Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A wide range of plug-in models—from Hyundai and BMW—are being recalled for potential fire risk. Karma prices its fully electric car. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla boosts range for much of its lineup. And Nikola could revert to a “base plan” that means no Badger.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Over the past ten years, the green-car landscape has made progress in fits and starts. Since the 2011 Nissan Leaf that we named our original Best Car To Buy—rated at just 73 miles—electric cars have evolved rapidly. Lucid announced a model.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2019

Last year, Tesla changed the game for plug-in and electric-car sales as it ramped up production of its relatively affordable Model 3 to almost 5,000 cars a week. Starting in October, Green Car. Are you listening, Volkswagen?)

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Plug-in hybrids can offer most of the environmental benefits of long-range electric cars with less cost for giant batteries or range worries. As he concluded in his post wrapping up nine years of editing Green Car Reports. So why don't they sell better?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 14, 2020. Electric cars are getting cleaner all the time, as coal plants are retired and more. Which California EV startup is partnering with Hyundai?

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Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2018

Tesla is the first automaker to reach the 200,000-car limit for federal electric-car tax credits. Pininfarina plans for a new line of exotic electric cars. And we have the best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and other fuel-efficient vehicles. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2017

Today, we've got our monthly green-car deals rundown, first drives of the two electric Honda Clarity sedan models, a look back at Toyota investing in Tesla, and a problem for electric-car shoppers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We''re debunking even more myths about green cars, car-builder Saleen has said its first performance electric car will be based on Tesla''s Model S, and VW has announced its plug-in hybrid Golf will carry the sporty GTE badge. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The maker of the iPhone is getting into the business of electric cars. Porsche updates its plug-in hybrids. GM looks to the birthplace of Saturn for making electric vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And the Model Y gets recalled, but because of OTA updates it’s not a big deal.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Take a closer look at what happens to older electric car batteries. VW shares the first details about the battery pack behind its global electric-car strategy. Volvo recalls the XC60 T8 plug-in's charging cable. And we provide an answer to the question: What happens when electric cars are flooded?

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2017

Today, a rare Porsche plug-in hybrid surfaces, we've got the month's green-car deals, Tesla is battling car-dealer lobbyists (again!), and advocates take electric cars to Washington, D.C. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Ten years ago last month, the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2020

Automakers are offering more deals to counter a downturn in sales brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, but most of those deals do not apply to hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We run down plug-in electric car sales for April, the latest on Tesla''s Gigafactory site choice, and the 10 most-polluted cities in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla Motors will soon select a site for its lihtium-ion cell Gigafactory soon.

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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 Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Within two or three months, there will be more than 200,000 plug-in electric cars on U.S. MORE: Green Car People: Who Buys.' roads--and we''re learning more about who buys them, and why.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Today, we've got a pair of stories on internal combustion, covering Mazda's innovative and fuel-efficient new SkyActiv-X engine and a dismissive comment on electric cars from a Japanese CEO. plug-in electric car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you think of the global auto.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Today, we've got more electric-car sales reporting, Ford's plans for its future (light on product specifics), a deadline for telling the EPA what you think, and an unlikely coalition of energy lobbyists. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Today, we preview the green cars of the 2016 Paris Motor Show, tally plug-in electric car sales for August 2016, and compare the Karma Revero and VLF Destino—two cars based on the same Fisker Karma body. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2018

Spy photographers caught the Honda Pilot plug-in hybrid testing. Italy plans to deploy 1 million electric cars on its roads. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. An NTSB report shows a Tesla battery reignited twice following a fatal Florida crash. A new spy photo outed.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Illinois announces a plan to electrify Route 66 by adding public charging stations, Washington state mulls electric-car incentives, and the first plug-in electric car sales figures for November are in. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2014

Federal, state, and local officials are working to encourage the adoption of plug-in electric cars, whose U.S. But their efforts may suffer from a fatal flaw, according to a new paper published in the journal Energy Policy and cited by Green Car.' sales almost doubled last year against those of 2012.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 5, 2016

Today, one electric-car advocate's idea for spending the $2 billion Volkswagen diesel fine, Tesla second-quarter delivery figures, and plug-in electric car sales figures for June 2016. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 20, 2014

It would seem pretty obvious that a site called Green Car Reports would cover zero-emission vehicles that will soon go on sale from major global automakers. But cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells turn out to be as controversial as plug-in electric cars, albeit for different reasons--and among different constituencies.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2022

Which “expensive” electric car did a Senator drive to Washington, D.C.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 10, 2022. How many miles apart is the federal government asking for EV fast-chargers?

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2018

We review fuel-economy numbers in the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid. China aims to bring a new boutique electric car to the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne died in a hospital in Switzerland.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Lots of plug-in car news today. A photo of a Tesla Model S labeled "P85D" appears online, we recap the new plug-ins and other green cars from the 2014 Paris Motor Show, and examine whether plug-in hybrids should offer a range of battery sizes. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Today, we have the top six trends in plug-in electric cars through 2020, Volkswagen's confirmation that it will release a report on its diesel cheating in April, and our monthly plug-in electric car sales report, which will be updated frequently over the next day or so.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors continues its battle with car dealers, this time in Ohio. plug-in electric-car sales numbers for November, and some numbers for Norway, where 12 percent of new cars sold last month turned out to be electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2017

Today, what lessons did a Chevy Bolt EV electric-car driver learn from his 1,300-mile road trip? Do you know what to do if your car seats are in a crash? And how many plug-in electric cars did BMW sell over six months? All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2022

Which “expensive” electric car did a Senator drive to Washington, D.C.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 10, 2022. How many miles apart is the federal government asking for EV fast-chargers?

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2018

We get a lot of comments on Green Car Reports arguing (mostly in a friendly way) about what makes a green car. Or, put another way, what makes a car green. Some readers clearly think the only way to be green is to drive a pure electric car, the bigger the battery the better.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Five years ago today, Green Car Reports began a daily publishing schedule. At first one a day, and then more, we wrote articles on fuel efficiency, hybrids, diesel vehicles, and the plug-in electric cars that were then still two years away from the market.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2014

The important global auto shows tend to go in waves, and this year''s Detroit Auto Show isn''t looking particularly notable for its green cars. Barring surprises, there will be no global debuts of new plug-in electric cars, hybrids, or even new diesel vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2018

Virginia is for lovers—and it may soon be for lovers of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, too. Reid [D-32nd] has proposed a bill, expected to hit the House floor Wednesday, that would see buyers of electric vehicles receive a state-tax rebate of up to $3,500. Currently, Virginia's green-car incentives are.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

market share in light trucks and SUVs, hybrids are at least holding their own, and of course sales of plug-in electric cars are rising steadily. Wait.are we missing a green-car technology? Diesels seem likely to gain U.S.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Green cars can''t help reduce emissions or save gasoline if no one buys them. sales of plug-in hybrids and electric cars have been strong in some areas, but weak in others--and it may be because dealers are emphasizing green too much. In the U.S.,

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2017

Today, we've got an intriguing analysis of which makers would win big from rolling back fuel-economy rules, news on the future Tesla Model 3 "P" performance version of the electric car, a grim climate-change update, and great deals on green cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Following our U.S.

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