Today, the Tesla Roadster 3.0 battery upgrade ships to customers, the 2017 Mazda 3 compact debuts in Japan, and a new report claims the first 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV buyers may be Lyft drivers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

The Tesla Roadster 3.0 340-mile battery upgrade is now shipping to customers.

Certain 2016 Nissan Leaf electric cars are being recalled because of potential electrical issues in their passenger-airbag controls.

The 2017 Mazda 3 debuts in Japan with updated styling. It will go on sale in the U.S. later this year.

The first buyers of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car could be Lyft drivers, a new report says.

Own an Audi, Porsche, or Volkswagen 3.0-liter V-6 diesel? You'll wait months longer to find out what will happen to it, because regulators rejected VW's modification plans.

Tesla will not disable Autopilot in the face of an investigation into a fatal crash involving a Model S driving with the system activated.

Finally, the Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar gets recalled over seat-belt screws.

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