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US-made Toyota EVs, Sono solar-car reservations, Bosch fuel cells for semis: Today’s Car News

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EV battery production, and that sounds like a nod to future U.S.-built And Sono Motors is racking up reservations for its solar EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Sono has announced that it’s reached 20,000 reservations for its $25,000 Sion solar. Bosch intends to make fuel cells in the U.S.

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Lexus EV concept preview, Aptera update, Kia EV5 details, EV3 and EV4 concepts: Today’s Car News

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Aptera shows how it’s at work on its solar EV. And Kia provides a look at several future affordable EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lexus looks to several concepts as a starting point toward becoming an EV brand.

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Aptera details, Lightyear 0, Tesla heat pump, luxury EV leases: Today’s Car News

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Aptera details the first of its three-wheeled solar EVs due to have up to a 1,000-mile range. And Lightyear bails on its solar-car starting line and skips to the future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid offers one of many expected luxury EV leases tapping into federal money.

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Polestar Precept concept, solar efficiency, smart transmissions: Today’s Car News

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Polestar gives a glimpse of a future flagship electric car. Researchers suggest much higher solar cell efficiency without rare materials. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And Hyundai is working on giving transmissions more smarts, not necessarily more gears.

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Cadillac Lyriq price, VW’s Scout brand, future electric RVs, Genesis GV60 review: Today’s Car News

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Electric RVs could embrace solar and aero. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We review the Genesis GV60. The Cadillac Lyriq has a price tag and range ratings. And is VW working around its U.S.

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Future Ford Escape plug-in, China vs US, more solar power, electric semis on wires: Today's Car News

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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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Solar Toyota Prius, Tesla court case, the cost of clean energy: Today's Car News

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Toyota tests a solar-powered Prius in Japan. The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide the future of Tesla stores. And General Motors cleans up not just its cars, but its factories and tires. Hybrids aren't just for cars and trains anymore. All this and more on Green Car Reports. In Japan, Toyota.

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