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Today, we have everything you need to know about the Volkswagen diesel scandal six months after it began, Scion models that will live on as Toyotas after the "youth brand" dies, and possible battery suppliers for the Porsche Mission E electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Toyota...

Friday, March 18th, will mark six months since the news that Volkswagen deliberately circumvented U.S. EPA emissions laws on so-called "clean diesel" models sold from 2009 through 2015. That news hit the automotive world like a bombshell, and led to consequences for VW Group that are still...

It's often said that franchised auto dealers are one of the bigger impediments to sales of plug-in electric cars. Vehicles with plugs require more explanation, the financial calculations are often more complicated, and home and public charging stations add a further layer of complication...

Toyota is experimenting with hydrogen made using wind power.

Either Bosch or Panasonic could reportedly supply battery cells for Porsche's electric sedan.

We have news from Tesla, Volkswagen, and Volvo today.

The site of an Ontario power plant will become a solar farm.

Every electric car sold in the U.S. except Tesla uses the same 240-Volt charging socket for overnight or public charging that takes a few hours. But three different and incompatible standards exist for DC fast charging, making the installation of pricier high-powered charging stations more...

While the 2017 Audi A4 is an entirely new vehicle, its shape isn't strikingly different from the car it replaces. The innovations come largely in a broad suite of comfort and electronic assistance features that will take the car into the 2020s. Now, however, Audi has decided that the A4 won't be...

The 2014 BMW i3 makes Consumer Reports' "Used Cars to Avoid Buying" list.

Two weeks from tomorrow, Tesla Motors will unveil a prototype for the Model 3 electric car at its design studio in Hawthorne, California. Yesterday evening, the company kicked off the countdown to the presentation with a single tweet showing a Model S, a Model X, and a dark silhouette clearly...

We have lots of hybrid news today.

Taillight shapes are a big deal for Toyota these days, as the ornate styling of the 2016 Prius hybrid has demonstrated. Now the company has released a teaser photo of illuminated taillights on what it calls "the next mechanical marvel in the Prius lineup." That car will debut on Wednesday, March...

Electric-cars sales in New Zealand stalled after the Nissan Leaf was withdrawn, an advocacy group says.

We have news from BMW, Kia, and Volkswagen today.

Nissan is recalling 2013 through 2015 Leaf electric cars because of an issue that could affect cold-weather braking performance.

Among the three German luxury brands, BMW was first out of the gate to build and sell a battery-electric car in volume. Its unusual and technically advanced i3 small hatchback, offered with an optional two-cylinder range-extending engine, makes up the bulk of its "i" sub-brand sales, joined by the...

The 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-In Hybrid go on sale this fall.

China plans to shift its electric-car policies away from subsidies.

Elio Motors plans to sell 100 "pre-production" vehicles to fleet customers.