Polls
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Our poll finds that one familiar incentive—cash on the hood—wins out over other strategies like tax credits and carpool-lane privileges.
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What matters most when fast-charging on a road trip? Take our Twitter poll
In the rollout of the 2019 E-tron quattro SUV, Audi is making the claim that rated range might not be the most important thing on a road trip. The E-tron is rated at just 204 miles of estimated range, so the German automaker has some steep ground to gain versus Tesla. But it's made a case that...
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"How should EV owners pay for road maintenance?" Twitter poll results
Last week, after several states proposed new registration fees on electric cars, ostensibly to pay for road maintenance, we wondered what our readers thought would work best. We have nothing against electric-car drivers paying their fair share for road maintenance, but some state proposals seemed...
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"What kinds of EV incentives are most effective?" Take our Twitter poll
Electric vehicle incentives, such as the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, can go a long way in making electric vehicles more attractive. Which one drives you?
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How should EV owners pay for road maintenance? Take our Twitter poll
States around the US are imposing new fees on electric-car owners to make them contribute to state highway maintenance funds. How should EV owners pay for road maintenance?
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Which classic electric car (or truck) would you like to restore? Twitter poll results
Oddball classic electric cars turn up on internet classifieds from time to time. Last week, we may have pointed to the ultimate example—the first of 43 1960 Henney Kilowatts, made by an upstate-New York limousine and ambulance company that had fallen on hard times. It made us wonder what...
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Electric-car sales skyrocketed in the U.S. last year as Tesla Model 3 production ramped up. The growth came not only as Tesla's production blew through its allotment of federal tax credits, but also as changes based on the 2017 tax law raised many taxpayers' tax bills, come last month. Anecdotally, we heard complaints from quite a few readers who bought electric cars (mainly Tesla Model 3s) in 2018 (before Tesla tax credits began winding down), who said most of the federal Plug-in Vehicle Tax Credits they earned were swallowed up in higher tax bills that came due last month. READ THIS: If you...
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Which classic electric car (or truck) would you like to restore? Take our Twitter poll
Electric cars are making history—and not for the first time. Last weekend, we featured an electric car from a forgotten era, the (very early) 1960s. Electric cars from 35 years later grabbed the public imagination after the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" turned General Motors into a...
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When will it be socially unacceptable to drive a car with a tailpipe? Twitter poll results
At Green Car Reports, we've developed something of a tradition for Earth Day. Back in 2014, we formulated the question: "When will we start to see tailpipes on cars as morally wrong?" The question came originally from a friend who works in advocacy in public health, who likened CO2 emissions from...
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If you bought an EV last year, how did it affect your tax bill? Take our Twitter poll
In the last few months, it has become clear how much of an effect the federal plug-in vehicle tax credit has on sales of electric cars. The tax credit on Teslas was cut in half in January, from $7,500 to $3,750, and its sales dropped from more than 90,000 cars to 63,000 after the tax credit was...
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Which EVs were you most interested in seeing at last week's auto shows? Twitter poll results
Last week at the Shanghai auto show, Infiniti rolled out its new Qs Inspiration electric sports sedan. Chinese startup EV-maker Nio, so far known for its SUVs, its supercar, and a race car, followed a similar path with a new fastback sedan. Karma launched two new models, including a plug-in hybrid...
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An Earth Day Twitter poll: When will it be socially unacceptable to drive a car with a tailpipe?
Every year, as Earth Day rolls around, we survey the automotive landscape looking for progress in the industry's efforts to reduce emissions and limit global warming. We've identified a lot of progress recently. More than a dozen new electric models are set to go on sale in the coming year, and...
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The discontinued Chevy Volt had one of the all-time great names for an electric car. Now that it has been discontinued, it seems a shame to let such a great name go to waste. GM has made no suggestions of continuing the Volt nameplate, so we thought we'd see if we could help them along with some suggestions in our latest Twitter poll. The poll asks our readers, "Now that Chevy no longer makes the Volt, how should it use the name?" GM President Mark Reuss has suggested that the company won't build any more hybrids, such as the Volt with its Voltec extended range hybrid system. So our choices...
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Which electric cars are you most eager to see at this week's auto shows? Take our Twitter poll
This week, two auto shows on opposite sides of the world will focus on electric cars—and the transition there. The Shanghai auto show in China has become a showcase for electric-car concepts since the country announced that it plans to require all new cars in the future to become electric...
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What kind of racing can best stoke interest in electric vehicles? Twitter poll results
Our readers may be having a change of heart when it comes to electric-car racing based on the results of our latest Twitter poll. In previous comments and surveys, readers have expressed little interest in electric car racing beyond, perhaps drag racing, and expressed cynicism and sometimes...
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With the Volt discontinued, how should Chevy use the name now? Take our Twitter poll
The Chevrolet Volt has one of the all-time great names for a plug-in car—even better than its former European sibling the Opel Ampera, based on sales at least.The company even used the name on an experimental plug-in hybrid wagon in 1980. It would be a shame to see such a great electric-car...
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Which classic VW kit would you like to see revived as an EV? Twitter poll results
Volkswagen is planning up to 70 new electric cars based on its upcoming affordability-focused mass-market MEB platform. But the company itself may not build them all. At the Geneva auto show last month, VW said it was seeking other partners to use the platform to develop lower-volume special...
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What kind of racing can best stoke new interest in electric vehicles? Take our Twitter poll
Increasingly, electric cars are taking to race tracks of all kinds to prove themselves not only to their own drivers and other competitors, but also to fans. Volkswagen set a new record climbing Pikes Peak with its electric ID R that didn't lose power to the thin air at the top. Formula E, which...
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Our readers are nothing if not Tesla fans. After Tesla introduced its more-affordable SUV, the Model Y, earlier this month, we revisited the question of which electric SUV on the market our readers would be most interested in buying. It was one of the most popular polls we've posted in months, with over 2,700 responses, and the results were overwhelming: 81 percent of our readers would choose the Model Y. Which electric SUV would you buy? — Green Car Reports (@GreenCarReports) March 19, 2019 Based on the Model 3, the Model Y is a relatively conventional electric SUV with about 290 to...
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Which classic VW kit would you like to see revived as an EV? Take our Twitter poll
When Volkswagen introduced the ID Buggy concept at the Geneva auto show earlier this month, it also presented an interesting proposition: The company suggested that it would like to sell the Buggy's modular electric underpinnings to other automakers to build their own electric models. That follows...
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Do Tesla stores still matter? Twitter poll results
Two weeks ago, Tesla announced it was closing all its stores and move all sales online, where the company does most of its business anyway. Last week, it said it would reopen most of them. That led us to wonder whether Tesla stores are still relevant. To gauge the answer among our own readers, our...
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Which electric SUV would you buy? Take our Twitter poll
The Tesla Model Y will be the first model from the company to launch into a sea of electric competitors. Mainstream automakers, from Audi, BMW and Jaguar to Hyundai and Kia have announced new electric SUVs that are either already on the market or will be in the next few months. The Model Y is not...
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Which Tesla Model 3 would you buy? Twitter poll results
Now that Tesla has finally released the $35,000 Model 3 that got hundreds of thousands of buyers interested in the brand, we wondered how many people might follow through and buy it. Along with the new base Short Range Model 3, the company recently filled out the rest of the Model 3 lineup with the...
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Do Tesla stores still matter? Take our Twitter poll
Last week, Tesla announced it would close all its stores. This week, it said it would keep most of them open. Lots of people have speculated about the causes and effects of both moves, from rent owed, to state statutes, to the logistics of test drives. Our question is, what do potential...
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