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An electric car built by Swiss students set a world acceleration record.

BMW is reportedly constructing an all-electric i8 prototype.

Jaguar may be planning hybrid and all-electric SUVs.

Which car should a reader have picked to replace her aged Toyota Prius hybrid? And, what did Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweet this time? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, June 24, 2016. Friday, we covered BMW's announced...

We have news from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen today.

FCA is considering an electric Maserati sports car and Fiat city car.

Volkswagen released details on its 2017 lineup for the U.S. yesterday, including the launch of its crossover-like Golf Alltrack wagon, some new Beetle versions, and greater availability of electronic safety systems across more models. But one entry in the VW lineup was missing. Volkswagen's William...

BMW will use i3 battery packs for home energy storage.

With terms of a final settlement between Volkswagen and the EPA on 482,000 TDI diesel vehicles due to be announced next Tuesday, Judge Charles Breyer has imposed a gag order on all parties. That doesn't seem to have stopped unidenitfied sources from talking about possible terms contained in the...

We have news on electric-car sales, small SUV crash tests, and more today.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that small crossovers don't provide equal protection to drivers and front passengers in small front overlap crash tests.

Several countries have proposed ending sales of new gasoline and diesel cars.

Virginia auto dealers are calling for an investigation into Tesla's sales practices.

We have news from Nissan and Tesla today.

It's a frequent complaint from car shoppers: all the affordable electric cars are small hatchbacks or sedans, but I want an SUV. Indeed, there's only one all-electric crossover utility vehicle on the market—the Tesla Model X—and that will run you $80,000 or more. Now it appears that...

Toyota may consider building battery-electric cars in the future, the chief engineer of the Prius hybrid says.

It's been 80 years since the first Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicle went into volume production. Over that time, German makers have developed, refined, and promoted the combustion-ignition engine as a more fuel-efficient method of powering personal vehicles. Followed by Volkswagen Group's various...

Panasonic may begin production of battery cells at the Tesla "gigafactory" earlier than expected.

The opening photo tells the story: when Jen Smith needed to replace her faithful 2006 Toyota Prius, she ended up buying the new fourth-generation Prius that debuted this year. But before making this decision, she reached out to Green Car Reports to ask about her options. This article has been...

The next-generation Nissan Leaf will get a larger battery pack.