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VW ID.Buzz delay, Alfa Tonale PHEV, MPG fines, Colorado incentives: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Alfa Romeo’s new plug-in hybrid points toward EVs but doesn’t wow on mpg. And Colorado ramps up its state EV credits and looks to affordability. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Colorado is incentivizing smaller, cheaper. Why is the electric VW Bus taking so long to arrive in America?

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RAV4 Hybrid fuel tank, Bolt EV app, Rivian and Lucid in Colorado: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota puzzles over hybrid fuel tanks. And Colorado may soon make it easier for Rivian and Lucid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota is still working to resolve a fuel-tank issue with its top-selling hybrid, the RAV4 Hybrid. VW looks at fast chargers that are lighter for the grid.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

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. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Colorado cleans up, why not a Tesla Model 3 or plug-in: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid gets better fuel economy than any other SUV without a plug. We take a look at the benefits of short-range plug-in hybrids. And Colorado joins up with California emissions standards. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We take a closer look at what.

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2019 Honda Insight review, Tesla Autopilot Buddy ban, and Colorado joins CA emissions states: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Colorado plans to join the 13 California emissions states. And we take another look at the 2019 Insight with our video review of the hybrid sedan. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. We review the 2019 Honda Insight and put the manufacturer's fuel-economy claims to the test. The NHTSA has banned Autopilot Buddy.

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Ford hybrid SUVs, Lyft rents EVs, California bans GM: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lyft is renting electric cars to its drivers in Colorado. Hybrid versions of Ford’s biggest SUVs are on the way. All this, today at Green Car. Hyundai has confidence in truck platooning. California bans GM and others who want to limit its clean-air authority.

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Tesla layoffs, Hyundai Ioniq updates, Mercedes-Audi SUVs: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The Hyundai Ioniq hybrid and plug-in hybrid Prius-fighters are already set for a refresh. And Colorado took the first step to require electric cars to come to the state. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz and Audi are working on smaller electric SUVs.

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