As we head into a holiday weekend here in the U.S., we've got a brief drive of the Volkswagen Passat HyMotion hydrogen fuel-cell prototype, a comparison of pickup truck fuel-economy ratings, and details on upgrades to Tesla's California factory. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Corporately-aligned carmakers Nissan and Renault together pass 200,000 electric-car sales.

See who's got the most-efficient truck in our comparison of fuel-economy ratings for top-selling 2015 Chevy, Ford, and Ram pickups.

Tesla completes a retooling of its California factory ahead of a planned production boost.

Energy storage is becoming big business in California. Find out why it could be good news for electric cars.

We take a brief drive in a Volkswagen Passat HyMotion hydrogen fuel-cell prototype.

Could BMW phase out combustion engines in 10 years? See why one analyst thinks it can.

Certain 2014 and 2015-model-year Mazda 6 sedans are recalled over a tire-pressure system issue.

Finally, a new report claims the next Jeep Wrangler could get an eight-speed automatic transmission, one of many proposed changes aimed at increasing fuel efficiency.

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