Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2021

Volvo announces a big battery factory for Europe. We bring you a drive of the XC90 Recharge plug-in hybrid and think about its connection to a future all-electric XC90. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And Porsche is in the battery business.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. But it continues to sell diesel SUVs across most regions, even in Europe. Follow Green Car Reports on Facebook and Twitter Green Car Reports Newsletter Sign up to get the latest green car and environmental news, delivered to your inbox daily!

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Green Car Reports

MAY 17, 2023

Ford reveals another intriguing small EV for Europe. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid costs less to lease than the Prius hybrid—even though the Prime has a higher sticker price. The courts aren’t done with Dieselgate. That’s because.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Which automaker has set up the highest-power fast-charging station in Europe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 28, 2020. This week, Honda revealed some of the key numbers for its CR-V Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2019

Audi plans a more affordable, shorter-range E-tron in Europe. The Kia Optima Hybrid merges back in for 2020 with minor changes. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla is introducing a larger stationary battery pack for businesses. And a California startup company wants to turn CO2 into gasoline.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2020

The Sonata Plug-In Hybrid is being cleared out under a great lease deal. Lexus is offering the strongest battery coverage yet—in Europe. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla might no longer be a California company. And the Prius marks its 20th birthday—in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2017

Honda's green-car strategy for the next decade or so appears to be coming into greater focus. In place of its previous mild hybrids, the Japanese automaker is planning to produce much higher volumes of its two-motor hybrid powertrain, as seen first in the Accord Hybrid mid-size sedan.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 5, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The Hyundai Intrado fuel cell and Subaru Viziv-2 hybrid concepts debut alongside several other green cars at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and Tesla Motors discusses its European expansion plans. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 19, 2019

You vote for plug-in hybrids as a good solution for embracing electric driving. Fiat's going electric with its commercial vans in Europe. And we bring you a first drive of the Ford Explorer Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2019

The Volkswagen ID R set another record for electric cars. Hyundai announced a Kona Hybrid for Europe. Our writer ran into an emergency when even a long-range electric car couldn't do what was needed. And Clipper Creek released a new home charger that can charge two electric cars. After setting a new world.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 14, 2021

And Europe is thinking about revoking some of the green halo from plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mazda makes its rotary range-extended MX-30 official for the U.S. Microplastic pollution from tires is a serious environmental issue. —first as a.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Chinese vehicle sales soar past 20 million with smog worse than ever, Peugeot-Citroën sells its 50,000th diesel-hybrid car in Europe, and a Tesla Model X prototype is spotted on public roads in California. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Mercedes-Benz lays out plans for more capable plug-in hybrid cars. And Europe commits to slash carbon dioxide by another 35 percent by 2030. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Bollinger announces its B2 electric pickup truck. Faraday Future's funding hits a snag—again.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Among the planned models, however, is a small electric SUV for Europe , based on the Urban SUV Concept shown in late 2023. Toyota has launched a C-HR plug-in hybrid in Europe, too. It told Green Car Reports in 2021 that it aimed to make affordability, not range , the focus of its EV plans. might be different.

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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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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Among the new features of the Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid recently launched in Europe is an efficiency-boosting trip planner that could be useful to Toyota’s U.S. plug-in hybrid customers. 2024 Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid (European-spec) Predictive Efficient Drive is a system that Toyota also touts for the Prius Prime.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Retail sales of the new Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid (pictured) have now begun in Europe. The first units of the vehicle have gone on sale in the Netherlands after production of the car began back in August. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Mitsubishi'

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: the redesigned Volkswagen Polo subcompact launches in Europe, Nissan reveals the tiny engine for its ZEOD electric Le Mans racer, and the fate of Chrysler''s hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

The aim of the initiative is to exchange and develop know-how and experience in selected regions within Europe as well as facilitate the market roll-out of electric vehicles in Europe. The Transport 2050 plan aims to half the number of conventionally-fuelled (non-hybrid) cars in cities by 2030 and phase them out by 2050.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2012

The 2013 Ford C-Max is the first car from any U.S. manufacturer to take aim directly at the legendary Toyota Prius hybrid. Derived from a small "people carrier" of the sort that are common in Europe, it's Ford's first-ever dedicated hybrid--a vehicle sold with no gasoline-only equivalent (at least here).

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

Ferrari warns rivals with Chinese EVs surging “For me, this is a call to action for Europe,” Benedetto Vigna, Ferrari’s CEO, said in an interview with BloombergTV. The warning comes as tensions between China and Europe escalate ahead of the EU deadline to announce the results of Beijing’s EV subsidies.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2019

What brand priced its Tesla Model 3 rival for Europe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 11, 2019. Which automaker partnered with Boeing for a personal luxury aircraft?

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Green Car Reports

MAY 25, 2019

Which new plug-in hybrid was introduced for Europe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 24, 2019. What system did Consumer Reports test and find lacking?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Today, two new investigations related to the Volkswagen diesel scandal open in Europe, the 2017 Volvo S90 is slated to get a plug-in hybrid powertrain option, and we reveal the first nominee for our 2016 Best Car To Buy award. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate €5 billion (US$6.7

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Honda would like to increase its sales of hybrids in Europe, but the continent’s love affair with the diesel engine is holding it back. While Honda is developing new hybrid systems, its plans for the European market remain unclear. "We have new hybrids coming through and would love to lau[.]. Hybrid cars Honda'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2010

Ford will soon join the hybrid rush in Europe as it lines up two new vehicles for the market. The company’s Valencia plant in Spain will build two advanced technology derivatives of the new Ford C-MAX multi-activity model, which will be launched in 2013: a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and a full hybrid electric vehicle.

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 24, 2024. this model is already set for Korea and Europe and with its larger battery pack will go well beyond 300 miles on a charge. And on the other hand, GM is pushing ahead with plug-in hybrids. 2025 Volkswagen ID.7

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has been marketing the Fuso Canter hybrid truck in its home market since July 2006 with 600 vehicles sold in Japan to date. Now however, it is breaking into Europe. It now hopes to expand its hybrid trucks business into targeted export markets from 2010 onwards.

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2012

Truck driving across the continent is about to get a little bit greener as Daimler launches the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid (pictured) in Europe. Last week we told you the vehicle was coming (see article) – and now production of the green truck is just starting with it to be introduced in the third quarter [.].

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It is also currently the best-selling car brand in China. 100 7587 0 7587 0 0 6933 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 6935The company was formed in 2003 and has seen a steady growth since then—selling a variety of different models, including hybrids and all-electric cars. Already, BYD buses are common across the US.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Find out why the 2016 Toyota Prius will face its toughest hybrid competition ever, and peruse the specs of the 2015 Jeep Renegade before it goes on sale. Also, see why car ownership is declining in Europe. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2015 Jeep Renegade subcompact crossover goes on sale in Europe.'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Land Rover’s new hybrid models have been predominately built with the European market in mind, it has been revealed, as the carmaker explains why it chose to team an electric drivetrain with a diesel-rather than a petrol engine. Even though the leading markets for hybrids are in the US and Far E[.]. Hybrid cars Land Rover'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Worldwide Prius sales have been buoyed since 2009 by the introduction in Japan of a government subsidy for green cars that propelled Prius to be the top-selling car in Japan for 17 months in a row. The Prius was launched in Japan in 1997 and began selling in Europe, North America and other markets in 2000.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Since it was first launched in the US last year, we’ve looked in envy across the Atlantic, as American consumers took to the wheel of the Kia Optima Hybrid-the firm’s first hybrid model. But now European fans of the Korean brand can rejoice too-as the firm announces that the Optima Hybrid is to launch in [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

A new study by a consortium of 30 organisations has suggested that for the G8 leaders to achieve the overall 80 per cent decarbonisation goal by 2050, a portfolio of advanced powertrains including electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles will be needed. It suggests that over the next 40 years, no [.].

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