Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Green Car Reports’ top 10 fuel-efficient vehicles all have one thing in common: plugs. Efficiency went further and farther for 2019 model-year vehicles in almost every sense of the two words. But where they go from there is anything but common among the vehicles.

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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

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

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

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

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. But that may no longer be the case.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Many countries have adopted green-car incentives as a way to combat air pollution and lower oil consumption, and they tend to focus on electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles.

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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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Sodium Plug-in Plug Hybrid 203

Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2024

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

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Acura Hybrid Plug-in Jeep 170

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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Plug-in Mercedes SUV Nissan 143

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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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Nissan Rogue will soon add a plug-in hybrid variant using tech from corporate ally Mitsubishi. As Car and Driver recently reported—a product also confirmed by Nissan to GCR—a Rogue plug-in hybrid will go on sale in the U.S. market plug-in hybrid, although the automaker has offered conventional hybrids in the past.

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Mitsubishi Plug-in Nissan Plug 52

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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Honda Plug-in Plug Hybrid 188

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

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

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

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2023

Plug-in hybrid drivers likely aren’t plugging in as much as the EPA has been assuming. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Base Standard Range versions of the Model 3 are eligible for more EV tax credit money than they were last week. And the Volvo EX30 EV aims for the $35,000 mark from the start.

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Tax Credit Volvo Plug-in Tax 112

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

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

MAY 15, 2018

Last week in our Twitter poll, we asked a different kind of question: how often Green Car Reports readers would like to follow the horse-race of plug-in car sales. Green Car Reports has been reporting the monthly data to see who's selling the most.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It’s Toyota’s first plug-in SUV since the “powered by Tesla” RAV4 EV from earlier last decade. It’s the quickest-accelerating vehicle in Toyota’s lineup, excluding its sports cars. The Toyota RAV4 Prime is all sorts of things, all at once.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2018

One of the best ways to get people to buy green cars is the same way automakers get consumers to buy any car—by making deals. Looking at October sales, among plug in cars other than Teslas, the bestsellers were those that offer the best deals from month to month. The list is compiled.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Starting with 2025, the RAV4 Prime is now called the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid PHEV offers the same 42 plug-in electric miles then 38 mpg as a hybrid 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid prices start $175 higher than 2024 Prime The Toyota RAV4 Prime changes its name to the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid for 2025, but otherwise remains the same.

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Plug-in Toyota Plug Hybrid 52

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2022

Plug-in hybrid sales sag in Europe as they keep popping in the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW adds a base version of its i4 EV. And there’s no more base $30k electric Mini Cooper—for now.

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Plug-in BMW Plug Hybrid 147

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 23, 2024. Which automaker pushed an important EV target back by five years? Which brand is at least considering adding artificial engine vibration to its EVs?

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Honda Plug-in GM Green Cars 133

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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

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. BMW currently sells five plug-in hybrid models.

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Plug-in BMW Diesel Plug 167

Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2024

And are plug-in hybrids potentially adding to future oil demand? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With the release of its annual EV sales outlook, Bloomberg New Energy Finance suggests that plug-in hybrids are a wild card for oil demand. Porsche adds thousands of chargers to its app.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Are you a published writer with a strong and abiding interest in green cars, especially those that plug in? If so, Green Car Reports would like to talk to you. Do you have experience writing assigned news stories on deadline? Are you looking for a new challenge?

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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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Volvo Porsche Plug-in Plug 173

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Recalled Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids can be plugged in once again, with a remedy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM bets on silicon-anode tech for range and cost. Not all CARB states are in on the 2035 gas-vehicle ban. And Toyota is one of few automakers to publicly push back over the U.S. target of 50% EVs by 2030.

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Plug-in Toyota GM Gas 146

Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2024

And we plug in Volvo’s plug-in hybrid sedan and see why it’s pointing to EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Thieves are looking at fat charging cables as a fat paycheck (but they’re not). The oil industry is speaking up against EPA standards—and filing court cases. In a review of.

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Volvo Oil Re-Charge PHEV 168

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 10, 2023. When is a fully electric Jeep Wrangler arriving? Where might the next Chevy Bolt EV be built?

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Volvo Jeep Plug-in Fully Electric 159

Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2022

This is our look back to the future, with the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 3, 2022. Despite the holiday weekend, the week that followed brought a number of new-model and even concept-car. Will more ethanol help ease gas prices?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2014

The green car scene has never had more variety than it does today. You could, if you wanted to, walk into a dealership today and buy regular gasoline and diesel cars, natural gas vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles and soon, hydrogen cars. So this is our run-down of the five green.'

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a brief drive review of the 2023 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid, we. Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks are back on, thanks to Mullen investment. Harbinger bows in the commercial-EV space with claims it can cost less. And we drive the Lexus RX 450h+.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2022

Land Rover sees an official EPA range of close to 50 miles for its Range Rover plug-in hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Electric vehicle newbies are charmed with EVs but not so tied to a brand. And Mini is officially converting its classic minicars.

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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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