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Debate over the profitability of Tesla electric cars has raged for years among its fans and detractors. Tesla supporters point to financial data from the Silicon Valley automaker to support the idea that it makes money on each car it sells. Skeptics point out that save for two marginally profitable...

When's the last time you sat down and read large parts of an owner's manual for a car? If it's been a few years—or a few decades—you may be surprised how frustrating they are if you're actually searching for specific information. By and large, their indexes are atrocious (often using...

A new study estimates global carbon emissions did not increase dramatically in 2016.

California's role as the leading advocate for green cars may become more important.

The cost of electric cars and diesels will equalize around 2025, says one Volkswagen Group of America executive.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is among a roster of chief executives from Silicon Valley set to meet with president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to news reports. Musk has suggested that climate change is among the most urgent challenges facing mankind, one reason his company makes only...

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime turned out to be a better plug-in hybrid than we had expected when we drove it around sunny Ojai, California, on the press launch in October. It's a viable competitor to the second-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, though the Volt has an EPA-rated 53 miles of...

The Rinspeed Oasis is a self-driving electric-car concept from a Swiss firm known for unusual ideas.

It's been 15 months since news broke that VW Group had used "defeat device" software in its diesel cars and SUVs that let them emit far more than permitted levels of nitrogen oxides in real-world use. Even now, however, the Volkswagen diesel scandal continues to grow new tentacles as investigators...

Volkswagen is now accepting public comments on how to spend $2 billion in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure funding.

The Fremont City Council recently approved an expansion of Tesla's factory.

A central Oregon ski shop explains why it bought a Nissan Leaf electric car.

With the introduction of the 238-mile Chevrolet Bolt EV this month, the aging Fiat 500e three-door hatchback's 84 miles of range becomes woefully uncompetitive. So Fiat Chrysler Automobiles needs a new all-electric vehicle to comply with California zero-emission vehicle rules—despite its...

Which climate-science denier has been tapped to run an agency he repeatedly sued for attempting to enforce its own rules? What does the Chevy Bolt EV owners manual have to tell us about the 238-mile electric car that goes on sale this month? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right...

Today, we have more details on Lucid Motors' upcoming electric car, pricing information on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze diesel, and a legal scuffle between the European Union and member nations over emissions standards. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Lucid Motors' electric "executive sedan"...

The 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel sedan will start at $24,670 when it goes on sale next year.

Opel's head of electrification anticipates a relatively slow ramp up for electric cars.

West African nations are pushing back against European traders importing dirty diesel fuel.

The base version of Lucid Motors' electric car will have 1,000 hp and a 100-kWh battery pack.

We have lots of policy news today.