Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Today, Renault believes the cost of complying with emissions standards will lead to the disappearance of diesel cars from the mass market, SUV sales eat into sales of mid-size sedans, and an extended-range electric Nissan Note may go on sale in Japan soon. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. The MEB extends its open approach to batteries, as well. Earlier post.) The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

Which automaker reportedly scrapped development of ICE range extenders for EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 19, 2024. Various financial incentives will help; so will range and efficiency; but the simple answer may rest on production volume.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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