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One of these 5 vehicles will be Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2022

Green Car Reports

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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Hyundai hybrids, Emily GT, Polestar battery test, charger reliability: Today’s Car News

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This and more, here at Green Car Reports. production of more hybrid models , as part of an effort to expand the range of hybrid trims of its gasoline vehicles. And the EV with Saab roots might be made in Italy.

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Mini Cooper SE supply-chain issue, base BMW i4, plug-in hybrid ups and downs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Plug-in hybrid sales sag in Europe as they keep popping in the U.S. And there’s no more base $30k electric Mini Cooper—for now. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Mini Cooper SE has been a rare exception in the electric-vehicle market—in that it’s a nimble, head-turning.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018: Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in minivan

Green Car Reports

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. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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Battery-electric vehicle versus plug-in hybrid: why having both makes sense

Green Car Reports

Not long ago, green car fans had only one choice: a hybrid vehicle like the Prius that gets all its energy from gasoline.

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EV tire efficiency, Toyota hybrid ownership, Bollinger battery: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Electric vehicles could be losing 4% of their efficiency due to tires—and their inability to hold their ideal pressure. Original Toyota hybrid owners like to keep their vehicles for a long time. This and more here at Green Car Reports. A higher.

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Kia future EVs, Honda HR-V hybrid, Rivian funding, Cruise and Microsoft: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Honda is going all-hybrid for another one of its models—but maybe not for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia has revealed more about its push for more electric vehicles—including 11 EVs by 2025 and seven due to be launched by. Rivian gets another major round of funding.

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