Today, we have the story behind the bill allowing Tesla direct sales in Maryland, a gas mileage review of the 2015 MINI Cooper 4-Door Hardtop, and a new study charting hybrid repair costs. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Oregon's electric-car czar leaves the public sector for PlugShare, after years of working to promote electric cars in the state.

Repairs for hybrids are getting cheaper as costs for regular cars remain the same, a new study finds.

Find out how Maryland's Tesla sales bill really got passed from the legislator who sponsored it.

Now that Tesla can legally sell cars directly to customers in Maryland, we've updated our state-by-state look at electric-car direct sales.

Here's an odd little Earth Day statistic. Buyers of green cars are more likely to pay with cash, according to newly-released consumer data.

A survey of public DC fast-charging sites in California shows the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) favored by U.S. and German carmakers is two years behind the CHAdeMO standard used by Asian carmakers.

Are four doors better than two? We drive the 2015 MINI Cooper 4-Door Hardtop to find out.

Certain 2014 and 2015 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive models are being recalled to replace poorly-built bolts.

Finally, the Toroidion electric supercar concept debuts at Top Marques Monaco with 1,341 horsepower.

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