Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Today, we've got a cheaper hybrid SUV, the first of three Best Car To Buy 2018 finalists, a prize-winning solar sedan, and millions for much faster electric-car charging. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We also covered the very unusual.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 2, 2020

Which upcoming electric vehicle was officially canceled this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 1, 2020. GCR recently spent some time with the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, which will be.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

We look at the shortlist of safest electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The Sono Sion solar car is no more. And will worries over gasoline-car resale value drive subscription models? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The company will instead focus on solar.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2022

Which “expensive” electric car did a Senator drive to Washington, D.C.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 10, 2022. How many miles apart is the federal government asking for EV fast-chargers?

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2019

Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel fires at its stores. Mercedes-Benz released a new electric van. And we run down the best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new survey shows the top reasons consumers avoid buying EVs.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2022

Which “expensive” electric car did a Senator drive to Washington, D.C.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 10, 2022. How many miles apart is the federal government asking for EV fast-chargers?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2019

And why again is Toyota so committed to hybrids and not electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 6, 2019. Sono Motors is aiming to make a compact car powered mostly by solar panels. We asked.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Today, we've got a different approach to electric trucks, a complicated combustion engine, more solar power, a plug-in future Ford, and some worries about U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week's most important green-car stories.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2019

Hyundai releases details on the 2020 Sonata Hybrid. Protean introduces in-wheel motors on casters for electric buses. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid will get a solar roof, digital key app, and a sportier. VW advances voice commands. And the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 23, 2020

Which automaker revealed a completely new electric vehicle that’s already been canceled? And will Tesla’s cars get bidirectional charging ability in the near future? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 22, 2020.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, it''s all about the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid and its EPA gas-mileage rating. Home solar gets cheaper, we have an electric-car recall and a crash test of a different electric model, and we finish with a fun photo gallery. As rumored earlier in the day.'

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: the rotary engine lives on in prototypes for a Mazda 2 range-extended electric car, Via Motors lets the sun shine on its new solar tonneau cover, and we drive the 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2015 Honda Solar Engine 72

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Today, we have confirmation of the all-electric Kia Niro EV, pros and cons of automaker subsidization of electric-car fast charging, and why Toyota thinks plug-in hybrids will catch on more quickly than battery-electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: An updated version of the Audi Sport quattro plug-in hybrid concept will debut at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, the Ford C-Max Solar Energi can recharge at least partly with sunlight, and Kelly Blue Book isn''t optimistic about electric-car residual values.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2015

cities are the best for electric cars, Nissan says it may build a plug-in hybrid crossover in the future, and the Solar Impulse 2 electric airplane begins its attempted globe-circling flight. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News' Today, ChargePoint says which U.S.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Today, Elon Musk claims Tesla will have a 500-mile electric car by 2025, a report claims the Hyundai Prius-fighter hybrid could debut at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, and data shows Volkswagen transaction prices have been hit hard by the ongoing emissions scandal. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 30, 2017

Today, BMW's electric-car plans may have changed, Tesla solar roof tiles can be preordered, A123 is bigger than you think, and VW plans even greater reductions in the environmental impact of carmaking. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you're interested in the new Kia Niro hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Sanyo Electric plans to launch mass production of lithium ion batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012 as part of a ¥200-billion investment (US$2.126 billion) over the next three years in rechargeable batteries and solar cells.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 16, 2010

Bicycle enthusiasts in Japan could soon be cycling on solar power after Sanyo Electric installed two solar parking lots for hybrid bikes in Setagaya, Tokyo. The parking lots incorporate solar panels and lithium-ion battery systems with Sanyo also providing 100 electric hybrid eneloop bikes.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 2, 2014

Ford is to reveal a new solar-powered hybrid concept vehicle at the International CES in Las Vegas next week. Based on the C-Max plug-in hybrid, the new Solar Energi Concept can achieve its full electric driving range from solar power alone under the right circumstances (when it is left in the sun f[.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Given the fact that it has already been at the epicentre of numerous green car developments, it should come as no surprise that the name Toyota has taken another giant leap forward for green motoring.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 29, 2009

From the continued dominance of Japanese manufacturers to the vehicle scrappage scheme; with everything from bankruptcy to exciting new concepts in between – it’s been an enthralling year for green cars and here we look back at the key developments… 2009: A YEAR IN REVIEW FOR GREEN CARS.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 15, 2010

Bicycle enthusiasts in Japan could soon be cycling on solar power after Sanyo Electric installed two solar parking lots for hybrid bikes in Setagaya, Tokyo. The parking lots incorporate solar panels and lithium-ion battery systems with Sanyo also providing 100 electric hybrid eneloop bikes.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Ford is greening up some of its dealerships in the US, installing wind and solar systems to generate clean electricity to keep the lights on and power electric car charging points. Now with a range of two plug-in hybrids and one fully electric car, the firm is exploring green electricity too, to e[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

Reports have once again emerged that Japanese car manufacturer Toyota is to develop a car that will be charged solely by solar power. At its factory in Japan, Toyota has already been using rooftop solar panels to produce enough electricity to power 500 homes.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. Green Vehicles. Electric Cars.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Keep your eye on Magna Electronics, which is rapidly emerging as one of the key players in the green car sector. It is used predominantly in wind and solar applications as well as traction applications, industrial drives and elevator systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018. At speeds from 80 km/h (49.7

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2014

This week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ford Motor Company unveiled a new concept car that it said could revolutionise how electric cars charge forever. Based on the C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid — a version of the C-Max hatch that we sadly don’t get here in the UK — t[.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 14, 2010

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit marked the US debut of Hyundai’s Blue-Will plug-in hybrid concept that was first introduced at the Seoul Motor Show in 2009. The Blue-Will represents a myriad of new ideas including roof-mounted solar cells, drive-by-wire steering, touch screen controls and lithium polymer batteries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2010

The expo which will feature a host of green car technologies including electric, hybrid, fuel cell and solar vehicles opens at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, this Thursday (June 17, 2010) and runs until Saturday (June 19, [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Solar power could become cheaper and a more practical energy solution thanks to research into specially designed fibre optics. Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs. This is truly a three dimensional solar cell.”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2014

Solutions for passenger ‘green’ cars with market maturity and infrastructure availability. The most important source of decarbonized energy in 2050 will come from electricity produced from renewable sources like wind, solar and hydroelectric and used in plug-in vehicles, the report notes. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Audi has several development models already on the road. —Siegfried Pint.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The company will provide three Mazda Demios (Mazda2s) for conversion to electric vehicles as part of the project in collaboration with Itochu Corporation and other companies in conjunction with Tsukuba City for the Tsukuba Environmental Style Test Project that is scheduled to begin in March, 2010.

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2010

Having already outlined its plans to become a key player in the lithium-ion battery market, the Nikkei now reports that Sanyo Electric will launch mass production of the batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012.

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