Green Car News
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The list of vehicles eligible for NACTOY 2017 does not include many green cars.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, June 2016: volte-face for the VoltPaced by the Chevrolet Volt, Canada may have had its first-ever month in which 1,000 plug-in electric vehicle were sold. Volt sales continued to soar in Canada during June, with GM's electric flagship topping 300 for the first time. Factoring in population ratios, this would be roughly equivalent...
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Peugeot admits real-world gas mileage is far lower than ratingsPSA Peugeot Citroën admits that the real-world fuel economy of its cars is lower than official ratings.
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Used electric cars sell quickly even as new sales remain flatUsed electric cars are selling quickly and at lower prices, a new study says.
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Early Mercedes fuel-cell driver's 'sobering assessment' to industryAs the old saying goes, you can identify the pioneers by the arrows in their backs. Being an early adopter of new technologies can be exciting, but it can also require adaptations to fit into its limitations. Just ask David Wenger, one German proponent and driver of a Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell...
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Tesla Model 3 challenges, Faraday Future vs Nevada, OK natural-gas stations: Today's Car NewsWe have stories on Faraday Future and Tesla today.
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Tesla Motors says it will start building its Model 3 sedan sometime between July and December next year, and it's targeting production of 100,000 in that period. That's beyond a tall order, and many advocates, analysts, and owners are skeptical that the company can do it. But if you accept the premise that it can, CEO Elon Musk and his 10,000 or more employees have a staggering amount of work in front of them. DON'T MISS: All our Tesla Model 3 news The Tesla Model 3, its third-generation vehicle, only debuted in March. Musk has promised two more sets of announcements about the car before...
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Oklahoma claim: first state with natural-gas fueling on highwaysOklahoma has a natural-gas fueling station every 100 miles on its highways.
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Faraday Future vs Nevada treasurer: electric cars vs taxpayer protectionSelf-made millionaires often possess an innate belief that they can create products and companies where none existed before. But with companies come factories, and with factories come tax breaks, and with tax breaks come inconvenient questions from government officials. Which is how Faraday Future...
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VT electric utility sells Tesla Powerwall batteries to its customersVermont utility Green Mountain Power is selling discounted Tesla Powerwall battery packs to its customers.
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Nissan and Renault together now up to 340,000 electric cars builtNissan and Renault reach another electric-car milestone.
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VW diesel fine, Tesla Q2 deliveries, Plug-in electric car sales: Today's Car NewsWe have lots of electric car news today.
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Sales of plug-in electric cars last month continued at pretty much the same level as in May, with few notable gainers or losers among the high-volume entries. While the Nissan Leaf electric car and the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid had run neck-and-neck in total sales last year, the Leaf has now fallen substantially behind. Since March, the Volt has averaged 2,000 sales a month while the Leaf has reached only half that. ALSO SEE: Plug-in electric car sales for May flat: Leaf struggles despite range boost In June, Chevrolet delivered 1,937 Volts and Nissan sold 1,096 Leafs, bringing their...
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What buyback, cash do I get if I bought a VW diesel after Sept. 18?Volkswagen and Audi owners who bought their TDI cars after September 18 get less money in the settlement announced last week.
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Paris weekday ban on pre-1997 cars takes effect, historic cars exceptedParis begins its ban on older cars this week.
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How to use $2 billion VW diesel fine for electric-car charging: advocate offers adviceThe Volkswagen diesel emission scandal erupted last September, when the EPA formally issued a Notice of Violation to one of the world's three largest automakers for willfully violating U.S. emission laws for seven years. Since then, much speculation has appeared over what forms of punishment VW...
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Wealthy nations on fossil-fuel subsidies: we'll end them...laterThe G20 nations will not commit to a deadline for phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies.
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Tesla delivers 14,370 electric cars in Q2, fewer than plannedElectric-car maker Tesla Motors said it delivered 14,370 vehicles from April through June, made up of 9,745 Model S sedans and 4,625 Model X utility vehicles. That number means the company missed its second-quarter production target of 17,000 cars. During the first six months of this year, Tesla...
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Pilot production of the Karma Revero is underway at Karma Automotive's new California factory.
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All-electric Rolls Royce is company's vision for next 100 yearsThe Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 aims to predict the future of the iconic British brand.
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Tesla Autopilot crash, VW diesel buybacks, electric-car sharing update: The Week in ReverseHow will your grandchildren get around in wheeled vehicles? (The answer may surprise you.) And, what will happen to the 400,000 VW diesel cars it has committed to buy back from their owners? (Guess ....) This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for...
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NHTSA to investigate Tesla Model S Autopilot crash that killed driver: UPDATEDThe NHTSA said it would open an investigation into a fatal May 7 crash in which a Tesla Model S running under Autopilot control hit a semi and passed under its trailer. The driver, later identified as 40-year-old Joshua Brown of Ohio, died at the scene of the Florida crash, which occurred after a...
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Tesla Autopilot crash, VW diesel buybacks, Elio Motors builds a car: Today's Car NewsWe have news from Elio, Tesla, and Volkswagen today.
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VW thinks it can fix 85,000 V-6 diesels from Audi, Porsche, and VolkswagenVolkswagen believes it can address excess emissions from 3.0-liter V-6 TDI diesels.
Stephen Edelstein