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Ioniq 6 efficiency, Honda CR-V hybrid, Canoo lifeline, Tesla Powerwalls backing up the grid: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

How are Tesla Powerwall owners forming a “virtual power plant” to back up the grid? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 15, 2022. Which automaker entered the charging business? Hyundai confirmed the U.S.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending. We rounded up all the themes and details, in 12 things to know about these Honda EVs arriving in 2026. Honda says hybrids made up more than a quarter of its total U.S. inch infotainment screen. sales in calendar year 2023.

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Kia EV9 home backup, Mazda CX-9 PHEV safety, ChargeScape V2G tech: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Honda, BMW, and Ford get together for looking at how EVs could connect to the grid. And we go hands-on with how the Kia EV9 will help back up the home and smooth the grid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Mazda CX-9 PHEV makes the safety honor roll.

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Honda’s Tesla charging timeline, Toyota hydrogen pickup, fuel-cell power station: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Honda maps out its charge-port shift for new EVs. port “off the grid.” This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has revealed a hydrogen fuel-cell pickup project, and it’s ready to take its biggest U.S. Toyota is producing.

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Second Honda dealership achieves grid-neutral status

Green Car Reports

If you're planning on buying a green car, have you ever wondered if you'll be making the purchase at a green dealership? As cars get more efficient, the carbon emissions related to the infrastructure for manufacturing and selling them should be considered as well.

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Honda Dealer In NJ Is First In U.S. To Use No Net Electricity

Green Car Reports

There are many green cars on the road, but how eco-friendly are the dealerships that sell them? Rossi Honda of Vineland, New Jersey, claims to be the first U.S. car dealer to have become "Electric-Grid Neutral," meaning it uses no net electricity from its local utility.

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BMW 3-Series vs Tesla Model 3, Honda Fit update, Buick wagon, ChargePoint cash: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, reports say BMW will reveal its Tesla Model 3-fighter this fall, PG&E concludes electric cars can be kinder to the grid, ChargePoint raises more money, and the 2018 Honda Fit gets Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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