Today, Elio Motors uses crowdfunding to rapidly raise $22 million, the 2016 Lexus ES 300h hybrid debuts, and steelmaker ArcelorMittal plans to produce ethanol at one of its plants using an unlikely ingredient. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Read about Russian Tesla, hydrogen BMWs, and more in our Week in Reverse feature and video.

The 2016 Fiat 500 gets a handful of updates, including revised styling and a new Uconnect infotainment touchscreen.

Tesla confirms that its charging stations are still free to use in China, saying that a sign posted near one of its stations in the country referred to fees for a third-party installation.

See how Canadian electric-car advocates are trying to push through policy initiatives in the context of an upcoming election.

The 2016 Lexus ES 300h hybrid gets a restyled exterior and interior, but its powertrain and fuel economy remain unchanged.

China and the U.S. work together on electric-car regulations.

Elio Motors just raised $22 million from small investors, but it still needs $130 million for its three-wheeled car.

Find out how a steel plant in Belgium plans to turn carbon-monoxide gas into nearly 50,000 tons of ethanol per year.

Here's your daily dose of irony. It turns out that the state with the dirtiest power gird also has among the highest electric-car incentives.

The 2016 Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup truck gets some updates, including expanded deployment of the recently-introduced eight-speed automatic transmission.

Finally, could an aluminum-carbon hybrid design yield lighter wheels that are also affordable?

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