Green Car News

Volkswagen has a long way to go before it restores its green credentials.

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be the world's first mass-priced electric car with a range of 200 miles or more. That alone makes it a hugely important new market entry. Going on sale in late 2016 or early 2017, just six years after modern electric cars arrived, the Bolt EV represents a second...

Nissan employees built a 48-kWh Leaf prototype in their spare time.

Why did we decide that the Honda Accord Hybrid, our Best Car To Buy three years ago, faces new and tougher competition? And, what new types of electric vehicles is Tesla Motors promising to introduce now? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for...

We have news on Volkswagen diesels, Tesla Autopilot, and electric-car charging today.

The Obama Administration will release $4.5 billion to fund a nationwide network of charging stations.

It's a question that hundreds of thousands of VW 2.0-liter TDI diesel owners will be asking soon, if they haven't already: Should I take the buyback? Some have already made up their minds. They want their cars to go away, and will sell them back to the manufacturer that deceived them and lied to...

Samsung takes a 1.92-percent stake in BYD.

Elon Musk says Tesla is working on changes to Autopilot's radar system.

We have details on Tesla's updated "Master Plan" and more.

Elon Musk's updated "master plan" for Tesla includes greater emphasis on autonomous vehicles.

We have news on Volkswagen diesels, CAFE standards, and Tesla Autopilot today.

Startup Atieva built an electric van that smoked a Tesla Model S and Ferrari California T in a drag race.

Hell hath no fury like a well-meaning government regulator who's been sneered at and condescended to by executives of one of the world's largest auto companies—only to learn the company has systematically lied to her and deliberately violated the laws she's charged with enforcing. After the...

An Indian court has ordered older diesel cars off New Delhi's roads.

Automotive News reported Tuesday that Volkwagen's North American chief said the brand won't bring back most of its diesels to the U.S. anytime soon. “We are not stopping diesel. Wherever diesel makes sense as a package to the car, we’ll continue,” Hinrich Woebcken told Automotive...

A pair of U.S. federal agencies said yesterday that while automakers had complied with the first five years of stricter fuel-efficiency laws, the industry seemed unlikely to meet 2025 targets for improving gas mileage. Rather than hitting the projected 54.5-mpg Corporate Average Fuel...

We have stories on the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Nissan Leaf, and Tesla Model S today.

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will start full-scale production in October, a new report says.

When my son scored a coveted civil engineering summer internship in Silver Spring, Maryland, the chance for an electric-car road trip from our Boston-area home presented itself. Sure, I could have done the sensible thing and taken my trusty 2006 Toyota Prius, but where would be the adventure in...