Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The 2014 Paris Motor Show this week kicked off the annual global parade of new production cars and concepts, and several notable green cars made their debuts. They include both concept and production models with hybrid, plug-in electric, and diesel powertrains. Demonstrating the breadth of green-car.'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development formed in 1960 when 18 European countries plus the US and Canada joined forces to create an organization dedicated to global development. Today, the OECD has 34 member countries.). In addition, high entry barriers favor incumbent firms and technologies over newcomers.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2015

China''s status as the largest new-car market in the world means the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show is now as important for car shoppers outside the country as it is for those within. While there are still plenty of bizarre homegrown creations, the Shanghai show floor is also full of concept and production cars from global automakers.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Take a closer look at what happens to older electric car batteries. VW shares the first details about the battery pack behind its global electric-car strategy. Volvo recalls the XC60 T8 plug-in's charging cable. And we provide an answer to the question: What happens when electric cars are flooded?

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Tesla Battery Day outlines battery tech that could set the company up as a cell manufacturer, and global EV domination. Kia reveals a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid SUV for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford will be building a bunch of EVs in Canada. And Volkswagen’s first EV for the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Today, we've got a pair of stories on internal combustion, covering Mazda's innovative and fuel-efficient new SkyActiv-X engine and a dismissive comment on electric cars from a Japanese CEO. plug-in electric car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you think of the global auto.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Today's news is dominated by the global debut of the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric cars, and we've got full details, prototype drive impressions, and a nine-point cheat sheet. Also, news on California's dirtiest diesels and thoughts on the future of plug-in hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Hyundai is widely viewed as one of the most aggressive car companies in the world. In global industry terms, it's relatively young, having designed and sold its first car only in 1975.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2017

Today, we have good news on electric-car buyers, a grim EPA budget, an apparently failed new battery, and production of the first plug-in hybrid minivan to hit the market. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A proposed EPA budget.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

And the CEO of global automaker Stellantis seemingly denies that EVs are a greener choice yet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. But it does now see about 800,000 annual hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell sales by then—making electrified vehicles 58% of its mix in 2030. million Kia EV sales annually by 2030.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

“We are investing in facilities to produce hybrid cars at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,” Lee told the Korea Economic Daily and other media on the call, adding that Hyundai “to develop a system to apply hybrid (trims) to all models.” including the Kona Hybrid —to allow more attention for its EVs.

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Teslarati

MARCH 25, 2024

Hyundai will run pilot tests with its electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen fuel cell cars to boost ultraluxury tourism in Saudi Arabia. Hyundai Motor Group signed a memorandum of understanding with Red Sea Global to run pilot tests in the ultraluxury tourism destination of Amaala and Ummahat Islands resort.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2020

Which new plug-in hybrid failed to achieve the EPA mpg ratings of its non-hybrid counterpart? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 17, 2020. As the global pandemic continued but officials started the discussion.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The third annual National Plug-in Day took place over the weekend with more than 90 US cities getting involved, raising awareness of the market availability and appeal of battery-powered vehicles. This year, events in Mexico and Amsterdam also took place, as an American-led event went global. Electric cars'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. “I’m very encouraged that carmakers now see as allies the utilities, plug-in advocates, community and regional efforts like ProjectGetReady.”

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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 Car Reports

APRIL 14, 2016

Today, we look at why all-wheel drive Tesla electric cars are rated as more efficient than rear-wheel drive models, California issues nearly $9 million in grants for DC fast-charging stations, and global electric-car sales surged in 2015 despite stagnant U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

That’s because there is still a “premium attached to electric cars” that won’t go away until a “substantial shift in the cost of batteries” occurs, Carlucci said. Toyota has launched a C-HR plug-in hybrid in Europe, too. That model will start around 32,000 euros ($35,000), Carlucci revealed.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In the world of green cars, Nissan is best known for its Leaf electric car--which is the world''s best-selling electric vehicle ever, with more than 100,000 delivered. But like any global automaker, Nissan is pursuing a variety of powertrain and other technologies to boost the efficiency of all its vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 5, 2018

Panasonic is looking into new electric-car batteries with smaller amounts of cobalt. The latest Canadian electric car sales may raise some eyebrows. And a new study shows it's less expensive to curb global warming than it is to adapt to the changes. All of 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 Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Global plug-in electric car sales pass 400,000, the Tesla Model S electric car appears on 60 Minutes, and Toyota uses landfill power to cut emissions at one of its plants. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Tesla Model S.'

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2009

Within that, projects for the European Green Cars Inititative are to receive an indicative (i.e., Within that, projects for the European Green Cars Inititative are to receive an indicative (i.e., million) for the European Green Cars Initiative topics, and the remaining €12 million for the rest of the topics.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. Electric Cars, the Next Movement.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2016

Which huge global automaker promised to launch 30 all-electric cars over the next 10 years? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, June 17, 2016. Friday, we.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: we summarize our 2014 Detroit Auto Show coverage by looking at the important car and concept debuts, plug-in electric car sales in Canada rose 50 percent in 2013, and Toyota hybrid sales have now topped 6 million vehicles globally. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 5, 2024. The Kia EV9 is Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. Which EVs made the tax-credit shortlist in 2024? Which company faced a $1.7 billion fine for diesel emissions cheating?

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Honda might have issue with the term “smog-spewing,” as it noted to Green Car Reports that when it began its sponsorship of Autopia in 2016 it replaced existing engines at the attraction with more efficient Honda iGX270 engines. Autopia is one of the longer-running attractions at the Anaheim, California, Walt Disney Co.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2017

in the global race among makers of electric cars? What car may pose a significant threat to the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 15, 2017. Friday, we learned EV shoppers can.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2010

It’s official – consumers want plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles. A new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Centre found that roughly 60 per cent of respondents in China said they would consider buying a plug-in or electric vehicle – that’s nearly five times the level in the US, the UK, Germany [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

It is already leading the way in the plug-in vehicle sector with the Chevrolet Volt (known in Europe as the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera), and now General Motors has secured another patent on some interesting plug-in hybrid technology.

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Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

Within four weeks, Green Star Products will publicly test its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. In April, the company, along with international consortium partner Global Green Cars, publicly tested its first full electric vehicle at tracks in Utah and Kentucky.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2012

The London Olympics now underway are a showcase for green cars. Automotive sponsor BMW is getting massive exposure for 4,000 of its greenest vehicles, including lower-emission ActiveHybrid models, fuel-efficient diesels, and much-anticipated i3 all-electric city car and i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe.

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2011

According to a new global study by Accenture, the majority of consumers would consider buying a plug-in electric vehicle as their next car purchase.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

How would plug-in hybrid electric vehicles cope with a typical route for a delivery truck? That was the question that Green Star Products attempted to address with its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing protocols, which it has now completed.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2015

Today, read about 240-volt Level 2 charging for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid SUV, the end of dealer markups for the 2015 BMW i8 coupe, and the potential true amount of global fossil fuel subsidies. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2015

The 2015 Detroit Auto Show opens next week and so far it''s not looking like an especially noteworthy show for green cars. While Detroit is one of the biggest stops on the global auto-show circuit, there don''t seem to be many plug-in electric, hybrid, or other efficient-car debuts lined up.

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