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

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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Plug-in GM Plug Hybrid 136

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Porsche hasn’t forgotten about plug-in hybrids. Although the sports-car brand just earlier this month revealed a revamped 2025 Taycan EV that offers more range, better efficiency, and stronger acceleration, and it’s soon rolling out its fully electric Macan SUV, it has a whole suite of other plug-ins on the way.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2021

Volvo Cars achieved its eleventh consecutive month of sales growth as the company’s global sales increased by 43% in May, compared with the same month last year. In May, Volvo Cars sold a total of 64,111 cars, up from 44,830 cars in the same period last year. Sales in the January-May period landed at 312,533 cars, up 49.9

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2023

And in this SUV-focused day of news, we see what a bigger battery brings to the latest Mercedes plug-in hybrid SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review, we found the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e plug-in. Ineos leapfrogs past diesel with an electric off-road SUV on the way.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

EVs and plug-in hybrids average more problems than hybrids and gasoline cars, J.D. The study, which is based on owner-reported issues with vehicles within the first three years of ownership, showed an average 256 problems per 100 vehicles for EVs and 216 for plug-in hybrids. Power found in its 2024 Vehicle Dependability Study.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2021

Mitsubishi teases the next-generation Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. CATL shows some of the future with its sodium-ion cells. And we round up all that’s alleged of Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who’s out on $100 million bail.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2022

From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Which new green car is the best? Each December we ask this question in earnest, first making a list of all the electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that arrive by the end of the calendar year, and you can buy early the following year. Now, that’s looking at 2022.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The reliability of electric cars and plug-in hybrids is improving, but they still remain more trouble-prone than cars without plugs, according to a new Consumer Reports survey. Electric cars, electric SUVs, and electric pickups are all among the.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2023

Plug-in hybrid drivers likely aren’t plugging in as much as the EPA has been assuming. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Base Standard Range versions of the Model 3 are eligible for more EV tax credit money than they were last week. And the Volvo EX30 EV aims for the $35,000 mark from the start.

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Tax Credit Volvo Plug-in Tax 93

Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2024

Mercedes-Benz might not see what Ram sees in a plug-in range-extended vehicle. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid adds a heat pump and subtracts charging time for its range-leading Air electric sedan. And why is each EV still losing thousands to full-line automakers?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 17, 2021

Hyundai released better numbers for its Tucson Plug-In Hybrid SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW provided splashy product news for two upcoming electric vehicles, both expected to get the German brand to hit a higher driving-range peg. And what EV might Foxconn build in Wisconsin?

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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 Congress

AUGUST 4, 2020

Half of all plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on the road in the US in 2019 were mid-size cars. Together, compact cars and large cars accounted for nearly 30% of the PEV population. Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019 , June 2020.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mercedes’ AMG shows a plug-in hybrid that uses its juice for performance more than range. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai on Tuesday revealed an autonomous “robotaxi” version of its Ioniq 5 electric car. Leaded gas is gone. And are you eager to see the Subaru EV? Made in.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

emissions in its supply chain: the sports car manufacturer is calling for its around 1,300 series suppliers to use exclusively renewable energy in the manufacture of Porsche components as of July 2021. Suppliers who are unwilling to switch to certified green energy will no longer be considered for contracts with Porsche in the long term.

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Porsche Green Energy Climate Change 360

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. Over the next seven years, more than two dozen vehicles that plug in to the grid to recharge.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2021

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid has been rated at 33 electric miles and. The Toyota RAV4 Prime has a rival from Hyundai, and it’s been rated for miles and mpg. And charging networks are disappointing on downtime.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Mitsubishi plans to go big with plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mitsubishi plans to ramp up its plug-in hybrid offerings over the next decade—likely well beyond its. Diesels diminish in Europe, in favor of electrification. And a brand-new EV could cost as little as $7,999.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Volkswagen has in recent years seen hybrids and plug-in hybrids as slowing the U.S. At the 2023 Chicago Auto Show, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America Pablo Di Si told Green Car Reports plug-in hybrids are back in consideration for the U.S. shift to EVs. But that may no longer be the case.

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Baua Electric

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. Could the R3 and R3X revive a stagnant small-car market? Big-box retailers could be doing more to support EV charging. tariff hike on Chinese EVs keep them out?

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Baua Electric

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. cars that had already been delivered and just 107 that had arrived in the U.S. Privacy Policy.

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Plug-in GM Plug Hybrid 52

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

AUGUST 2, 2022

Plug-in hybrid sales sag in Europe as they keep popping in the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW adds a base version of its i4 EV. And there’s no more base $30k electric Mini Cooper—for now.

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Plug-in BMW Plug Hybrid 130

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Porsche adds more electric miles to its Panamera plug-in hybrid. Volvo shifts to the newer naming strategy for all its vehicles that plug in. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. VW reveals a stylish electric wagon. And no, EV sales aren’t tanking.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 5, 2023

The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid version of the conventional 2023 Prius hybrid launched earlier this year. It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2022

As part of a Speed Week event in Pontiac, Michigan, Dodge has revealed the 2023 Hornet, a performance-themed compact car—er, crossover—that brings some pint-size punch back to the Dodge lineup.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2020

One of the most eagerly anticipated plug-in hybrids gets a range number. And what does a car review from 1959 tell us about EVs today? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We dove into an electric-car review from 1959 and thought about what’s different and what’s stayed the same.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 1, 2024

And will next-generation batteries help plug-in hybrids make more sense at 70 miles? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM is reportedly seeking a deal with CATL. Nissan and Mitsubishi team up for EVs, hybrids, and PHEVs, and next-generation pickups.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2021

We bring you a drive of the XC90 Recharge plug-in hybrid and think about its connection to a future all-electric XC90. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo announces a big battery factory for Europe. And Porsche is in the battery business.

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Volvo Porsche Plug-in Plug 139

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

And Audi pegs about 50 miles as the ideal for plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Although Nissan’s electric car took far longer to get there than. There’s quite the lease deal on the Chevy Bolt EV. The Nissan Leaf has passed 500,000 made, it announced to coincide with World EV Day.

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Audi Plug-in Plug Hybrid 145

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Recalled Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids can be plugged in once again, with a remedy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM bets on silicon-anode tech for range and cost. Not all CARB states are in on the 2035 gas-vehicle ban. And Toyota is one of few automakers to publicly push back over the U.S. target of 50% EVs by 2030.

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Plug-in Toyota GM Plug 127

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a brief drive review of the 2023 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid, we. Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks are back on, thanks to Mullen investment. Harbinger bows in the commercial-EV space with claims it can cost less. And we drive the Lexus RX 450h+.

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Lexus Plug-in BMW Plug 105

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

EVs and plug-in hybrids are more trouble-prone, suggests an annual survey. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EVs are too heavy for some U.S. guardrails. And are PHEVs misunderstood?

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Green Car Reports’ top 10 fuel-efficient vehicles all have one thing in common: plugs. Efficiency went further and farther for 2019 model-year vehicles in almost every sense of the two words. But where they go from there is anything but common among the vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

And Jeep is adding to its lineup of plug-in hybrid Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe versions. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Jeep today announced an expansion of its 4xe plug-in hybrid family. The $25,000 Tesla might remain mothballed, but the company sees the need for affordable models.

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