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Electric Cars November 17, 2018

Tesla Model 3s, electric pickup, LA debuts, and wind power: The Week in Reverse

What company will show a new electric pickup later this month at the LA Auto Show? How many miles will the new Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid go on its battery power? And which car won Green Car Reports...

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Electric Cars November 16, 2018 Toyota Corolla Hybrid, Tesla Autopilot safety, Rivian pickup: Today's Car News

Electric Cars November 16, 2018 Rivian teases electric pickup and SUV planned for LA auto show

Electric Cars November 16, 2018 Mercedes-Benz delivers first F-Cell plug-in hybrid fuel-cell SUV in Germany

Commentary: Tesla's carrot sells more electric cars than California's stick

If you build them, they will come—as long as what you build is attractive. That's the message of Tesla's dominant sales reports and awards this month. Buyers seem to be... read more November 15, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla will soon be compatible with all DC fast charging—in Europe

When the Tesla Model 3 arrives in Europe in early 2019, it will carry a special toolkit: the ability to charge—quickly—in more places than any other electric... read more November 15, 2018 by Bengt Halvorson

Carpool lanes I-5, Seattle, Washington [Credit: SounderBruce-Wikimedia Commons]

Look for new gridlock-busting purple California Clean Air stickers (Updated)

California electric-car drivers have a new color to keep track of. Starting New Year's Day 2019, the state will issue updated Clean Air stickers that allow electric cars... read more November 15, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Rich Rebuilds flooded Tesla Model S, via YouTube

New report shows oceans warming much faster than anticipated (Updated)

Update: The scientists behind this study have updated their report in the journal Nature acknowledging key errors in the study. The note that the data regarding scientific... read more November 14, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, cheap renewables, tax credits: Today's Car News

California regulatory documents show range estimates for the new Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. A new report shows that building new renewable power can be cheaper than running old... read more November 14, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car in Maven car-sharing fleet, Los Angeles [photo: Dan MacMedan fo

California to pass half-million electric-car mark

By the end of November, California will have more than 500,000 electric cars registered in the state, according to the latest report from Veloz, a consortium of state... read more November 14, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Image from 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric-car ad by Ourisman Chevrolet, Rockville, Maryland

Tesla, GM, Nissan band together to extend electric-car tax credits

As tax credits for buyers of America's two most popular electric-car brands begin to sunset, automakers and advocates are banding together to restructure the tax-credit... read more November 14, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Wind and solar cost less than coal for power

Producing renewable electricity is cheaper than running old coal plants, a new report from investment firm Lazard shows. Lazard reports that new wind farms in the U.S. can... read more November 14, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid plug-in all-electric range revealed

New documents reveal that the upcoming 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid could have a best-case scenario of 25 miles of all-electric range—unadjusted—according to... read more November 14, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

50 million VWs, Faraday Future exodus Tesla Track Mode: Today's Car News

VW announced plans to build almost as many electric cars as it did diesels. Faraday Future's last founding executive steps away. Tesla introduces Track Mode on Model 3... read more November 13, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Track Mode released to make more of Tesla Model 3 Performance

Tesla confirmed last Thursday that Track Mode has started rolling out for the Model 3 Performance, in an update for vehicles that have already received Version 9 of the... read more November 13, 2018 by Bengt Halvorson

Artist’s impression of Faraday Future’s proposed plant in Hanford, California

Faraday Future loses final founding executive (Updated)

Faraday Future is a startup electric carmaker founded by a Chinese investor and five executives with experience in building cars and electric cars. Now that the company seems... read more November 13, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 bought [Photo by reader AH]

Which car would you pick as Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2019? Twitter poll results

Now that we've named the Tesla Model 3 as Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2019, it's time to see what our readers picked. After we named our three finalists for the... read more November 13, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

VW is planning to build 15 million electric vehicles

UPDATE: The very premise of this piece has been shaken when Volkswagen told the original source of this report, Automotive News, that its chief executive had misstated the... read more November 13, 2018 by Bengt Halvorson

2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range electric car, road test in greater Atlanta area, Feb 2018

Tesla Model 3 Best Car To Buy, German diesels, hydrogen Chevy: Today's Car News

Today's news is—almost—all about our Best Car To Buy for 2019. There's also a new hydrogen fuel cell concept from Chevrolet. And German authorities announced a... read more November 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

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