Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2024

We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. And could the Rivian R3 help EV revive small cars in America? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge, Green Car Reports found that this. Big-box retailers could be doing more to support EV charging.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Looking ahead to the next year, it will solidify some new decisions about its range of hybrids and plug-in hybrids for the brand, in addition to additional EVs on the way. Russell Wager, Kia America's vice president of marketing, told Green Car Reports at the Chicago auto show.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Mazda looks to its rotary heritage for a series-hybrid sports car concept. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Prices on used EVs have dropped enough to counter soaring finance rates and boost affordability. And Lexus previews EVs and some standout tech in Tokyo concepts.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2024

And yes, GM is planning to bring plug-in hybrids back. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM has announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Rolls-Royce is recalling its first EV. Ford is offering some sweet Mustang Mach-E deals to fleets.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2024

Plug-in hybrids are getting a pass from the EPA for a few years, despite evidence they’re polluting more than billed. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. China complains to the WTO. And we drive the Genesis GV60, just as Genesis reveals there’s more on the way for this compact luxury EV.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 26, 2024

Subaru boosts Solterra fast-charging, Honda prices its Prologue, and Hyundai sets a very modest premium for its hybrid Santa Fe SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. It’s all pricing and economics news this morning, and it’s mostly good news for those interested in driving greener.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2023

And Hyundai reveals more about the redesigned 2024 Sonata Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The upcoming 2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid made an official bow this week as part of a refreshed Sonata. Recent regulatory comments suggest automakers aren’t walking the walk toward their own EV targets.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Toyota Highlander Hybrid remains one of the highest-mpg three-row SUVs. A California firm shows a more convenient vision for EV charging stations, while Electrify America taps into the grid at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. And the Toyota Highlander goes Nightshade.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And Kia is adding a hybrid minivan to its lineup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With the addition of the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan, families will have another high-mpg family choice with three. Thousands of hotels will be getting Tesla destination charging.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

EVs and plug-in hybrids are more trouble-prone, suggests an annual survey. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 319-mile Equinox EV might cost just $27,495 for some families. EVs are too heavy for some U.S. guardrails. And are PHEVs misunderstood?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ford cuts some hybrids and plug-in hybrids from the lineup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. There won’t be a 2024 Ford Explorer Hybrid, the automaker confirmed last week, and the Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring. Cadillac previews its lowest-priced EV.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ford has confirmed that there will not be a 2024 Explorer Hybrid—but the model hasn't exactly been canceled either. Ford product communications director Mike Levine, in a response to Green Car Reports, confirmed that the Explorer Hybrid isn’t happening for 2024.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Over the past ten years, the green-car landscape has made progress in fits and starts. Since the 2011 Nissan Leaf that we named our original Best Car To Buy—rated at just 73 miles—electric cars have evolved rapidly. Lucid announced a model.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Honda plans to sell a lot of Civic Hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota and Lexus are joining the Tesla NACS bandwagon. Ford tries again to fix the Mustang Mach-E. And Stellantis plans several U.S. trucks with electric propulsion, arriving soon.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2014

Only hybrids performed very well on both the green rating and the smog index. China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) recently released its 2014 Green Car China Annual Report , an evaluation of mainstream vehicles on sale in China by their lifecycle impacts and their health impacts. Green rating.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Genesis rolls out a large electric SUV concept and a performance GV60. CATL might be making cells for the very affordable Tesla. And why are we having our EVs charge at night if we work from home? Nissan talked through a roadmap for a new generation of.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 9, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota may be mulling a bigger role for diesel. Several states are stalling on adopting California’s EV mandate. And the Mustang Mach-E gets better in many different ways.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 13, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 12, 2024. And which luxury EV is bringing back the appearance of an internal combustion grille? Will fake tailpipes come next? In a first drive.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

GM may soon have Chevy and GMC plug-in hybrid pickups. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Dodge considers EVs that have much more than a V-8 soundtrack. And the Honda Prologue remixes GM’s Ultium into its own gateway EV.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Honda CR-V Hybrid gets a price—and better gas mileage in some versions. And what’s the most aerodynamic production car in the world? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid earns 40 mpg, Honda has revealed—with the addition of.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 1, 2024

Nissan and Mitsubishi team up for EVs, hybrids, and PHEVs, and next-generation pickups. And will next-generation batteries help plug-in hybrids make more sense at 70 miles? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla hit six million cumulative EV sales, and we roundup all the achievements.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 12, 2023

What will EV mode on your hybrid do? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid and Fisker want to sell vehicles in China soon. And support for the Tesla EV charging standard builds from charging networks and hardware makers.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Toyota’s bulking out its hybrid lineup with two more high-mpg hybrid-only models—and one of them is a market bestseller. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Genesis is planning a super-size electric SUV. And what goes into Tesla range estimates for trip planning?

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2023

And some hybrids are getting marked up past the gas money they’ll save. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Electrify America’s cross-country charging network will support Tesla connectors, but many details are missing. Tesla will stay on top for U.S. EV sales for years, a study estimates.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Toyota Camry Hybrid is soon getting all-wheel drive. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Battery tech in the Polestar 5 could allow some very fast charging. Lucid lets the Air charge other EVs. And VW claims again it’s working on a $35,000 EV for the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And Toyota rolls out a Grand version of its Highlander Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid offers seating for up to eight and fuel economy up to 34 mpg. Lucid responds to pricing pressure. Tesla is looking for a plant site in Mexico.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota adds to its Kentucky EV plans. And before its Gen 2 EVs have launched, Ford starts touting its Gen 3 EV project that could face Tesla and China on cost. Ford CEO Jim Farley, during the company’s Q4 2023 earnings call Tuesday afternoon, noted.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2023

Toyota sees 125-mile plug-in hybrids as part of the future. And we drove the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, we found this small crossover (or boxy wagon) to optimize value and fuel. Kia ramps up its EV plans.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2024

Toyota hints of more advanced route planners for plug-in hybrids in the future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Lexus RX finally has a plug-in hybrid in the lineup. The Biden administration eases the path ahead for automakers to go electric. In a review of the.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM this week announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Which automaker CEO sees EV acceleration as a safety feature? Which very exclusive luxury EV was recalled this week?

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 25, 2023

And the Civic Hybrid is next in Honda’s shift to about half hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda has confirmed that the Civic Hybrid is due as a sedan and hatchback in 2024—and to be competitive, look for. Formula E is running with Lucid motors.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And in recent remarks an Australian executive for the company insisted that diesel “is not going to die off anytime soon,” and hinted that diesel might be paired with hybrid powertrains “particularly for heavy vehicles.” I agree to receive emails from Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2023

And the 2024 Toyota Tacoma goes hybrid—at least for some of the lineup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The hybrid models headline a 2024 Toyota Tacoma pickup lineup revealed Thursday night. Chevy’s Silverado EV will come with an EPA range rating of up to 450 miles. But as with.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 4, 2024

Ford promises more hybrids but is delaying several key EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has delayed its next-generation electric pickup and 3-row electric SUV, while stepping up plans to offer hybrids, in a. Are EV rejectors behind the times?

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Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2023

The Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid delivers more electric range, but will it deliver more mpg? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2024 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid, we looked at how this model essentially helps. Mercedes reveals plans for an electric camper van.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

market future around hybrid trucks, electric ones, or both? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Is Nissan planning its U.S. And we get drive time in the very affordable and quick Volvo EX30, just as Volvo plans out its future around bidirectional charging in some of its other models.

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