Today on Green Car Reports, we explain how the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid drives its wheels without a transmission, car makers exceed the government's low CAFE expectations, and the 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid gets a facelift--in Japan. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Hear what the owner of the first Nissan Leaf sold in the U.S. has to say about his car after three years and 30,000 miles of driving.

The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid has no transmission. Here's how it works.

Car makers' CAFE scores are higher than anticipated--but not high enough to meet targets. There's some complex math involved.

The next big emissions battle might be about coal, not cars.

The 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid gets a facelift--but only in Japan.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn tests the company's autonomous car. Why? Because Nissan plans to build autonomous cars by 2020.

Finally, General Motors plans to follow the lead of Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] and sell directly to online shoppers--almost. Customers will still be buying from dealers, not from GM itself.

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