Green Car Reports

AUGUST 12, 2016

Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns Volkswagen dealers not to mislead customers about diesel buybacks, the 2017 BMW 740e xDrive i Performance plug-in hybrid makes its U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. debut, and Tesla becomes the "driving" force behind San Francisco Bay Area manufacturing.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 15, 2021

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. According to sales data, the Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid is still flying off dealer lots. GM and LG Chem are reportedly readying a second battery plant. And would you choose the Hyundai Ioniq 5 or the Kia EV6?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Today we''ve got news of talks between BMW and Tesla Motors, details on the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen hydrogen fuel-cell concept, and the latest rumblings from car-dealer groups over criticism of haggling. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 12, 2017

Today, rumors about an all-new electric car, why trucks can be cars even if their owners don't know what they are, a frustrating Ford experience (but not because of the car), and lease pricing on the all-electric Honda Clarity. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2017

It's a new year, and that means a new crop of buyer deals on green cars. The 2017 model year is now well underway, but older 2016 versions of certain vehicles still sit on dealer lots. As dealers get more anxious to clear this older stock, look for more aggressive incentives on these models.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Finally green car fans can rejoice – as Toyota has made the Prius Plug-in Hybrid (Prius PHV) available for orders. The vehicle will be sold at all Toyota, Toyota Corolla, Toyopet and Netz dealers in Japanwith [.].

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Today, the Japanese-market Nissan Note e-Power is the first model to use the carmaker's new hybrid powertrain, dealers and carmakers make special offers to Volkswagen diesel owners taking buybacks, and the U.S. passes half a million plug-in electric car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Today, we look at how the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car might affect the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, Tesla CEO Elon Musk begs staff to cut costs, and Daimler plans six new electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out why a dealer trainer called dealers "clueless".

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We preview the green production cars and concepts of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid will arrive in dealers this year, and chemists create a gasoline substitute made from plant waste. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Today, we have efficiency ratings for the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, Consumer Reports' opinion of Tesla's updated Autopilot system, and General Motors makes its first allocations of 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars to dealers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2015

Today, read about 240-volt Level 2 charging for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid SUV, the end of dealer markups for the 2015 BMW i8 coupe, and the potential true amount of global fossil fuel subsidies. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Along with the upcoming fourth-generation hybrid Toyota Prius, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is one of the major green-car introductions of this year. To get an early sense of what the car’s like to live with.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 10, 2016

Once again, it's time to look at the best deals on green cars for the current month. As we get further into the 2017 model year, carmakers are working harder to get leftover 2016 models off dealer lots—and to jump-start sales of the new model year—by offering generous incentives.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. It’s now what’s know as an orphan car—no longer in production as GM moves to full electrics. The car has been nearly flawless. Its second oil change was forced as part of the hand-over from the dealer.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

How do you prove the benefits of a plug-in hybrid car to the public? A Florida car dealer set a mission to drive 1,100 miles in a Toyota Prius, which had been modified as a plug-in hybrid, while burning as little petrol as possible. Why set yourself a mechanical challenge of course.

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Green Cars News

MAY 13, 2010

Electronics firm, Sanyo has entered a supply agreement with Suzuki to provide the carmaker with lithium-ion battery systems for its planned plug-in hybrid model. Tags: Suzuki battery Lithium Ion plug-in hybrid Sanyo.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2009

General Motors (GM) has pulled the plug on plans to introduce in the US a new Buick SUV which would have included a plug-in hybrid version following negative feedback during a showcase to employees, potential customers, dealers, media and analysts. The cancellation comes just two weeks after the plans were announced.

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Baua Electric

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. 2024 BMW i5 BMW added two more 5-Series plug-in variants for the 2025 model year. Which automaker CEO sees EV acceleration as a safety feature? of the U.S.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2012

It has been a testing time for electric super car maker Fisker Automotive – but it now believes that its troubles, following a recall of its hallmark Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid vehicle, are nearly behind it.

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Green Cars News

MAY 8, 2012

Electric charging points provider Pod Point has become the approved supplier of charging solutions for Toyota dealers across the EU. The announcement comes as the Japanese car brand prepares to launch its first plug-in car; a rechargeable version of its iconic Prius hybrid.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

From there it also plans a plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle, as well as a sportier model of the i-MiEV similar to the 2007 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Sport concept that debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi i miev Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

earlier post ); and currently has two battery-electric passenger cars on the market (e-Up! and e-Golf) with other plug-in models following, the event marks a very large and public stake in the ground, in terms of defining the current and future importance of e-mobility for Volkswagen.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. Li-ion in traditional hybrid applications. by Bill Cooke. Prabhakar Patil. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

What’s more is that Honda’s UK plant, which employs 3,400 people, is running again and the extension of the scheme from 300,000 to 400,000 vehicles should see the car market beyond the potentially damaging VAT rise in January. A 15 per cent VAT on new car purchases balances the £1,000 subsidy. Our verdict. Faye Sunderland.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. It only charges its own cars. It has its own charging station to design its own plug design. in a Tesla.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. It only charges its own cars. It has its own charging station to design its own plug design. in a Tesla.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 29, 2023. This week we took a look at the last of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalists up close. What do you need to ask the dealership if buying an EV after the new year? big cities too?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

The taxation of these cars will be subject to the 3% uplift for diesel cars from this date. Discounts for alternative fuelled cars (e.g. LPG) will be abolished as will those for hybrids emitting 121g CO2 per kilometre or more. Ultra Low Carbon Cars. of the UK’s 26 million cars are electric.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

With the arrival of the new Golf Alltrack, the all-wheel-drive derivative of the Golf SportWagen, in US dealer showrooms in October, Volkswagen of America is offering an affordable, upscale and very fun-to-drive (more on this below) entry into an underserved market segment: all-wheel-drive wagons. Earlier post.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

4 that will be arriving at dealers soon. Lexus is promising that by 2025, the luxury division of Toyota will introduce 20 new vehicles encompassing hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery-electric vehicles, and “other electric vehicles” globally. – March 30, via Green Car Reports.

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