Green Car News
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Seven all-electric garbage trucks are a big step for New York, but with a 6,000-vehicle fleet there's plenty of room for more.
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London cab maker claims world's first electric camper van—but there's still a tailpipeLEVC claims the e-Camper is the world's first all-electric camper van—though only about the first 60 miles are electric.
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Volta's free chargers update EV drivers on local air qualityVolta Charging and Bloomberg are teaming up to include air quality updates as part of the charging experience.
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GMC Hummer EV up close, BMW says farewell to i3, Volvo details its electric remake: The Week In ReverseWhich company is being sued over its idle fees at fast chargers? Which automaker’s actions prompted some celebrities to dump a green-car icon? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 2, 2021. “You don’t buy...
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Mini Urbanaut electric van concept gets a step closer to realityThe Mini brand is going all-electric by the mid 2030s. Could this be one of the models that makes getting there an adventure?
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Renault looks to retro styling and affordability in EV strategy for EuropeRenault said it would launch 10 new electric vehicles, bringing its sales mix to 65% electric by 2025, and 90% electric by 2030.
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It's a matter of supply and demand, once again, and new vehicles—especially these—are in very short supply.
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VW plans to go all-electric in Europe as soon as 2033, US laterThe transition will take longer in South America and Africa, for the lack of infrastructure and political support.
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Volvo maps out electric, BMW cancels i3, Rivian teases camp kitchen: Today’s Car NewsThe BMW i3 will soon be gone. Volvo highlights the technology shift it’s in the midst of with the Concept Recharge. Rivian teases more of its camp kitchen. And which automakers are going all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo has revealed what it calls its...
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Volvo Concept Recharge is brand’s “manifesto” for a pure electric futureVolvo sees taking batteries, computing, and software in-house as part of the transition to all-EV by the end of the decade.
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Rivian camp kitchen will cook all-electric in the great outdoorsThe high-end camp-kitchen option stows away in the R1T electric pickup's Gear Tunnel and offers an inductive cooktop.
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BMW drops innovative i3 electric car, ahead of more mass-market EVsThe i3 is done in the U.S. after this summer and the 2021 model year, although both the i4 hatchback and iX SUV are due early in 2022.
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We get an up-close look at the GMC Hummer EV. Volvo plans for its U.S. factory to make only EVs later in the decade. And is Toyota’s icon of socially progressive and green the real victim of its political-donation scandal? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Although a report about Toyota donations to political causes—namely, politicians who were election objectors—was hard to miss on social media yesterday, we looked at the collateral damage: the Toyota Prius. A handful of celebrities and noteworthies did some very public dumping of the once golden child of green...
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Up close with the GMC Hummer EV and SUV: Electric largesse has arrivedWe get our first up close look at the First Editions of the 2022 GMC Hummer EV and 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, a pair of electric vehicles that signal there are no limits on the size of EVs going forward.
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The Toyota Prius lost a last bit of star power todayBilly Baldwin and Rosanna Arquette were among the celebrities announcing this was the last string in their love of the Prius.
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Volvo will make its US plant all-electric before others—even ChinaVolvo's U.S. assembly plant near Charleston will be the first of its global plants to only make EVs—later in the decade.
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Honda Prologue EV, Mazda diesel, Tesla idle fees, Ford fleet-charging smarts: Today’s Car NewsHonda gives its GM-based EV a name. A Tesla owner cries foul over Supercharger idle fees. Panasonic dumps its Tesla stock. Mazda’s diesel is here and gone. And Ford’s acquisition of a startup will help make EVs click for fleets. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda has...
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2024 Honda Prologue: GM-powered electric SUV has a nameHonda will rely on GM's Ultium propulsion strategy for EVs in the U.S. until later in the decade.
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Software and modeling from Electriphi will help understand when, where, and how rapidly big fleets of EVs should charge.
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Owner suing Tesla over Supercharger fees: Is idle time part of free charging?An owner who was promised free charging thinks that idle fees for parking after the charge should be free too.
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EV battery supplier Panasonic sells Tesla stake, in pivot to boost its own braintrustPanasonic might be branching out, but it's not parting ways with the California automaker anytime soon.
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Mazda diesel has already come and gone: Here’s why it didn’t work for the USMazda's varied vision of the future includes EVs, hybrids, and a Skyactiv-X six—but no diesel for the U.S. We consider why that didn't work out.
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Kia EV6 up close, Volvo XC90 Recharge driven, Canoo battery tech, no climate no deal: The Week in ReverseWhich German brand stepped up its plans to phase out internal combustion models? Which upcoming EV got a power boost, and which one got a battery boost? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 25, 2021. Firsthand experience...
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Sion solar car update, electric Volvo XC90 details, Kia EV6 up-close photos: Today’s Car NewsThe all-electric XC90 Recharge will get lidar sensors. We take an up-close look at the Kia EV6—yes, the one with the numbers that rival the Model Y Performance. And the Sono Sion solar EV is getting a bigger battery before advancing toward production. This and more, here at Green Car Reports...
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