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

DECEMBER 29, 2014

This was the year when it became obvious that upstart electric-car maker Tesla Motors has startled and worried all of the German luxury-car companies.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Today, we have a video road test of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, a new report claims Toyota will launch a battery-electric car, and Tesla Motors will begin charging for use of its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Lots of electric-car news today. Elon Musk hints at a possible second collaboration between Tesla Motors and Toyota, California now has more than 100,000 plug-in cars on its roads, and the Saleen Foursixteen shows exactly what it can do in a new video. 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.' Lots of Honda news today. liter gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Rendering of the Gen 2 series plug-in hybrid powertrain under development. A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins.

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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

MAY 9, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The BMW i3 and i8 electric cars could threaten Tesla Motors, a new report says, the E-FAN electric aircraft makes its first flight, and Mahindra plans to build an electric scooter in Michigan. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

energy policy took a dramatic turn last month when Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk squared off against the CEO top privately-owned U.S. In an interview for the CNBC show "Squawk Box," Robert Murray called Tesla and its electric cars a "fraud." The debate over U.S. coal producer Murray Energy.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

JULY 22, 2013

Electrically-powered vehicles that match regular combustion cars for performance are no longer a surprise, many of those barriers eroded thanks to companies like Tesla Motors.

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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 Congress

AUGUST 17, 2013

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicle share of the California retail market. Hybrid vehicle market share (excluding plug-in hybrids) in California increased to 7% in the first half of 2013, up from 6.2% Plug-in hybrid market share was an estimated 0.7%, while battery electric vehicle market share hit 1.1%.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk reveals details of the Model X electric crossover and some future Model S upgrades, Audi files patents for a hybrid all-wheel drive system and more-aerodynamic wheels, and Nissan''s green-car plans don''t include plug-in hybrids.

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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

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

JULY 25, 2016

Last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk issued an updated version of the "master plan" whose first edition he wrote way back in 2006. It included proposals for everything from an electric semi truck to the development of fully-autonomous cars that could be shared among owners.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Ah, Tesla Motors, source of hope, dreams, visions, contempt, dismissal, hilarity, frustration, and so much more. The Silicon Valley startup automaker, now in its ninth year of making electric cars, has built close to 150,000 expensive battery-powered luxury vehicles and defied critics numerous times.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 17, 2012

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has an enthusiastic base of fans who consider him a visionary. And with Paypal in the past, and SpaceX as well as Tesla today, Musk has an impressive track record. So ears perked up when he recently predicted that in 20 years, half of all new cars sold would be plug-in electric cars.

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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

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 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

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

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

JUNE 24, 2016

The success of the Tesla Model S has spurred established German luxury carmakers to plan numerous plug-in electric models of their own. But could Silicon Valley carmaker Tesla Motors soon gain an Italian rival as well?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 17, 2017

In 1962, a 39-year-old Carroll Shelby stuffed a Ford V-8 into an AC Ace to create one of the most sought after performance cars ever made, the AC Cobra. Some 50 years later, a group of engineers from British Columbia, Canada has brought Shelby's idea—small two-seat sports car, very big power—into a new age.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Tesla Motors confirmed today that it expected to start production of its crucial Model 3 electric car in July, and claims that it will boost production to 5,000 cars a week by the end of this year. The news was contained in Tesla's latest letter to its shareholders, and it started with the third sentence.

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