Today, we have details on the Tesla version 8.0 software update and 2018 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive, as well as a look back at what we've learned in the year since news of Volkswagen's diesel-emissions cheating broke. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Read about the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Volkswagen diesel emissions, and more in our Week in Reverse feature.

A Formula E electric-car race will be held in New York City next July.

Find out what's new, and what's improved in the recently-released Tesla version 8.0 software update.

A lower lease cost leads to a monthly sales spike for the 2017 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car.

We have details on the 2018 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive, which will debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show later this week.

It's now a year and eight days since the EPA broke the news that Volkswagen had admitted to including "defeat device" software in diesel cars. What have we learned since then?

Will Nissan add a subcompact electric car to its lineup that will slot in below the Leaf? A new report hints at that possibility.

The Chevrolet Volt could be sold in China as the Buick Velite, according to one report.

ChargePoint's new Waitlist feature lets electric-car drivers reserve a spot in line at the company's charging stations.

The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid is included in a recall of nearly 80,000 Audi cars to address to a lighting problem.

Finally, the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck electric-truck concept debuts with full bodywork, after being previewed in incomplete form.

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