Today on Green Car Reports: Sketches of the Audi Q4 hybrid crossover concept appear ahead of the 2014 Beijing Motor Show, Newport Engineering creates a Tesla Model S convertible, and the first electric Saab 9-3 sedans roll off the assembly line. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

One-percent of Norway's cars are already plug-in electrics, indicating the government's aggressive incentive programs are working.

The 2015 Fiat 500 gets a new instrument cluster, but keeps its cute retro looks.

This Nissan Leaf video proves you can go to some amazing places on a single battery charge, like the top of a volcano.

Take a peek at the Audi Q4 hybrid crossover concept before its unveiling at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show.

The first Tesla Model S convertible isn't made by Tesla, but by the drop-top specialists at Newport Engineering.

Saab's re-launch moves ahead with the first electric 9-3 models, which will go to a test fleet in China.

Microsoft joins rivals Apple and Android with a car infotainment system of its own: Windows in the Car.

Finally, from the Flintstones to the Tesla Model S, here's the history of the automobile in less than 700 words.

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