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Today, the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid debuts at the 2016 New York Auto Show, General Motors begins pre-production of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car, and the 2017 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid is confirmed for a U.S. launch this summer. All this and more on Green Car Reports...

The Union of Concerned Scientists proposes using Volkswagen's money to fund cleaner trucks.

The 2017 BMw 330e plug-in hybrid arrives in the U.S. this summer.

Local media looks inside the Tesla "Gigafactory."

There are just nine days to go before the much-hyped Tesla Model 3 is unveiled to the world. But it appears that the makers of a different affordable 200-mile electric car wanted to point out that their car will actually precede the Model 3 into production by at least a year. Chevy said today that...

Increasingly stiff limits on carbon emission and minimum fuel economy in most of the world's car markets mean that more plug-in electric cars must be sold. With battery costs steadily falling and the pricetag rising for the new technologies that make cars more efficient, some now envision a world...

One week from tomorrow, the 2016 New York Auto Show will open its doors to reporters from around the world for two media-preview days. We know already that there will be a new version of the Toyota Prius unveiled there, but a few other concepts and production models will make their debuts as well...

Henrik Fisker is still optimistic about the future of electric cars.

The 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack will appear at the 2016 New York Auto Show, one year after it was first shown.

We have news from Chevrolet, Hyundai, and Tesla today.

The Renault Twizy has always been an unusual vehicle, the sole low-speed electric vehicle to carry the brand of a major global automaker. Sold in a number of European countries, it's been tested here and there in North America. To date, the only way to experience a Twizy has been to rent one from...

The 2017 Chevrolet Sonic will debut at the 2016 New York Auto Show.

As electric-car range moves above the 100-mile mark in EPA ratings, one of the more interesting models to watch will be the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric. That car uses essentially the same 28-kilowatt-hour battery pack as the low-volume Kia Soul EV, a blocky tall wagon that's rated at 93 miles. Can...

The 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid borrows some components from the Chevrolet Volt.

Several U.S. electric-car companies have gotten help from Chinese investors.

Which new version of the Toyota Prius do we think will be launched at next week's New York Auto Show? And, what upcoming diesel car won't make it to the U.S. after all? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, March 18, 2016...

The state-by-state battles between electric-car maker Tesla Motors and lobbyists for state auto-dealer interests often take unusual twists and turns. But the situation in the state of Virginia may be among the odder episodes in Tesla's eight years of selling cars online directly to buyers. In the...

We have lots of electric-car news today.

BYD will supply five electric double-decker buses.

An 1896 Armstrong phaeton could be the world's first hybrid car.