Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2021

Porsche revealed a rear-wheel-drive version of the Taycan. Climate gains from EVs are being offset by SUVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The five-minute fast-charge might be just a few years away. And the Biden Presidency will likely help foster the growth of the electric-vehicle sector.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

New spy shots reveal quite a bit about the new Porsche Taycan. And on an abbreviated holiday schedule today, we run down what we know about Ford's upcoming 300-mile SUV. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2023

Lexus introduced a spacious plug-in hybrid SUV. And Porsche provided a glimpse of future electric sports cars from the brand. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM jumps in with Ford in embracing the Tesla charging standard. The base Jeep Wrangler 4xe costs less for 2024.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 24, 2022

How can Porsche Taycan owners cut their home charging time in half? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 23, 2022. The Audi E-Tron SUV and Sportback have been given a bigger battery, better.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2020

Porsche hesitates over heavy electric sports cars. out of the plan for its iX3 electric SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. If you think Porsche is ready to follow its Taycan with a fully electric sports car or two, that anticipation may be premature. And BMW cuts the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2020

And we plugged in the fastest Porsche SUV ever. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Another report emphasizes the importance of making ride-hailing all-electric. Fisker is moving ahead with development.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 20, 2020

The Porsche Taycan gets a series of minor updates for 2021—including easier fast-charging and the potential of over-the-air feature subscriptions. And Lucid's electric SUV, due in 2023, has been spotted. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo plug-in hybrids cost less for 2021 than for 2020.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2019

Porsche rolls out one very fast plug-in SUV, just after it outlined a carbon-offset program. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is the quickest, fastest SUV ever presented from the performance brand. Could more moss clean city air? Perhaps it wasn’t.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 20, 2019

Porsche teased the first look inside its Taycan electric car. Rivian announced that its upcoming R1S SUV will offer four different roof options. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We take a tally of DC fast charging. Rivian revealed.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Porsche declares it's done building diesel-powered cars. The BMW iX3 electric car tallies 1,000 reservations in Norway. We ask which electric SUV has readers most interested in a new Twitter poll. And will VW build any of its electric cars in the United States? All of this and more on Green Car.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 4, 2020

Which upcoming electric car might lead the luxury market in aerodynamics? Which automaker is reportedly working on a hydrogen fuel-cell SUV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 3, 2020.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

And Audi’s next electric SUV shows the next level of EVs from the brand. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron , we saw the promise in Audi’s first fully conceived, best executed EV—thanks in part to the new PPE platform it shares with the Porsche Macan EV.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 11, 2020

Which automaker referred to the “diminishing returns” of heavy batteries to power big electric SUVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 10, 2020. An automaker bearing what familiar design-savvy name garnered renewed attention this week?

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Green Car Reports

JULY 31, 2017

Today, it's mostly about the Tesla Model 3, but we also have a future electric SUV closely related to the Bolt EV, some startling and dire news for fuel-economy rules, and a change of heart from Fiat Chrysler. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Today, we have details on the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas SUV, Tesla is rated poorly on reliability by Consumer Reports, and why Porsche's 800-volt charging system for electric cars could prove significant. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2018.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Today, we have debuts from the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, including the Porsche Mission E electric-car concept, Audi e-tron quattro electric SUV concept, and the Infiniti Q30 compact. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 7, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 6, 2024. In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018. Porsche Mission E.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 25, 2019

Porsche has revealed pics and details of the Cayenne Coupe – a rakish SUV designed to compete with the BMW X6 and Mercedes GLE Coupe.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Today, we have a couple of stories on plug-in hybrid luxury SUVs (they're all the rage), along with more on owning a new Tesla, a warning by GM about China, and a couple of self-driving Audi concepts. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as always, we ran down last week's important green-car news stories.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2014

Porsche; that’s not a name often seen around these parts. You don’t need an encyclopaedic knowledge of the brand to know that Porsche isn’t exactly not renowned for its low-emitting vehicles. The cleanest 911 emits 177g/km while the cleanest Macan SUV, due in the UK this April, boasts a combined[.]. Porsche Road Tests'

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The brand new generation of the Porsche Cayenne Sports Utility Vehicle will make its world debut at the Geneva International Motor Show in March. The vehicle cuts fuel consumption compared to the former model by 23 per cent thanks to a host of green features including the new Tiptronic S eight-speed automatic transmission with auto start [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2017

Porsche has revealed a new and improved third generation of its popular Cayenne SUV.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 29, 2012

German carmaker Porsche is currently expanding its large manufacturing plant in Leipzig to create room for the production of its new small SUV model, the Macan, set for a late-2013 launch.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. The Volkswagen brand is responsible for the MQB; the Audi brand for the MLB; and Porsche for the MSB (which is sporty).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. The e-tron quattro SUV can “ turn like a hunting dog after a rabbit.”

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Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2009

With CO2 emissons of 148g/km the luxury SUV sets the bar surprisingly high when it comes to this premium sector of the automotive industry - as a comparison the Porsche Cayenne starts at 244g/km of CO2, the BMW X5 at 214g/km, and the Audi Q5 175g/km - impressive stuff.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Earlier post.) We have a strong front axle culture. —Michael Mauer.

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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. It’s giving its EQS hatchback, EQS SUV, EQE sedan, and EQE SUV lineups a heat pump for the U.S., This week we took a look at the last of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalists up close.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

Traffic cones fly by in the side windows like mailboxes on a country road until I let off the pedal and let “B” mode’s regenerative braking lasso this electric SUV down for a gradual right turn back into its parking spot. Audi has confirmed the Q6 E-Tron will tow up to 4,400 pounds, though it won’t offer a specific off-road model.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 27, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 26, 2024. Porsche priced its electric Macan SUV —simply badged as Macan 4 and Macan Turbo, at $80,450 and $106,950, respectively. Follow Green Car Reports on Facebook and Twitter The post VW ID.4

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

The announcement is specifically for VW-branded vehicles and does not apply to other brands in the VW portfolio (Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Bentley, etc.). GMC Hummer EV SUV Will Debut April 3 – The GMC Hummer electric pickup’s SUV stablemate will be revealed on April 3. – March 8, via Car and Driver.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 22, 2024. 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron In a preview drive of the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron , we saw the promise in Audi’s first fully conceived, best executed EV—thanks in part to the new PPE platform it shares with the Porsche Macan EV.

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