Best Car To Buy
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The Ford F-150 Lightning looks much like the gasoline F-150, but it drives better in almost every respect.
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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners
The thread connecting all of these picks: Every single one was either a plug-in vehicle or offered a plug-in version.
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Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalist
The EQS SUV is one of the first electric utility vehicles to offer three rows of seating, off-road ability, and more than 300 miles of range.
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Kia EV6: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalist
The EV6 is closely related to the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which was a finalist last year. But we think it outperforms its corporate cousin in several respects.
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Genesis GV60: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalist
The Genesis GV60 offers a unique mix of sporty and luxurious, plus speedy charging and tech including facial and fingerprint recognition.
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Cadillac Lyriq: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalist
The Lyriq is the first mass-production model built around GM’s Ultium propulsion strategy, and it's one of five Best Car To Buy 2023 finalists.
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Yes, the GMC Hummer EV and Rivian R1S are among those that didn't make the cut—and here's why.
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Best Car To Buy 2023: Green Car Reports names 5 finalists
The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, Kia EV6, Genesis GV60, Ford F-150 Lightning, or Cadillac Lyriq will win the Best Car To Buy distinction for 2023.
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Lucid Air: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022
The Lucid Air gives Tesla some healthy competition, with technology that could bring about extensive change.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022 finalist
The Ioniq 5 sets a new standard for design, efficiency, and charging tech among mass-market EVs, but its lack of mass-market availability is a letdown.
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Rivian R1T: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022 finalist
The Rivian R1T does more than show that electric trucks are possible. It shows that they can be better than gasoline trucks in many ways.
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Mercedes EQS: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022 finalist
The Mercedes EQS shows that the luxury establishment is ready to embrace EVs and, in some ways, it's a template for a decade of progress.
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VW's EV for the masses is due to be made in Tennessee in 2022, and it has the most ambitious sales targets among our Best Car To Buy finalists.
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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022: What didn't make the cut
Some of this year's most buzz-worthy models, including the GMC Hummer EV and Tesla Model S Plaid, didn't make the shortlist. Here's why.
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One of these 5 vehicles will be Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022
The Hyundai Ioniq 5, Lucid Air, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Rivian R1T, or Volkswagen ID.4 will win the Best Car To Buy distinction for 2022.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E: Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021
The Mustang Mach-E is the first non-Tesla SUV to hit 300 miles, and with pony-car heritage cues it takes electric cars somewhere new.
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GCR’s Best Car To Buy 2021 nominees pair efficiency with leading-edge tech
From next-generation interfaces and sophisticated driver aids to over-the-air updates, the Best Car To Buy contenders are by no means no-frills.
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With electric trucks and SUVs coming, is it time to reevaluate what a green car means?
Going fully electric is good, but do the plus-sized battery packs of upcoming electric trucks still make them worth pointing to as green picks?
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The Polestar 2 electric car was engineered partly in Sweden and is made in China; with emphases on sustainability and performance, it's intriguing but expensive.
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Tesla Model Y: Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist
The Tesla Model Y remains more energy-efficient than any non-Tesla long-range EV, and with strong sales, its impact is significant.
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2020 hindsight: What did Leaf, Volt, and other best green cars of 2010 teach us?
Ten years later, plug-in hybrids like the Chevy Volt are still struggling to achieve that model's functionality and popularity, but the Nissan Leaf was the start of something big.
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Toyota RAV4 Prime: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist
With 42 miles of electric range and a rated 38 mpg as a hybrid, the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime gives a market bestseller leading-edge versatility.
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Volvo XC40 Recharge: Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist
The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge qualifies for our Best Car To Buy 2021 finalists for its style, packaging, and technology, even though the small electric crossover lacks the range of some competitors.
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Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021: What didn't make the cut
Electric cars and plug-in hybrids that didn't make our list of finalists for 2021 generally failed to offer enough all-electric miles or were simply too late.
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