Maryland General Assembly has reversed a ban on direct sales by Tesla, which displays its cars in Tesla Store and "gallery" facilities it operates.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 24, 2016

Tesla Motors was the first carmaker to branch out from selling electric cars to offering standalone battery packs for energy storage, but others have followed the company's lead. At the Electric Vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2013

It may be the most eagerly sought piece of information in the plug-in electric car world. And Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] ain't talking. So it'll be another month or so before we know how many Tesla Model S electric cars it built, and.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Competition for the title of most popular electric car has sparked a long and highly charged race between Tesla and Chevrolet. Though these brands offer vastly different versions of electric vehicles, they seem to be the two dominating electric vehicle sales in 2017.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2016

There's no shortage of companies trying to replicate the success of Tesla Motors. Startups such as Faraday Future, Lucid Motors, and NextEV have all announced plans to build long-range electric cars aimed pretty much directly at the Silicon Valley automaker's electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2015

Certain 2012 through 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV electric cars will be recalled to address a flaw in the software of the vehicles'' Tesla-supplied electric-motor assemblies. RELATED: Buying An Electric ''Compliance Car''? Think Hard About.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 3, 2015

The direct online sales model used by Tesla Motors has ignited a vigorous discussion--to say the least--over the state laws that protect franchised dealers in the U.S. Now the participants in that conversation have a new data point to consider in their debates a piece of electric-car news from Japan.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 29, 2012

Both companies have struggled mightily with delayed rollouts of their first plug-in electric cars. But Tesla Motors just nailed its promised late-June first delivery date for the Model S electric luxury sedan, so we expected more. You would.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2016

China is not just the world's largest overall new-car market, it's also now the largest market for plug-in electric cars. With its ambitious plan to build 500,000 electric cars per year beginning in 2018, it would seem to make sense that Tesla Motors would make China a priority.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 29, 2015

We update our look at plug-in hybrid sales, discuss an article claiming Tesla Motors isn't a disruptor, and tell you all about a hybrid VW Beetle we drove yesterday. All this and more today on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Well, here''s a first: The best-selling car in Norway is the Tesla Model S. Not the best-selling electric car. Not the best-selling car with a plug. For the month of September, the Tesla Model S was the best-selling car, period.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2017

The next couple of years promise to be quite interesting for electric cars. A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive province of Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2016

The question of whether Apple is working on an actual electric car, or just software of some kind for future cars, continues to be a topic of hot debate in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, said in January that it was "an open secret" that Apple is making an electric car.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The 210,000 plug-in electric vehicles sold around the world last year used a lot of lithium-ion batteries. But if startup automaker Tesla Motors has its way, it will soon need as many lithium-ion cells (of the 18650 format it uses) as are now built worldwide.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Tesla said late yesterday that it delivered roughly 24,500 electric cars during the third quarter, including 15,800 Model S sedans and 8,700 Model X utility vehicles. That total slightly exceeds estimates by at least half of the financial analysts who had projected deliveries from the Silicon Valley maker before their release.

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