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With electric trucks and SUVs coming, is it time to reevaluate what a green car means?

Green Car Reports

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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Nissan e-4orce demo: Why electric-car AWD benefits more than performance and traction

Green Car Reports

In the electric-car realm, all-wheel drive can do even more. As Nissan demonstrated to Green Car Reports this past week with a series of dynamic demos at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, by.

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VW electric convertible, Volvo C40 Recharge debut, Nissan e-Hybrid efficiency: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Nissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. There aren’t any mass-market convertible electric cars. Volkswagen, clearly thinking to the.

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E-bike sales surge, solid-state tech, Nissan EV plan: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The e-bike market pulls past electric cars again. And is Nissan preparing to ramp up its EV plan across an Alliance? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. One of the top solid-state battery tech firms pushes ahead.

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2017 Nissan Leaf Details, Tesla's Toyota Deal Ends, Quiet Electric Cars: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: More details on the 2017 Nissan Leaf electric car emerge, Tesla''s deal to supply Toyota RAV4 EV electric powertrains ends, and we drive the 2014 Chevrolet Spark with CVT. All this and more on Green Car Reports. How quiet are electric cars?'

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Nissan Frontier Diesel, California Electric-Car Meet, Carsharing Effects: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan and Cummins unveil a Frontier diesel pickup concept at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, an August electric-car gathering in California promises to be the world''s largest, and a new study says carsharing is eating into new-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Nissan's Greener Non-Electric Cars: Hybrids, Diesels, But No Plug-In Hybrids?

Green Car Reports

In the world of green cars, Nissan is best known for its Leaf electric car--which is the world''s best-selling electric vehicle ever, with more than 100,000 delivered. But like any global automaker, Nissan is pursuing a variety of powertrain and other technologies to boost the efficiency of all its vehicles.

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