Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Media days at the huge and influential Geneva show are March 6 and March 7, and this year it looks like the show will offer a lot of news for plug-in electric car fans. Several significant new production cars powered entirely by batteries are expected to make their debuts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative fuels include biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity from the grid.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Today, we look at battery degradation of the course of the life of a Tesla Model S electric car, how Honda's fuel-cell vehicle could preview future battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models, and the first hint at Nissan's electric 2015 Tokyo Motor Show concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Engine compartment of the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid shows the transverse-mounted 3.0L 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. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2017

The Shanghai auto show is shaping up to be a showcase for all the green cars and concepts that were absent from last week's New York auto show. Among them is a concept for a "four-door coupe" version of the Audi e-tron all-electric SUV that'll go into production sometime next year.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Electric RVs are on the horizon Airstream owner Thor Industries revealed a plug-in hybrid RV PHEV RVs offer more range for less money than an electric RV Electric trucks and SUVs have arrived, and in the quest for lower-carbon-impact camping, fully electric RVs aren’t far behind. liter naturally aspirated gasoline inline-4 engine fires up.

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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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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

During an interview at the 2024 New York auto show Nissan North America’s Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer, Ponz Pandikuthira laid out for Green Car Reports the automaker’s viewpoint on where EVs, PHEVs, and series hybrids make the most sense. What they do want is a plug-in hybrid,” Pandikuthira said.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Today we cover Tesla''s plan to sell batteries for home energy storage, the Mitsubishi Concept GC-PHEV plug-in hybrid''s appearance at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and an effort by Honda, Nissan, and Toyota to support hydrogen fueling sites in Japan. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2017

Today, it's almost all about China and the Shanghai auto show, including live photos and details of electric and plug-in hybrid concept cars—and why China is making Toyota very, very unhappy. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 31, 2018

Which plug-in hybrid concepts and production electric cars debuted at the New York auto show? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 30, 2018. Friday, we covered a new study.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The announcement of the Chevrolet Bolt concept car came like a thunderclap at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. After unveiling the 2016 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, General Motors CEO Mary Barra rolled out a bright orange five-door hatchback electric car.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Today, we've got the world's largest Tesla Supercharger sites, a startling prediction from Porsche, electric Vespa scooters, and a bigger BMW battery. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. kWh Li-ion battery pack (8 kWh is usable) under the trunk floor. Volvo concept of a range-extended architecture. We will still have a range limitation with battery cars.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 2, 2024. Will Americans embrace a small, two-door, urban-focused EV with well under 200 miles of range—potentially maybe with tech like battery-swapping? Should EV charging stations be allowed where gas stations aren’t?

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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., million) for the European Green Cars Initiative topics, and the remaining €12 million for the rest of the topics. Specific topics outside of the Green Cars Initiative are: AAT.2010.7-17. assessments.

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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 Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We preview the green production cars and concepts of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid will arrive in dealers this year, and chemists create a gasoline substitute made from plant waste. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 24, 2024. Kia EV3 Kia has revealed the production-bound EV3 electric SUV , and it closely follows both the EV3 concept and the much larger EV9 that’s already on sale. Although not yet confirmed for the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2013

Launched in 2011, OpEneR is developing new driving strategies and driver assistance systems that significantly increase the efficiency, driving range, and safety of electric vehicles without increasing battery size—and thus also by limiting battery price and charging time.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

EV Engineering will design and engineer seven proof-of-concept fully-electric versions of. The proof-of-concept vehicles will be powered by renewable energy using standard electric vehicle. plug-in and battery switching infrastructure. Australia’s number-one selling passenger vehicle, the Holden Commodore. Funding of A$3.5

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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. Only the floor is different [due to the battery]. We'll start with this one.

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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. rally celebrating the decision at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. . EV production.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 11, 2010

After teasing us with snapshots, Toyota has finally unveiled its new dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show – to be known as the FT-CH. According to Toyota, the FT-CH will address its strategy to offer a wide range of hybrid choices to customers as it begins to produce plug-in hybrids and battery [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 14, 2010

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit marked the US debut of Hyundai’s Blue-Will plug-in hybrid concept that was first introduced at the Seoul Motor Show in 2009. It promises an electric-only driving distance [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

A research project that is working on developing an actively coupled ultracapacitor battery system for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle applications is attracting attention from a number of manufacturers. It is hoped this will provide equal or better efficiency and net cost compared to current lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

The exhibit, which will highlight green-car technologies from across Magna’s operating units, will also introduce E-Car Systems, Magna’s newly created global operating unit that serves as an integrator to Magna’s range of electrification capabilities. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Suzuki is set to exhibit two new exciting green car concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and an SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). It is fitted with a compact 660cc engine and equipped with a generator to charge the lithium-ion battery if capacity level drops.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2012

BMW has announced that the eDrive emblem will designate all electric and plug-in hybrid cars as the i8 Concept Spyder goes on show for the first time at the Beijing Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 2, 2012

As BMW prepares for the launch of its first cars to launch under its new electric ‘i’ sub-brand, the German car maker has reveals an open-top version of its plug-in hybrid i8 model. The new i8 Spyder Concept will join the i8 coupe and i3 fully-battery electric supermini as the third model in the range [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2012

Yet another exciting debut at Goodwood now, with the news that a new Jaguar XJ plug-in hybrid concept will be appearing at this weekend’s Festival of Speed.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The streets of Gothenburg, Sweden, will soon welcome three plug-in hybrid buses that can drive long distances silently and exhaust free. The models, from Volvo Buses, will be essentially the same Volvo hybrid bus as today but will be equipped with a large battery pack as on-board charging equipment.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2011

There was yet another debut at this year’s Auto Shanghai 2011, as General Motors (GM) introduced the Buick Envision plug-in hybrid SUV concept. When the vehicle is started, [.].

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. It also spreads doubt about the enviro bona fides of plug-ins. And these advocates have successfully prodded Toyota to dangle a concept PHEV before our eyes.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Mitsubishi is to reveal two new electrified concepts at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The Japanese brand has issued a couple of teaser shots of the new models, one a hybrid and the other a full battery electric car.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Anyone who gets excited by new vehicle concepts won’t be able to turn away from Mitsubishi at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese manufacturer will unveil two new concept cars at the event: the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid and the i-MiEV CARGO.

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