Today, we check in on the Tesla Model 3 electric car and the Audi electric SUV "coupe," and report on the fuel-economy figures for the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Check out Chevrolet Volt deals, Google's near-purchase of Tesla, and the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show in our Week in Reverse feature and video.

The 2016 Toyota Mirai became the first fuel-cell car to pace a NASCAR race over the weekend.

No one is safe from hackers, apparently. The Tesla website and the Twitter accounts of both the carmaker and its CEO Elon Musk were briefly hacked recently.

Can electric car "Do Not Unplug" signs clear up issues of charging etiquette?

The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata achieves a 30-mpg combined fuel-economy rating, which Mazda says is a 25-percent improvement over the old model.

Tesla has never managed to meet its own deadlines for production cars. Considering that, will the Tesla Model 3 electric car hit its 2017 production date target?

Informed buyers don't need salesman, but rather "facilitators," a new report suggests.

Despite fast charging, electric cars will never work in large numbers, says the Toyota Mirai's chief engineer.

The upcoming Audi electric SUV will be adapted from the platform of an internal-combustion model, a new report says.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept, first unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, was long expected to carry the Q6 designation when it launched as a production vehicle in 2018 or later. In October 2016, however, Audi said the production version would be called simply Audi e-tron. We have updated this article accordingly.]

An ongoing Bosch fuel pump recall expands to include the 2015 Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf.

Finally, Renault Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says fully autonomous cars are "at least a decade away."

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