Today, we cover a bill that would end the U.S. ethanol mandate, the reveal of the 2017 Audi R8 e-tron electric car, and a tale of two carmakers and their 2014 hybrid sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Get all of the details on the 2017 Audi R8 e-tron, the production version of Audi's long-awaited electric supercar.

Senators introduce bill to end the U.S. ethanol mandate from 2007, which requires increasingly-larger volumes of ethanol to be blended with gasoline.

What does a 1,088-horsepower Rimac electric supercar sound like at speed? Find out with this on-track video.

How are falling gas prices and shifting consumer trends affecting hybrid sales? Toyota hybrid sales fell flat in 2014, but Honda's were up more than half globally.

Samsung just bought the battery business of Austrian automotive supplier Magna Steyr, a move it hopes will boost its electric-car capabilities.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The 2015 Nissan Sentra got improved Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) ratings after a recent retest.

Finally, the MINI Clubman Vision Gran Turismo concept provides a glimpse at the next production Clubman wagon.

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