Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2021

Mercedes-Benz lays out its electric future with new platforms. A new study busts myths regarding greenhouse gas emissions. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And which EV model will be most compatible with fast-chargers in the U.S.? Mercedes-Benz provided an update on its electric future.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Not all CARB states are in on the 2035 gas-vehicle ban. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Recalled Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids can be plugged in once again, with a remedy. GM bets on silicon-anode tech for range and cost. And Toyota is one of few automakers to publicly push back over the U.S. target of 50% EVs by 2030.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Our nameless reviewer felt , back in 2006, that the Vue's panel gaps made it the "automotive equivalent of a shotgun shack" and calculated that the Green Line version would require 90,000 miles of driving with $2.15/gallon

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2023

And some hybrids are getting marked up past the gas money they’ll save. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Electrify America’s cross-country charging network will support Tesla connectors, but many details are missing. Tesla will stay on top for U.S. EV sales for years, a study estimates.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 5, 2020

Electric-car charging connects all of our headlines this morning, as a $500 billion infrastructure bill would emphasize charging corridors. And Germany is mandating charging connectors at gas stations. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Audi makes a point about the E-Tron’s flat charging curve.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2022

Gas prices are leading to a surge of demand for high-mpg vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Demand for the Mustang Mach-E is so strong Ford has put orders on hold. Aston and Britishvolt aim to develop performance batteries. And leave it to Lucid to present EV battery tech with clarity.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2020

Electric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A study from the UK has found that electric cars are now cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump. Battery-electric trains catch on in Europe.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2023

Utah takes from the EV drivers and gives to the gas guzzlers. And when will new vehicles with tailpipes become tone-deaf? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California might require bidirectional charging. A cumulative 1.5 million plug-in vehicles have been sold in California, the state reported last week.

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Utah California Charging Tax 140

Green Car Reports

MARCH 23, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Yesterday Tesla delivered its first cars from its new factory in Germany, nicknamed Giga Berlin. Tesla makes its first deliveries from Giga Berlin. EVs cost even less to “fill up” vs. gasoline vehicles as pump prices surge. And more coal is in the mix.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Californians support the 2035 gasoline vehicle ban, but it’s split along party lines. Foxconn previews more Foxtron EVs, and says it will build Indi One. And GM sees an energy business far beyond EVs.

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Silverado Energy General Motors Gas 132

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford looks to AR to educate its F-150 Lightning reservation-holders. Volvo's CO2-footprint deep dive on its latest EV shows some takeaways for anyone going electric. And Kia shows a boxy electric SUV in its future.

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F-150 Kia CO2 Concept 168

Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla NACS adapter shipments to current Rivian drivers are due to start soon after that. And the 2024 GMC Hummer EV is in the company of gas-guzzlers on the latest list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment. I agree to receive emails from Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And according to a recent brief from Department of Energy researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, more flexible controls and a gas-station-like layout might go a long way in boosting EV charging station reliability. Polestar tests a different kind of battery at the charger.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Honda CR-V Hybrid gets a price—and better gas mileage in some versions. And what’s the most aerodynamic production car in the world? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Natural-rubber tires could be made from a sustainable crop in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford appears to be considering a charging solution that makes more with less. And the Kia Niro EV is more charming than its predecessor but a puzzling product by the numbers.

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Kia Ford Price Charging 122

Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar shows its performance electric SUV, the 3. Solid Power is ramping up production of test solid-state cells. And Hyundai announces the end of tailpipes and fuel tanks for the Ioniq lineup. Polestar gave a first look at its upcoming electric performance SUV, the Polestar 3.

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Hyundai Green Cars SUV Gas 148

Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Lexus UX 300h has gone hybrid-only , and the most popular AWD version of this model gets a noteworthy gas-mileage boost. Used EVs are selling at lower prices than last year. And the most affordable Lexus gets more fuel-efficient.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2021

Minnesota’s mandate of EVs could change the equation around “compliance car” plug-ins that automakers only sell in some of the U.S. New Biden administration vehicle efficiency rules are on the way. And we look at 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid gas mileage. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Minnesota Tucson Hybrid MPG 185

Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2022

EVs remain the antidote for high gas prices. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Expectations are high for electric RVs, but where will they charge? And the weight of bigger battery packs causes more emissions from a source you might not expect.

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Emissions Battery Batteries Green Cars 148

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2022

Researchers suggest EV sales targets are an incomplete solution without retiring gas vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla and startup EV brands are losing out on the sales, one study suggests. And we warm up to the weirdness of the BMW iX. In a weeklong drive review of the BMW.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With a second-generation Kia Niro EV arriving in months, Kia sees a reason to keep making the first-gen Niro EV. And states and environmental groups ally in a suit against the USPS. The controversy.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The automaker says it will add hybrid “offerings” to every gas-powered model in the lineup by 2030. And Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg likened EV rejectors to landline-phone Luddites in a recent Fox News interview. I agree to receive emails from Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 13, 2020

And is Tesla immune to the plunge in gas prices expected through the summer? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Gas prices are falling fast, and. The Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is finding the majority of its interest so far from people outside the Ford fold.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2022

Porsche says it can make EVs profitable—more profitable than gas. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The federal government is likely loaning money to GM’s joint-venture battery operation with LG. VW starts ID.4 4 production in the U.S. And the production Sono Sion makes a bow.

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Solar Production Porsche Green Cars 151

Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia EV6 and Mercedes-Benz EQS outperformed equivalent gas models in. And not all EVs stumble on the early ownership experience—Mercedes and Kia have models that buck the trend.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. An industry group drops its lawsuit over tighter diesel tailpipe rules. How much better for emissions are electric pickups? And a Chinese automaker claims to have the world’s fastest-charging mass-production EV. Short supply and strong demand, supply-chain.

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Diesel Gas-Electric Charging Green Cars 108

Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

New Jersey is asking for EV buyers to pay $1,000. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With a bill signed into law last week, New Jersey is marking up EV ownership with an additional $1,000 upfront fee that applies on top of other existing registration fees. Kia keeps to its EV goals.

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Kia New Jersey Cars Green Cars 52

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2022

Tesla insurance expands, and several new subscriptions allow the Tesla Model 3 by the month. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM could soon be announcing another EV factory. And rural convenience stores want to be charging hubs. Where do we locate rural charging infrastructure?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2015

Today, new legislation allows Tesla to sell electric cars directly to customers in New Jersey, high SUV sales may affect 2025 gas-mileage rules, and a new report claims green "alternative-power" vehicles dropped out of the top 10 new-vehicle categories in 2014. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars Green New Jersey Gas 60

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Vermont will pay residents to retire gas-guzzlers and switch to EVs. And the IRS is moving fast on sourcing rules for the new EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford F-150 Lightning prices rise, again. Ford has once again hiked the price of the Ford F-150 Lightning.

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F-150 Tax Credit Vermont Tax 126

Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2021

The Porsche Macan is going electric, although that doesn’t mean the gas version is going away. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Subaru’s first electric vehicle for the U.S. has a name. And Minnesota is looking like the first in the Midwest to adopt California’s EV mandate.

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Minnesota Porsche California Fully Electric 165

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

And India could add charging to tens of thousands of gas stations. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Uber steps up its plans to take its ride-hailing all electric. GM cuts some cords with a technology first within the battery pack of its upcoming EVs.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2021

Tesla surprises with its new battery cell in the Model Y, due soon. And could the GMC Hummer EV lead to some gas- and diesel-burning opportunities for GM? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia EV6 will arrive next year throughout the U.S. Canoo prices the first of its EVs. for most of a.

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Hummer Kia Price GMC 157

Green Car Reports

MAY 29, 2020

And Ford isn’t worried about low gas prices and EV adoption. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hydrogen fuel-cell stations promise speedier throughput on busy weekends. A California city now claims to have the largest public fast-charging site.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Hertz is selling its EVs for more gas vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The rental-car giant Hertz has announced that it’s selling a third of its EV fleet —about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas—to buy gasoline cars. Vinfast previews three EVs.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Which states recently joined California in banning gas-only vehicles by 2035? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 30, 2022. Our biggest, albeit most confusing, piece of news this week came on.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 21, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This morning we consider Mercedes-Benz and its shift to electric vehicles—with a look at the efficiency-focused EQXX and a ride-along in the upcoming EQE sedan. Maserati is going all-EV by the end of the decade. Rivian stands out for outsourcing its electric motors.

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