Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW i3 REx extended-range electric car gets an EPA-rated 39 mpg on gasoline, Nissan unveils New Orleans'' first public electric-car charging station, and Google and General Motors collaborate on a ride-sharing test. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Tesla Motors, a notorious review in The New York Times of its Model S electric sedan, and the company's future were the topics of discussion last week among High Gear Media editors during a Google+ Hangout on Air video chat.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

. “Voltpost is pursuing an open charging distribution strategy to maximize interoperability and offer a frictionless customer experience,” said its CEO Jeff Prosserman, to Green Car Reports. “This includes integration with partner apps including, but not limited to, Google Maps, Apple Maps, Android Auto and CarPlay.”

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let’s face it: Google loves its green cars. So what better way to put a new electric car through its paces than make it part of Google’s GFleet - a pool of cars the Internet search giant makes available for its. Its also home to some of the best tech-savvy engineers in the world.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2017

Today, uncertainty over EPA emission testing, GM's electric-car goal, concern over the fate of more capable start-stop systems, and a 5-minute battery recharge? All this and more on Green Car Reports. Romania has doubled its electric-car purchase incentives; they're now more than $10,000 for a new car.

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2014

Search giant Google has announced it is to take a bold new step and start building its own electric self-driving cars. Google has been exploring autonomous driving since 2010, but has so far adapted Toyota Prius cars with its own sat-nav, radar, cameras and sensors to make them operate without the[.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2009

It’s probably the most famous name on the internet - yes even ahead of TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk - and now Google is going green. It is hoped that the StreetView system may expand its green connections with more alternative fuel vehicles or just alternative vehicles to cover the ground that cars cannot reach.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Self-driving cars have come a step closer to reality as a new legislation in California approved the use autonomous vehicles. Signed into law yesterday by the California Governor Jerry Brown, Google with now be able to test its fleet of modified Toyota Priuses as long as there is still a human being behind the wheel, [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Google is to remove adverts for unofficial congestion charge websites, after Transport for London (TfL) revealed how such websites were often providing misleading or entirely non-existent services. Green credentials Editor Pick' An estimated 1,000 people per day have been paying up to £8 extra for fictional ‘additional services[.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 14, 2012

Internet giant Google and German carmaker Daimler have announced that their strategic partnership will now run a little deeper.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 21, 2011

Internet giant Google is certainly one of the world’s most forward thinking companies, so it’s no surprise to see it embrace electric vehicle technology. Currently, Google boasts several low speed electric vehicles for short range travel [.].

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 25, 2015

This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, April 24, 2015. What does E85 ethanol fuel tun out to be really, really good for? And, where do you have to live to get a good clearance deal on a 2015 Chevy Volt, at least right now?

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Google is testing a self-driving car and has so far clocked up a total of 140,000 miles of driving without human intervention. Tags: Green credentials cameras DARPA Challenge driver-less Google prius trials. According [.]. According [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 10, 2010

That’s why we know environmental enthusiasts everywhere will be thrilled with the latest innovation from Google. The online search specialist has added biking directions in the US to Google Maps which includes step-by-step directions, bike trails, and a [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 31, 2017

All this and more on Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz has decided to launch electric cars up to three years faster than it had previously planned. A Google Street View car was used to test out new. We explained why.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2011

Search engine giant, Google is expanding its fleet of plug-in cars after completing the installation of the largest corporate infrastructure in the US.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got news coming from everywhere. Fisker Automotive may have found itself a buyer after all, while Forbes imagines what would happen if Google bought Tesla.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2013

Yesterday, Green Car Reports editor John Voelcker sat down with High Gear Media's social-media manager, Joel Feder, to discuss the two companies in a Google+ Hangout on Air. Right now, we seem to get news about Tesla Motors or Fisker Automotive almost every day. Some is good, some isn't.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2015

Today, we check in on the Tesla Model 3 electric car and the Audi Q6 electric SUV "coupe," and report on the fuel-economy figures for the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Ford also touts that it’s now including more than 15,000 Tesla Superchargers through its aggregated BlueOval Charge Network and the use of complimentary Tesla charging adapters , and EV Routing functionality now works together with Google Maps via Android Auto or Apple Maps via Apple CarPlay.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt has been widely dubbed as the car of the future and now its drivers will have their fingers on the pulse of the latest technology. OnStar is leveraging Google technology to develop a number of mobile application features for Volt customers including a new navigation tab. This allows the Volt owner to see [.].

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Green Car Reports

JULY 27, 2018

A hydrogen shortage strands fuel-cell drivers in Los Angeles, and a new study shows sales of electric cars surge when more models are available. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Nissan uses.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 8, 2011

Google’s self-driving cars may have had their first accident, according to car gossip webiste Jalopnik. One of the search engine giant’s converted Prius cars is believed to have been involved in a crash with another Prius.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Forget how hard it is to develop something as infallible as we’d expect a self-driving car to be, whether it’s being developed by Google or Tesla

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Green Cars News

MAY 30, 2012

Self-driving cars (pictured) appear to be a step too far for UK motorists. According to a poll by car supermarket group Motorpoint, UK motorists are not comfortable with the idea that was introduced by Google earlier this year. It polled 2,000 drivers and found that 58 per cent would not want a computer to take [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2011

Where Google leads, Yahoo is close behind. If Yahoo employees were beginning to envy the employees of rival search engine Google, then the Silicon Valley firm has come up with a solution. While Google recently added Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf models to its employee pool fleet (see story), Yahoo has now added a Toyota [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 24, 2012

That’s because Google has teamed up with OnStar to create a new service to [.]. Yesterday we reported on the news that the Chevrolet Volt has been deemed safe after an investigation by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (see article) – and now it appears that charging the vehicle could be easier than ever.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I have a few search terms logged into Google and Twitter, one of them is ‘electric cars,’ it helps me to keep up with developments in the arena however with my cutting edge technical skills and my constant reading of this venerable website I’m still always lagging behind. One of the stories I was made [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

A renewable energy car has successfully completed a record-breaking around-the-world trip at a cost of just AU$400 ( around £251) in electricity. The Google-sponsored car, built by students [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The company is hoping to build on its collaboration with Google that began back in 2005 and look more closely at the fields of [.]. Audi Connect will be the name of Audi’s new vehicle networking strategy as it bundles all applications and developments that link current and future models with the internet under one umbrella.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2011

The US state of Nevada has become the first to approve the use of driverless cars, like the sort being tested by Google at the moment. The state has passed new legislation which requires the Nevada Department of Transportation to prepare for the presence of driverless cars on its roads with rules governing safety standards, [.].

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Venture funds back green cars. The electric-car start-up was offered $465 million in low-cost loans by the U.S. Tesla said it will build the new car in California. Tesla’s investors include Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. roads by 2015 and low-cost Department of Energy loans for manufacturers.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2011

Just opposite the famous Google campus and firmly in the hub of the Valley famed for its high-tech and pioneering residents (including electric supercar maker Tesla), the new office in Mountain View will allow one [.]. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is to open a new research office in the heart of the Silicon Valley later this month.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 29, 2012

As Ford prepares for the full market launch of its first electric car, the Focus EV, over at BusinessGreen, they’ve discovered that the US carmaker is planning to make the model to order to reduce its risks in its first EV venture. Having already begun limited production to deliver models to corporate customers including Google [.].

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 29, 2023. GM emphasizes that these are not safety-related issues and not related to its Ultium EV propulsion suite or Google built-in. What do you need to ask the dealership if buying an EV after the new year?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Search Results for Google April 29, 2009 09:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle FRANKFORT, Ky.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Green Star Products, Inc. Global Green Cars is a U.S. Contacts Green Star Products, Inc. Terms of Use | ©2009 Business Wire.

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APRIL 21, 2009

The first after-market conversion company, built Felixs car, currently provides vehicles mainly to fleets. Green Car Company www.thegreencarco.com : Kirkland, WA Has converted several Priuses OEMtek www.oemtek.com : Milpitas, CA is developing Prius conversions with Valence lithium-phosphate batteries.

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