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U.S. market prices for the Tesla Model 3, Model S, and Model X all dropped by up to $5,000 overnight.
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Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid confirmed for Europe, likely for US
The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid is likely to take some of the automaker's experience from the Sonata Plug-In Hybrid and size it up for an SUV.
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2021 BMW 530e plug-in hybrid: Quicker, but will it go more electric miles?
BMW has added XtraBoost for 40 more horsepower, although the plug-in hybrid is still no cheerleader for plug-in hybrid potential in acceleration, mpg, or miles.
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Tesla Cybertruck size, electric oil tanker, EV sales amid pandemic: Today’s Car News
The Tesla Cybertruck won’t get smaller for production. An electric oil tanker will make quite the statement. A very flat EV platform could get some sophisticated suspension work to tie it together. And where will EV and hybrid sales go from here? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This...
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Super-flat REE skateboard EV platform will get suspension help from KYB
REE is taking an aggressive approach toward building a flat skateboard platform—by putting as much in the wheel arches as possible.
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Where will sales of electric cars, hybrids land after the vehicle-sales free fall?
May sales data will point to a "new norm" about buyer priorities—and that definitely applies to electric cars and plug-in hybrids.
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Electrify America teases that deciding where to put chargers involves much more than dropping a pin wherever makes sense.
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Electric oil tankers: A slick use of renewable energy?
Even the ships carrying the oil are going all-electric. Now as for that oil...
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Musk: Tesla Cybertruck won't be downsized, but smaller follow-up truck a possibility
Never mind what he says to Jay Leno. And suddenly there are potentially two Tesla Cybertrucks in the mix.
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Toyota all-hybrid models, solar car updates, EVs for Uber and Lyft: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker revealed a completely new electric vehicle that’s already been canceled? And will Tesla’s cars get bidirectional charging ability in the near future? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 22...
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Sono solar car update, Hyundai Kona Electric police car, V2G study: Today’s Car News
Sono Motors discusses using solar panels for the entire vehicle, not just the roof. A California utility studies using electric cars to stabilize the grid. And the Hyundai Kona Electric might be catching on in Europe as a police car. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Another utility in...
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Hyundai Kona Electric: The new favored police patrol car for Europe?
A number of European municipalities are choosing the Kona Electric for its long range, quiet performance, and lack of tailpipe emissions.
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Can electric cars help stabilize the grid? Another utility is planning to study this with a more hands-on approach.
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How the Sono Sion electric car will use every body panel as a solar panel
The Sono Sion solar electric car has more than a solar roof. Sono recently outlined some of the challenges of charging from all its body panels.
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EV market share, Sonata Hybrid price hike, Tesla bidirectional charging: Today’s Car News
Global electric vehicle sales won’t fall as much this year as the whole vehicle market. Tesla reportedly adds bidirectional charging hardware to its cars. And how much will you need to pay to get that Sonata Hybrid with the solar roof? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The latest...
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2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: Prices rise significantly, and so does mpg
The new Sonata Hybrid costs more than the outgoing version, and more than its rivals.
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EVs predicted to gain market share, despite 18% sales drop in 2020
Electric cars will drop in sales this year—just less compared to the vehicle market as a whole.
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Report: Tesla might be adding bidirectional charging capability to its vehicles (UPDATED)
Tesla might already be installing the hardware to permit bidirectional charging; when will it be enabled, and what for?
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General Motors talks future battery tech. Nissan shows an electric ambulance. And everyone likes those pop-up chargers that hide away otherwise. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. As work began on an Ohio joint-venture plant to build cells for General Motors’ upcoming electric vehicles, like the new Hummer, the company’s top executive for battery R&D teased some of the technologies that could make both 600-mile EVs and a million-mile battery part of the company’s future. Nissan has shown a fully electric ambulance in Japan; while it’s not the first such...
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Pop-up EV charging hubs deemed a success in UK trial
Chargers that rise from the sidewalk only when needed were a resounding success in a test in Oxford, UK.
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Nissan electric ambulance curbs the tailpipe emissions
Ambulances are a vehicle type that should probably go all-electric and zero-emissions, for the sake of lung health.
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GM battery chief: 600-mile EVs viable, million-mile battery in sight
The executive in charge of battery technology and EV development suggests that cell tech is moving ahead at a faster rate than anticipated.
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Polestar Spaces, Dyson electric car, ride-hailing EV mandate: Today’s Car News
The 600-mile Dyson electric car was revealed this weekend. Polestar outlines where its first U.S. showrooms will be. And ride-hailing is going to have to clean up its act in California. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Polestar 2 electric car is on its way to U.S. customers this...
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California will mandate more electric cars for Uber and Lyft: Here’s how
Huge portions of the Uber and Lyft fleets will be required to go electric—and it's up to those companies to figure out how.
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