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The state of Michigan, to help pay for road repairs, decided more than a year ago to hit owners of hybrids and electric cars with additional fees starting this January 1—on top of higher registration rates for all cars. The new fees have been added to the registration bills for hybrids, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric cars because they don't burn enough gasoline to generate the same state tax revenue as other vehicles. Hybrid owners are now being hit with the twin increases, noted The Detroit Free Press yesterday, and suffering severe sticker shock as a result. DON'T MISS: Michigan...
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Faraday Future falls further: two execs depart, CES car still dueTwo Faraday Future executives resigned last week, adding to the startup's troubles.
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Taxi GPS data could unsnarl traffic in developing regions, World Bank says
The World Bank is teaming with ride-hailing companies to alleviate traffic congestion with data.
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What will be your next green-car purchase? Poll results
Well, that was decisive! Our readers are clearly, unquestionably, absolutely intending to switch from driving on fossil fuels to driving on grid electricity. That's the only conclusion we can draw from the results of our most recent Twitter poll, this one on what respondents planned to buy for...
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Sales of 'green' cars remain low; is it a problem of fear?
Consumer fear of green cars may be hurting sales, one analyst believes.
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Donald Trump owned two American cars; one was a Tesla
Donald Trump's campaign said last year that he owned a Tesla electric car.
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Today, waits at Tesla service centers get longer, Elon Musk teases a more powerful Tesla Supercharger DC fast-charging station, and new analysis claims some forms of renewable energy are now the cheapest unsubsidized sources of electricity in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out the potential cost of the Volkswagen 3.0-liter diesel settlement, which new electric car Woz bought after praising the Chevy Bolt EV, and more in our Week in Reverse feature. Certain forms of renewable energy are now the cheapest unsubsidized sources of electricity in the U.S., according to new...
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Musk ups Tesla Supercharger ante, teases 350-kw-plus charging
Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a new generation of the company's unique DC fast-charging stations, suggesting that a future "version 3" Supercharger would deliver as much as 350 kilowatts of power. Unsurprisingly, he did it via Twitter, his preferred medium for communicating with the world. His...
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EU fuel-economy ratings move further from reality; Mercedes tops offender list
Some Mercedes-Benz models return 50-percent lower fuel economy than EU ratings, according to a new study.
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Karma gets approval to build electric cars in China
Karma parent Wanxiang received approval from Chinese authorities for an electric-car factory.
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Probe into Smart ForTwo engine fires started by NHTSA
The NHTSA is investigating eight reported engine fires in 2008 and 2009 Smart ForTwo city cars.
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VW diesel buyback advice: don't strip parts off your car first, judge warns
The judge overseeing the Volkswagen 2.0-liter diesel settlement advised owners not to strip parts off their cars.
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My 2013 Tesla Model S is now approaching 75,000 miles on the odometer. That happens to be the mileage benchmark for my next scheduled Tesla service. So I called my local Tesla service center, in Paramus, New Jersey, to set up the appointment. No problem, the service rep said. The first available slot is...a month from now. Whoa. DON'T MISS: Tesla to charge for Supercharger parking if charging is over, sometimes Good thing I’d called well in advance of my annual cross-country drive to our winter getaway in California, scheduled five weeks later. If I’d called with my usual lead...
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EU cleaner-car proposals slammed for too few electric cars, too much biodiesel
The auto industry and advocacy group Transport & Environment both criticized a new EU plan.
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We're there! Renewables now cheapest unsubsidized electricity in U.S.
Unsubsidized utility-scale solar power is now cheaper than natural gas, according to new analysis.
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Tesla vs Bolt EV, first Clarity Fuel Cell, more electric-car charging, Michigan hybrid fees: The Week in Reverse
Which new electric car did Woz end up getting after he praised the 238-mile Chevy Bolt EV? How much more will VW's diesel emission scandal cost it as of this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 23...
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VW 3.0-liter diesel cost, Tesla tops CR index, Electric-car job cuts: Today's Car News
Today, a new report estimates the cost of a Volkswagen 3.0-liter diesel settlement at $1 billion, Tesla tops Consumer Reports' customer satisfaction index, and we look at why electric cars may lead to job cuts. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Electric-car group buying programs have helped...
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Tesla tops Consumer Reports' customer satisfaction index
Consumer Reports' enthusiasm for Tesla electric cars has fluctuated, but owners' enthusiasm has apparently remained steady. The magazine that once declared the Tesla Model S to be the best car it ever tested, but more recently it has raised concerns over reliability, and criticized the automaker's...
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It takes people to make cars: to lift and install parts, check quality, test-drive them after assembly, and so forth. Automation has eliminated many of the jobs performed by humans a century ago on the Ford Model T line, and made the rest much less physically punishing for line workers. But electric cars pose a new threat: they will require even fewer workers to build. DON'T MISS: Electric cars will require 10,000-plus job cuts at VW, says HR chief And that has auto-worker unions and automaker executives more than a little worried. Here's the math: a battery-electric car has fewer than 200...
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China to crack down on green-car subsidy cheating: report
China plans to tighten regulations related to its electric-car subsidies.
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Colorado, Nevada, Utah to collaborate on electric-car charging network
Much of the U.S. innovation in electric-car incentives and infrastructure has come not from the federal government but from one or more states, especially California. With the decision years ago to let states either comply with national emission standards or adopt the stiffer California rules, both...
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VW to pay $1 billion-plus for 3.0-liter diesel cheats; separately, Bosch pays too
Costs of a Volkswagen 3.0-liter diesel settlement could rise to $1 billion.
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Electric-car group buying programs spread into new states
New states are enacting electric-car group buying programs.
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Michigan hybrid fees, VW electric concept, CAFE penalties: Today's Car News
Today's news includes hybrids, electric cars, and policy.
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