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An air filtration system being teased in the recent Prophecy concept car filters the air outside the car as well as inside.
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First drive review: 2020 BMW 745e plug-in hybrid luxury sedan goes your own way, all so poshThe BMW 7-Series plug-in hybrid drops its mpg, boosts its electric range slightly, and becomes a much better-driving luxury sedan.
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Gas mileage targets, Tesla’s record quarter, Honda-GM EV partnership: The Week in ReverseWhich upcoming electric cars are already delayed due to the pandemic, which ones are staying on schedule? Which car company suggested that it might offer a higher highway range than any current model from Tesla? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car...
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Future Honda electric vehicles will be co-developed with GM, could have Super CruiseGM and Honda will partner for future electric vehicles—including one that will arrive by 2024. The partnership allows Honda access to GM's Super Cruise driver-assist system.
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Lucid Air electric sedan prototype covers 400+ highway miles, company teasesIn a company-produced video, Lucid claims to have done the full loop from San Francisco to LA—plus some extra—with just one charging stop.
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Electric Jeeps reportedly coming to the US, will be more capable than gas or dieselThe Jeep brand is going electric—and not just for Europe and China, the brand's boss asserts.
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Hummer and Cadillac electric SUVs and trucks remain on schedule, but the Chevy Bolt refresh has been pushed back a year.
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Trump EPA lowers gas mileage targets, increases vehicle emissionsThe EPA has released a final rule that will ease the fleet fuel economy requirements and allow higher amounts of CO2 from vehicles.
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Aptera's hyper-efficient, solar-charged car: Does $2 gas change its appeal?Aptera appears to be pitching its electric lightweight vehicle around oil conflict and an activist mindset. Will that work around $2 gas and economic woes?
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Battery-powered electric trains will soon bring cleaner air—especially in EuropeA new wave of battery-electric trains will soon allow routes that had gaps with no electrified rail to still go electric.
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Polestar 2 production, 55-mpg Insight, 300-mile I-Pace, parking your EV: The Week in ReverseWhat carmaker is planning to make the next-generation version of its top-selling model all-electric? What new home device might make the Nissan Leaf a little greener? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 27, 2020. Most of...
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2021 BMW 3-Series plug-in hybrid gets more electric range, new home-charging optionsThe BMW 3-Series plug-in hybrid has been relaunched, this time with more electric range and less attempts to paint plugging in as undesirable.
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Coming later this year, the Quasar will allow bi-directional DC charging and, with a utility disconnect, let your Leaf or other CHAdeMO electric car serve as backup power.
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Prototype drive: Magna e4 EV is a 300-mile Jaguar I-Pace with reworked dynamicsA technology demonstrator from supplier Magna aims to show how it could boost the range of EVs and make them more fun to drive.
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Polestar 2 electric car production starts in China; US deliveries still due this yearVolvo's Polestar electric-car brand says that it's still planning to deliver its potential Tesla Model 3 rival to Europe and North America starting this summer.
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FCA has the highest percentage of hybrids but the lowest fleet mpg: Why?Although Fiat Chrysler sold a higher rate of hybrid vehicles than any other automaker, it came up last in fleet fuel economy. How'd that happen?
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This American hybrid concept faced spiking gas prices with six wheelsBest known for lawnmower engines, Briggs & Stratton engineered a hybrid car in the late 1970s, on the heels of the oil crisis.
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Tesla Model Y delivered, Niro EV refreshed, Honda CR-V Hybrid driven: The Week In ReverseWhich compact car will soon be offered in a 50-mpg hybrid version? What efficiency-boosting device does the Model Y have for the first time in a Tesla? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 20, 2020. This week brought an...
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A test of dynamic in-road charging is a success—on a small scale. Tesla deliveries go touchless to stay safe—and maybe become a little more convenient. And the next-generation Kia Sorento may get a hybrid system and perhaps a plug. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Just as it’s started delivering Model Y crossovers to customers and is now facing potential public-health concerns in doing so, Tesla is starting “touchless” deliveries that take advantage of the app-based security features in the Model Y and Model 3 and avoid human contact. Tesla’s...
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Tesla’s “touchless” deliveries will help get Model Y out to customersAs part of its coronavirus response—and perhaps as a new way of doing things—Tesla plans a delivery method with no human contact.
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2020 Kia Niro EV: Price hike brings bigger infotainment screens but no extra rangeKia's only electric vehicle for the U.S. has returned for a second model year with larger infotainment screens, a few slight changes, and a $590 price hike.
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2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid debuts: 50 mpg or more promised from new compact sedanWith the powertrain from the Ioniq Hybrid and a look that borrows from the larger Sonata Hybrid, the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid could bring high mpg to more shoppers.
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First drive review: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid teases an EV experience with no charge portHonda’s two-motor hybrid system makes the CR-V more enjoyable to drive as well as up to 50 percent more efficient.
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Tesla Model Y specs released at last: No towing, and some other surprisesA first look at official specs for the Tesla Model Y raises plenty of questions in the weight-and-hauling area—and answers a puzzle about efficiency.
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