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The Mitsubishi Mirage is the underdog of small cars: slow, loud, and archaic, but scrappy. And it's been a much bigger sales success than Mitsubishi expected, given the small numbers of minicars and subcompacts sold in the U.S. these days. For 2017, Mitsubishi added a four-door sedan model dubbed...

Tesla launched its upgraded Autopilot software on a handful of cars December 31.

Low-carbon energy use in the U.K. is up, and the government hopes to phase out coal by 2025.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak bought a Chevrolet Bolt EV to use as his "main car."

Of the new cars sold globally in 2020, what percentage will be electric? It's a simple question, but at the moment there doesn't appear to be a clear answer. Estimates of electric-car market share approximately three years from now vary widely, as do those for periods further beyond that. DON'T...

Which electric model might be the used-car bargain of the year? And exactly what kind of car is a new hybrid we just drove? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 30, 2016. Friday, we published our first drive...

Today, we drive the 2017 Kia Niro hybrid, Tesla uses data to develop self-driving cars, and President-elect Donald Trump's advisors may be against ethanol. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla is just one of many companies working to develop self-driving cars, but could a trove of...

According to its maker, the 2017 Kia Niro is the first "crossover hybrid vehicle" sold in the U.S.—but what does that really mean? We drove150 miles in two different versions of the top-of-the-line Niro Touring model two weeks ago, and concluded that the Niro represents an interesting package...

It's clear that after several years of electric-car sales, electric utilities see a role to be played in providing the infrastructure to make them practical. Two weeks ago, California utility PG&E received approval to install 7,500 public charging stations for plug-in vehicles. Now, Oregon's...

Several members of Trump's team are against ethanol, advisor Carl Icahn said in a recent interview.

Automakers are wrongfully blaming fuel-economy rules for increased prices, analysts argue.

Data may be Tesla's advantage in the race to launch self-driving cars.

It's well known by now that the used-car prices of low-range electric cars are low. Any 2011 through 2016 electric car not made by Tesla is likely to be cheap on a used-car lot due to worries about battery degradation and its effect on range. Used Nissan Leafs, for instance, can often be found for...

Today's news includes transportation policy, fuel-cell vehicles, and self-driving cars.

The Chinese press express skepticism over the Transit Elevated Bus.

Ford will deploy a second-generation version of its autonomous Fusion Hybrid sedan in 2017.

Obama administration officials are working to expedite new automotive regulations.

Hyundai is expected to unveil its next fuel-cell vehicle in 2018.

Today, see why this week is a good time to buy a green car, get the latest update on electric-car startup Faraday Future, and read one possible explanation for continued low sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. President-elect Donald Trump...

The last week of the year is the best time to buy a new car.