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Model X and Model S are good for more range than currently rated—and a 400-mile Model S is coming soon.
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Tesla Model Y getting range boost to 315 miles, deliveries before AprilIn advanced of its quarterly financial update, Tesla announced a boost in rated range for the Model Y—and deliveries by the end of March.
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GM’s electric-vehicle future: President Mark Reuss offers some hintsThe future of General Motors involves many more electric cars, and in a few brief answers GM president Mark Reuss gave us some more hints about what, when, and even why.
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California report: To be the green choice, ride-hailing needs to go electricAnd despite sophisticated algorithms, Uber and Lyft have too many "deadhead miles"—meaning miles with the driver and no passenger.
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GM names Hamtramck as first US plant to build only electric carsThe automaker will spend $2.2 billion to produce electric-only vehicles at the plant that once made the Chevy Volt.
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Norway cracks down: Is “self-charging” a misleading way to pitch hybrids?In much of Europe, Lexus is pitching hybrids as "self-charging"—and many consumers and electric vehicle fans think it's misleading.
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Which automaker’s targets for electric vehicles are seen as out of reach by a consulting firm? What kind of vehicle will be built at the former Chevy Volt plant? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 24, 2020. Looking back at the week’s green-car news, it was far from boring and included plenty of new product, new partnerships, and plot twists. In terms of product, Audi has set prices for its two newest plug-in hybrid models—versions of the Q5 crossover and A8 sedan—that are roughly...
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Report: Cruise Origin electric self-driving shuttle will be made in DetroitThe former home of the Chevrolet Volt, among other vehicles, will assemble the Cruise Origin as well as GM's electric trucks and SUVs.
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Mercedes unfazed by battery-supply issues for EQC, still targeting 50,000 in 2020The Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV has been produced at a much smaller volume than anticipated; but Daimler hasn't adjusted expectations.
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Toyota Prius was a hybrid trendsetter 15 years ago. Now what?With a growing lineup of high-mpg Toyota hybrids and conflicting messages on the Prius' future, the nameplate faces reinvention or irrelevance.
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Cruise Origin launches the driverless future of electric mobilityWith the introduction of its fourth-generation self-driving vehicle, Cruise hopes to commercialize the technology on a much broader scale.
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Subaru aims for dramatic CO2 cuts: All hybrids and EVs by mid 2030sWith some collaboration with Toyota, electric vehicles and hybrids will make up 40 percent of Subaru's lineup by 2040.
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Tesla also alleges that the petition claiming an alarmingly high rate of such reports was brought on by a short-seller of the company's stock.
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Volvo to build electric XC90 and its battery packs in South Carolina in 2022An upcoming electric version of the Volvo XC90 SUV will be Volvo's third EV and is due to be U.S.-made.
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Electric emergency vehicles: Tropos Motors shows how to start smallAt CES, Tropos Motors showed how it can make a mini electric fire truck at half the cost of the full-size one.
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Lucid Air timeline, Nissan electric future, Bolt EV deals: The Week in ReverseWhy did our power grid get cleaner than expected in 2019? How is it that Teslas will talk? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 17, 2020. Fresh off the U.S. debut of the Nissan Ariya concept, in Las Vegas at CES, Green...
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Kia makes $25B shift toward more electric vehicles: 11 new EVs by 2025Electric cars and mobility hubs will be at the center of a growth strategy for the brand in the next decade.
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Nissan EVs will share platform with Infiniti, Renault, MitsubishiThe same electric-car toolkit will share battery and propulsion pieces but allow a lot of flexibility—even for e-Power series hybrids.
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California's Lucid will show its electric Air luxury sedan in April in New York, and start production in Arizona by the end of the year.
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2020 Chevy Bolt EV: $10,000 off now, lease deals ahead of tax-credit sunset April 1GM is offering some best-ever lease deals on the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, as well as up to $10,000 off for buyers.
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Nissan Ariya Concept points directly to affordable 300-mile high-performance EVNissan's top design officer confirms the Ariya Concept closely previews the automaker's next electric vehicle—and performance will be a priority.
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Nissan e-4orce demo: Why electric-car AWD benefits more than performance and tractionWith an e-4orce test car, Nissan teased what could be a big part of its EV future, in a production version of its Ariya concept and beyond.
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Sony electric car, Fisker Ocean, top-selling hybrid: The Week in ReverseWhere is the Smart car brand moving its production? What Hollywood movie was the basis for a Mercedes-Benz concept car revealed this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 10, 2020. The Consumer Electronics Show, or...
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Hum-dinger: General Motors reportedly to revive Hummer name as GMC electric truckThe latest of a series of reports suggesting the revival of Hummer as an electric brand instead has it returning as an electric GMC model.
Aaron Cole