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Volkswagen owners are ambivalent about the diesel settlement, according to a new survey.

Mobileye will stop supplying Tesla when its current contract expires.

We have stories on Jaguar, Kia, and Tesla today.

Most buyers won't consider a truck's environmental impact when considering a heavy duty hauler. That's a given. Yet, while most buyers may not consider the idea, that doesn't mean the lumbering haulers aren't changing. The idea a decade ago that truck buyers would swap their thirsty V-8s for...

The 2017 Kia Niro hybrid crossover goes on sale later this year.

FCA has been unsuccessful in finding another manufacturer to build the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200.

By now, the Tesla Supercharger network has provided a superb case study showing the importance of a comprehensive nationwide network of DC fast-charging sites to make electric cars practical for long-distance trips. While the competing CHAdeMO and Combined Charging System (CCS) standards are...

Lots and lots of Volkswagen news today, plus electric-car sales in California and the Tesla gigafactory too. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Some of Volkswagen's 30 upcoming electric-car models by 2025 will be built in North America, says its top executive here. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk...

Every scandal comes down to a set of related questions: who knew what, and when did they know it? Thus far, in the VW diesel emission scandal, those questions remain unanswered. A report from an independent inquiry into the entire chain of events, commissioned by VW Group and conducted by law firm...

Sales of plug-in electric cars are not evenly distributed across the U.S. by any means. California, with its pioneering zero-emission vehicle sales requirements, has always occupied an outsize place in the sales charts. Not only is it the most populous state in the union, with 39 million residents...

If it's built out to the full size in the original plans, the Tesla gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada, will cover 10 million square feet. That's the equivalent of more than 260 U.S. football fields, which would make it one of the largest buildings in the world. Yesterday, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk...

Volkswagen may build an electric car in North America beginning in 2020.

Some VW diesel update details, more electric cars from Audi, and continuing questions over whether retail buyers will get a crack at early Chevrolet Bolt EVs. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new video shows what the Tesla Autopilot system does and doesn't do, and suggests how to use it...

We know that Audi, along with BMW, is convinced that the luxury car market must include high-performance battery-electric vehicles. And we know that VW Group's luxury brand will launch a sporty and all-electric crossover utility vehicle, to be called simply the Audi e-tron, for 2018. What we hadn't...

The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage boasts a number of notable updates.

With luck, owners of the 466,000 Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter diesel cars at the center of the VW emission cheating scandal now know that they will be offered a choice of what to do with their cars. Either they will be able to sell their cars back to the company for a set price, or they can have...

Autopilot should only be used on highways with clear lane markings, says one Tesla driver.

We have stories on Chevrolet, Tesla, and Volkswagen today.

Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are getting a more concrete commitment from policymakers, says one longtime expert.

A backlog of diesel cars waiting to be tested by federal regulators has delayed several models from going on sale in the U.S. including many from BMW and possibly others from different manufacturers. And the backlog only compounds the problems diesel-powered passenger cars and SUVs face in the...