Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2024

And yes, GM is planning to bring plug-in hybrids back. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM has announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Rolls-Royce is recalling its first EV. Ford is offering some sweet Mustang Mach-E deals to fleets.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2021

Mitsubishi teases the next-generation Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. CATL shows some of the future with its sodium-ion cells. And we round up all that’s alleged of Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who’s out on $100 million bail.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM this week announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Which automaker CEO sees EV acceleration as a safety feature? Which very exclusive luxury EV was recalled this week?

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mercedes’ AMG shows a plug-in hybrid that uses its juice for performance more than range. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai on Tuesday revealed an autonomous “robotaxi” version of its Ioniq 5 electric car. Leaded gas is gone. And are you eager to see the Subaru EV? Made in.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2021

Honda has confirmed that the Honda Clarity lineup, which includes Clarity Fuel Cell and Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, has reached the end of the road. Both of those models will end production in August, with the Fuel Cell available for lease through 2022, Honda Motor America confirmed to Green Car Reports. Well, almost.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2021

We bring you a drive of the XC90 Recharge plug-in hybrid and think about its connection to a future all-electric XC90. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo announces a big battery factory for Europe. And Porsche is in the battery business.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Volkswagen has in recent years seen hybrids and plug-in hybrids as slowing the U.S. At the 2023 Chicago Auto Show, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America Pablo Di Si told Green Car Reports plug-in hybrids are back in consideration for the U.S. shift to EVs.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ford has confirmed that there will not be a 2024 Explorer Hybrid—but the model hasn't exactly been canceled either. Ford product communications director Mike Levine, in a response to Green Car Reports, confirmed that the Explorer Hybrid isn’t happening for 2024.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2024

We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. And could the Rivian R3 help EV revive small cars in America? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge, Green Car Reports found that this. Big-box retailers could be doing more to support EV charging.

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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 12, 2024

EVs and plug-in hybrids are more trouble-prone, suggests an annual survey. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 319-mile Equinox EV might cost just $27,495 for some families. EVs are too heavy for some U.S. guardrails. And are PHEVs misunderstood?

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Green Car Reports

JULY 24, 2020

Mitsubishi is upgrading its best-selling plug-in hybrid under the hood, before a redesigned version arrives. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Nikola Motors starts building a factory in Arizona. And Audi agrees that bi-directional charging tech is a good idea.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. Over the next seven years, more than two dozen vehicles that plug in to the grid to recharge.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2024

Which automaker is adding hybrid production at its U.S. Which Lexus model has gone hybrid-only for 2025? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 3, 2024. dedicated EV plant?

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2021

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid has been rated at 33 electric miles and. The Toyota RAV4 Prime has a rival from Hyundai, and it’s been rated for miles and mpg. And charging networks are disappointing on downtime.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2020

Land Rover is launching a new plug-in hybrid powertrain, based around a downsized 3-cylinder engine, that promises greater fuel economy and more electric range than the British automaker's current models. However, Land Rover told Green Car Reports that there are no plans to bring these latest plug-in hybrids to the United States.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Which new green car is the best? Each December we ask this question in earnest, first making a list of all the electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that arrive by the end of the calendar year, and you can buy early the following year. Now, that’s looking at 2022.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 17, 2021

Hyundai released better numbers for its Tucson Plug-In Hybrid SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW provided splashy product news for two upcoming electric vehicles, both expected to get the German brand to hit a higher driving-range peg. And what EV might Foxconn build in Wisconsin?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Mitsubishi plans to go big with plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mitsubishi plans to ramp up its plug-in hybrid offerings over the next decade—likely well beyond its. Diesels diminish in Europe, in favor of electrification. And a brand-new EV could cost as little as $7,999.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The questions of whether and when sales of plug-in electric cars will resume their climb after a static 2015 are much on the minds of green-car advocates these days.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 24, 2021

BMW is switching to some special sustainable tires for one of its plug-in hybrids. And the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid is quite a deal right now to lease. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup will start $10,000 higher in its 300-mile form. This morning.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 27, 2020

Kia previews its upcoming Sorento Plug-In Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid SUV has been detailed for the European market, and it arrives there in early 2021. Mahindra aims to develop commercial EVs with REE. And don’t call the Volkswagen ID.4

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2021

We check in with the Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California turns to superheroes to help dispel EV myths. And VW teases its Trinity project that could rival Tesla in performance and autonomous driving.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2020

One of the most eagerly anticipated plug-in hybrids gets a range number. And what does a car review from 1959 tell us about EVs today? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We dove into an electric-car review from 1959 and thought about what’s different and what’s stayed the same.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

And Audi pegs about 50 miles as the ideal for plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Although Nissan’s electric car took far longer to get there than. The Nissan Leaf passes 500,000. There’s quite the lease deal on the Chevy Bolt EV.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2023

And in this SUV-focused day of news, we see what a bigger battery brings to the latest Mercedes plug-in hybrid SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review, we found the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e plug-in. Ineos leapfrogs past diesel with an electric off-road SUV on the way.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2019

Just because tax credits are winding down on some of the most popular plug-in cars doesn't mean there are no deals to be found.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2024

Ford recalls Maverick Hybrid and Escape Hybrid models for a software issue. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW is sticking to the EV targets it announced several years ago—50% fully electric sales by 2030, not including hybrids or plug-in. Aptera is done with crowdfunding.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge).

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2024

Plug-in hybrids are getting a pass from the EPA for a few years, despite evidence they’re polluting more than billed. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. China complains to the WTO. And we drive the Genesis GV60, just as Genesis reveals there’s more on the way for this compact luxury EV.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2020

Although the cheap low-interest or no-interest financing deals for new vehicles have mostly gone away, as the auto industry recalibrates supply to a new coronavirus-recovery norm for demand, many of them are still good through June in the green-car sector—leading to some standout deals for electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hybrid vehicles. (..)

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2022

Lexus is offering three hybrid flavors of a redesigned RX crossover, including PHEV and performance hybrid versions. And one of the few remaining Toyota models not yet offered in a hybrid version gets one. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota announced a hybrid version of its Corolla Cross, which.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2024

GM gets its plug-in hybrids ready for 2027 and considers an electric Camaro. The Civic Hybrid will be perky and provide nearly 50 mpg. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And VW puts its ID.7 7 on hold for the U.S. The Volkswagen ID.7 7 EV has been delayed for the U.S., VW confirmed Wednesday.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2020

The next-generation Hyundai Santa Fe crossover will be offered with hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains in Europe. Hyundai has not confirmed either of them for the United States, but the plug-in hybrid seems likely to be the larger SUV that Green Car Reports was tipped would fit into the automaker's lineup for the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2020

BMW has revealed a quicker 530e plug-in hybrid sedan. Hyundai might have just teased the plug-in hybrid SUV that’s en route to the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The BMW 530e plug-in hybrid sport sedan gets 40 more horsepower for 2021, under a feature called XtraBoost, which.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 16, 2020

Mercedes-Benz is ramping up its family of plug-in hybrids. And the range, gas mileage, and performance for the latest BMW 3-Series plug-in hybrid sport sedan could add up to narrow appeal for spec-smart shoppers. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Porsche says Tesla isn’t a rival.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 21, 2020

The 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid has been spotted and looks ready to offer up a RAV4 Prime alternative. And Jeep details several of its plug-in hybrids—just not quite yet for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A very special Ford Mach-E electric SUV is going to NASCAR.

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