Green Car News
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The i4 won't follow its quirky i3 and i8 predecessors; it will be a straightforward electric sedan aiming at the Tesla Model 3.
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Tesla Model 3 and Model S rise in annual reliability survey, now "Recommended"Consumer Reports still doesn't rate Tesla high for reliability as a brand, but the Model 3 and Model S now get a positive endorsement.
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Morris retro-cute electric delivery van: pricing and more infoAll-electric delivery van has the design flair to justify its price, but so far it's only targeting the UK market where Morris J-Types were once ubiquitous.
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Electric Ford Mustang, Berlin Gigafactory, dealerships fumble on EVs: The Week in ReverseWhere this week did GM introduce a new electric car? Which automaker turned to technology used by cryptocurrencies for keeping track of raw materials? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 15, 2019. We finished off the...
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Dealerships fumble with EVs, Ford Mustang Mach-E first look, hybrid sounds: Today’s Car NewsDealerships are still one of the weak points in getting electric vehicles to interested shoppers. Automakers are paying more attention to the sounds hybrids and EVs make up close. And we have details—and photos—of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. This and more, today at Green...
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Ford Mustang Mach-E vs. Tesla Model Y: How the electric cars compareThe Tesla Model Y and Ford Mach-E are both fully electric SUVs sized like some of the market's most popular vehicles, and they promise to pack in a lot more excitement.
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Dealerships aren't stocking enough EVs, aren't equipped to charge them, and aren't knowledgeable about incentives.
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Ford hybrids play soft sounds to pedestrians: Will Mustang Mach-E, too?Ford has put a lot of thought into the pedestrian sound that its new hybrid vehicles make—especially not making them too overpowering?
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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover pics, specs leak before LA auto show debutUp to 300 miles of range, a 0-60 mph sprint of around 3 seconds and a price as low as $43,895 in base configuration.
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Ford electric SUV, Bolt EV safety, VW’s US EV plant: Today’s Car NewsThere’s now a fully electric member of the Ford Mustang family on the way next year. Volkswagen is making space—a lot of it—for building EVs in the US. The Chevy Bolt EV is now a Top Safety Pick. And a major consumer group has analyzed possible scenarios in EPA fuel economy and...
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Analysis: Higher fuel costs under lax Trump mpg rules outweigh affordability gainsConsumer Reports has looked at the potential costs of raising mpg requirements just 1.5 percent a year, or freezing them.
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With headlight tweak, Chevy Bolt EV is a Top Safety PickChevrolet electric car is now one of three U.S.-market EVs to meet the insurance-funded group's safety criteria.
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Volkswagen plans on making electric cars "for millions, not just millionaires" at its plant in Tennessee, including a crossover starting in 2022.
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Ford electric SUV gets a pony-car name: Mustang Mach-EThe Ford Mustang family is going fully electric, with the addition of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV.
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Gigafactory for Berlin, Hyundai tech tackles road noise, EV lease deal: Today’s Car NewsHyundai has developed a potentially weight-saving active noise control solution for road noise. Tesla has announced a location for its European factory. The EPA has public-health experts very concerned. And no, the days of sub-$100/month EV leases aren’t in the past. This and more, today at...
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At $79 a month, is this the best electric-car lease deal of 2019?The best lease deal of the year on an electric car could be this $79/month lease on the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric.
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Hyundai develops world's first cabin active noise control aimed at road noiseActive noise cancellation has up until now taken aim at engine or powertrain noises, but a more sophisticated system quells road noise.
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EPA wants to limit the studies behind environmental regulationsWith new procedures, any data used in EPA regulations or rulemaking would be subject to public scrutiny—including individual health records.
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European factory is expected to make Model Y, Model 3, and energy products for the EU and beyond—perhaps as soon as late 2020.
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GM’s EV for China, Ford Ecosport, Volvo plug-in miles and mpg: Today’s Car NewsGM has revealed a new electric car, but so far it’s only for China. Volvo’s plug-in hybrids get more miles and more mpg. A new study underscores the importance of workplace charging. And a major environmental organization jabs Ford over fuel economy. This and more, today at Green Car...
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2020 Volvo plug-in hybrids: Bigger battery boosts EPA range, mpgA slightly larger battery pays off with both a longer electric range and better fuel economy numbers on Volvo's 2020 PHEV models.
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Green group nudges Ford to put some "eco" in its EcosportThe Union of Concerned Scientists homes in on Ford's smallest model for the U.S. market and its sub-30-mpg ratings.
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GM reveals the Chevy Menlo electric car to ChinaGM has introduced an electric car called the Chevrolet Menlo, produced jointly with SAIC, to the Chinese market; it's not related to the Bolt EV.
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Report: Employers should see workplace charging as more than a perk for its workersLooking at workplace charging as a face-value perk may be the wrong approach, advises a report aimed greening company images.
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