Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Once a year, Green Car Reports takes a closer look at the market’s best and brightest green vehicles—models that help assure a cleaner future for us. One of these will be named Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2025 on Jan.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 18, 2011

Consider today's collapse of electric car company Green Vehicles an object lesson in why it's a bad idea for cities to invest in the risky business of start-up car companies--perhaps especially start-up electric car companies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

Liberty Electric Cars, the European subsidiary of Green Automotive Company, has completed the build of the first fully functioning example of “DELIVER”—an electric light commercial delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions’ 7 th Framework Programme. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

Toyota already has strength in batteries and motor-control technologies for green vehicles, but it hopes to speed up development and enhance the marketability of its cars by tapping BMW’s technologies. Under the agreement reached last year, BMW will also supply 1.6- and 2-liter diesel engines to Toyota. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2011

Ford has selected Airbiquity to serve as systems integrator, providing connected vehicle services and infrastructure to its electrified vehicle (EV) programs. announced the first commercial implementation of the companies’ connected services platform for Electric Vehicles (EVs), as available in the Nissan LEAF.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 13, 2012

A bill signed in Colorado will now allow lessees to claim any tax credits for hybrid cars and electric vehicles, rather than the lessor. Previously, the state had allowed banks or finance companies to choose whether claim the credits themselves on lease vehicles, or to pass the credits on to the lessee.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 13, 2014

There are two types of green vehicle fans in this world: Those who wish you to know they''ve picked the latest green vehicle, and those that don''t. Anyone who chooses Austrian firm Johammer''s electric motorcycle will peg themselves firmly in the former category. And we.'

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Kia Motors outlined its mid- to long-term plans for the development of a greatly increased range of environmentally friendly vehicles, with the goal of becoming a leader in the low-emissions car market by 2020. —Ki-Sang Lee, Senior Vice President, Eco Friendly Vehicle R&D Center, Kia Motors Corporation. Fuel cell vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s that time of the year—the time when Green Car Reports rounds up the latest green vehicles, and decides which one is the best. One of these will be named Best Car To Buy on Jan. 4, 2023, and to kick off the competition, we’ll explore each of these models in greater depth over the next couple of weeks.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Most of the major auto shows, like the Los Angeles auto show, have always had two components: news-making and car-selling. And it’s the second part—the public days—that thrives today. People are attending traditional, consumer-focused auto shows in record numbers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Click to enlarge. A new report from J.D.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2022

This could see hundreds more zero-emission HGVs rolled out across the nation and save the industry money, due to overall running costs of green vehicles being cheaper than gasoline and diesel equivalents. As part of these trials, commercial vehicle manufacturer Leyland?Trucks —Transport Minister Trudy Harrison.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Renesas Electronics Corporation and TSMC are collaborating on 28nm (nanometer) embedded flash (eFlash) process technology for manufacturing microcontrollers (MCUs) targeted at next-generation green and autonomous vehicles. Renesas and TSMC have collaborated closely on MCUs with on-chip flash memory since the 90nm technology generation.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2012

If you drive an electric car, hybrid, diesel or other green vehicle day-to-day, you might like to know that you can rent similar when you go abroad, or even when you fly across country to visit relatives.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 14, 2014

The 2014 New York Auto Show is fast approaching, and as usual a small roster of green vehicles will be making their debuts. This year it''s mainly about production vehicles, with very few green concepts in attendance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

The UK government announced plans to invest £500 million (US$841 million) between 2015 and 2020 to boost the ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) industry and help drivers both afford and feel confident using electric cars. The production of ultra low emissions vehicles is a major part of growth both now and for the future.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The BMW "MegaCity" carbon-fiber all-electric car, scheduled for launch in 2013, may be the most radical BMW in decades. BMW had confirmed that this first production electric car to wear the BMW badge would be the first of a sub-brand within the make, much as its "M" series of performance editions is. Now, in perhaps a slightly "D'oh!" moment, BMW.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The expiration of a Japanese government subsidy program on 7 September for green vehicles slowed domestic sales in September. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) reported a 4.1% drop in new car sales, the first decrease in 14 months. Sales of subcompacts fell 12.2% to 137,728 units. 1 and Sept.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2012

Why do you drive your green car? If it's the latter, then Ford says you're the sort of consumer who'll only be driving a green vehicle if you can recoup the extra purchase cost fairly quickly.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

With the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show just around the corner, the world's carmakers are gearing up to show off the latest and greatest green vehicles. will have some significant launches and unveilings, whether you're interested in regular efficient gasoline vehicles, or battery electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2009

In the report, The Economic and Environmental Impacts of a Corporate Fleet Vehicle Purchase Program, the group examines the economic and environmental contributions of converting corporate fleets from gasoline to compressed natural gas (CNG) and hybrid vehicles. million vehicles. million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. Electric vehicle technology. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 30, 2022

EVs have the potential to significantly improve fleet efficiency and reduce vehicle operation and maintenance costs. At the same time, EVs provide a simple solution to satisfy key company goals for acquiring alternative fuel vehicles and low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 15, 2014

Department of Energy''s (DOE) Clean Cities program and the National Park Service (NPS) recently announced nine new projects to deploy green vehicles within nine of the 13 national parks. If you''re planning a summer vacation to a U.S. national park this summer, you may start to see a few changes when you get there. The nine.'

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Financial and other incentives are widely viewed as a good way to kickstart the adoption of new green vehicles, largely to compensate for their higher prices against conventional gasoline cars. But just as Toyota is building up to next fall''s launch of its 2016 Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in the U.S.

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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. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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National Green Transportation

JULY 21, 2011

It was with great sadness that Green Vehicles CEO Mike Ryan penned a blog post on July 12 abruptly announcing that Green Vehicles had run out of money and was shutting down. Reports today (July 21) from local news.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2014

Trends in March now make it “China’s Best-Selling Electric Vehicle” according to China’s National Passenger Car Association. In the first weeks of 2014, more than 6,000 Qin vehicles were sold, accounting for more than one-half of the Chinese new-energy vehicle market. Click to enlarge. The Qin combines a 1.5-liter,

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Tax incentives have proven to be an important way to encourage adoption of new green vehicles, offsetting some of the typically-higher purchase costs compared to conventional costs. Yet just as Toyota prepares to launch its 2016 Mirai fuel-cell car, a tax credit for hydrogen vehicles has expired due to inaction by Congress.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

In a panel session entitled “Does Green Matter in a Try-to-Survive Market?” How big is the green market? Strategic Vision shared data that only a small portion of consumers in the US are “ truly green ”, which means the customer is willing to pay significantly more for a green vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2012

If you drive a hybrid or plug-in vehicle, chances are you're already familiar with 'green tires'. Also known as low rolling resistance tires, they're becoming an increasingly popular way of improving the fuel efficiency of cars, both in dedicated green vehicles and even regular cars.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2013

The 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show is soon upon us, and it''s set to be another big one for green vehicles. It''s a big show in general, spread throughout several buildings in the manner of a small town.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Physically small in size next to many international shows, there's nevertheless plenty to look at, particularly if you're interested in green transport and concept vehicles. This year should be another spectacular one for green vehicles, with a few high-profile launches like the Volkswagen XL1 and McLaren.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Under the proposed arrangement, BMW will provide diesel engines for Toyota’s passenger vehicles sold in Europe, most likely 2-liter versions for midsize cars. The move is also seen helping the German automaker improve the competitiveness of its green vehicles. Earlier post.). The start date and scale have yet to be decided.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

A new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, concludes that despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe is still some distance away. There is no doubt that electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry. It is clear that this innovation is a priority for car manufacturers.

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National Green Transportation

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

In a Nov 19 press release revealed a new chapter in the history of electric motorcycle maker Green Vehicles: a new redesign of their Triac, the impending opening of their factory, and a new partnership with battery maker Leyden Energy.

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