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Battery swapping goes big, America's lithium restart, EVs pass diesels in Europe: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

CATL has a battery swapping solution that it claims will work on most electric cars. EVs pass diesel sales in Europe. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And how did the U.S. end up so short on lithium? Lithium is essential for modern EVs, and the U.S. has large reserves of it.

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Cleaner electric cars, Mercedes diesel plans, new Corolla hatch, green-car deals: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got our monthly roundup of green-car deals, a first look at a Toyota Corolla Hybrid (that we may not get), an interview with Daimler's CEO, and good news about electric cars—which got even cleaner in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tesla Cybertruck plant, electric-car engine sounds, Diesel Brothers’ fine: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The stars of a TV show get fined for modifying diesel trucks. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The stars of the Discovery Channel show Diesel Brothers have been hit with a fine of more than $850,000 for removing. Tesla is looking around for a new production location.

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Porsche kills diesels, BMW iX3 electric car orders, and Kia Soul EV: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

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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BMW drops diesels in favor of plug-in hybrids

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BMW is the latest automaker to eliminate diesels from its lineup and focus on plug-in hybrids and electric cars. A BMW spokesman told Green Car Reports on Tuesday that it will drop diesels from its lineup for 2019. We're putting all our eggs in the PHEV basket," said BMW spokesman Alexander Schmuck.

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Electric-Car Study Controversy, Diesel Ownership Costs, Tesla P85D Drag Race: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today we''ve got a study that--despite headlines to the contrary--doesn''t say "electric cars aren''t green," a comparison of diesel and gasoline-car ownership costs, and video of a Tesla Model S P85D trouncing a Ferrari in a drag race. All this and more on Green Car Reports. France could have.'

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Nissan Frontier Diesel, California Electric-Car Meet, Carsharing Effects: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan and Cummins unveil a Frontier diesel pickup concept at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, an August electric-car gathering in California promises to be the world''s largest, and a new study says carsharing is eating into new-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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