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Tesla still intends to take its case to the Utah Supreme Court.

Today's news includes electric cars, Infiniti's VC-T engine, and fuel economy standards.

Carmakers are building larger vehicles so they can aim for lower fuel-economy targets, analysts say.

An Australian think tank plots a way for the country to switch to 100-percent renewable energy.

Infiniti is likely the first carmaker to put a variable-compression engine into production.

Today's news includes, Ford, Subaru, and Volkswagen.

Subaru, to which auto writers often attach the adjective "quirky," has been a quiet success story in the U.S. market, which now provides almost half its global sales. The company's crossover utility vehicles handle more like cars than those from other makers, and its sedans and hatchbacks are set...

The Ford Model E may spawn a crossover variant.

The proposed $15 billion settlement between Volkswagen and regulators over its emission-cheating diesel cars is winding toward final approval, but VW's miseries are far from over. U.S. attorneys have been investigating the company and its introduction of "defeat device" software to pass EPA...

The Renault Zoe was the best-selling electric car in Europe through June, while the Mitsubishi Outlander was the best-selling plug-in hybrid.

The Sierra Club has recommendations for automakers, dealers, and policymakers on improving the electric-car sales experience.

The Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan has had a dizzying array of battery offerings over its four-year life, and the Model X has had quite a few over less than a year. Now it appears that we may be getting closer to the rumored 100-kilowatt-hour battery option for the top-of-the-line Teslas. If a...

Today, we look at why automakers don't offer battery upgrades for electric cars, Tesla opens a new flagship store in San Francisco, and Audi demonstrates shock absorbers that can harvest electricity. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on recent news with our Week in Reverse feature...

It's a litany you hear often from the most ardent electric-car owners and advocates. "Old car companies don't get it; they won't offer electric-car battery upgrades with higher capacity, so I'll never buy from them." The response is simple: today, those upgrades would cost so much that almost no...

Tesla opens its largest North America store as part of an overall retail push.

Dealers may be an obstacle to increased electric-car adoption, according to a Sierra Club report.

A pact among state attorneys general investigating ExxonMobil mandates confidentiality.

Why would an electric car be as bad as a refrigerator? Or as coffee? And what did the FTC specifically warn Volkswagen dealers not to do? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, August 12, 2016. Friday, we covered a...

Today's news includes BMW, Tesla, and Volkswagen.

U.K. businesses are leasing fewer diesel cars, a new survey finds.