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Volkswagen has released some limited shots of a concept-vehicle debut for the upcoming 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The concept is almost certainly a refined version of the Golf-sized crossover utility vehicle, that was first previewed by the T-Roc Concept from the 2014 Geneva show. ALSO SEE: Koch...

Volkswagen’s Up! city-car lineup is one of the coolest high-mpg small cars we can’t have, as we described it a few years ago. Now with a host of improvements just announced in advance of the Geneva Motor Show, held early next month, it looks poised to earn its keep as “forbidden...

Australian lithium miners are counting on increased production of electric cars.

Late this week, we brought you some new technical details for the ultra-lightweight Riversimple Rasa, a carbon-fiber two-seater with a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain. Although its underpinnings remind us a bit of the ultra-exotic Volkswagen XL1 hypercar, Riversimple plans not to sell this car but to...

Today's news includes Tesla and Volkswagen.

Bob Lutz says GM engineers were baffled when they examined VW diesel cars.

Riversimple hopes to put its revised hydrogen fuel-cell car on sale by 2018.

Aston Martin and Tesla make headlines today.

Last week, alarm bells were sounding for large portions of the enthusiast, motorsport, and racing community, over new regulatory language that, from the sound of it, could result in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) crackdown for weekend racers. Now the EPA’s effectively saying...

Large numbers of tires end up as fuel in Asian factories, creating more pollution.

See what Tesla's assembly line looks like.

Did Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn know about the company’s “defeat device” built into its diesel vehicles, and the impending scandal, as early as May 2014? Based on some information recently leaked to a German newspaper, Bild-Zeitung, it’s become a possibility he might...

Aston Martin, the British ultraluxury performance-car maker, has turned to an unlikely firm for help with its upcoming RapidE electric car: one of China’s top video-streaming companies. To be fair, Aston’s new partner in the project, LeEco, is a lot more than that, including smart TVs...

Today, we look at how Tesla technicians service the Model S electric car, a French project to pave roads with solar panels, and the potential health impact of excess Volkswagen diesel emissions. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We have details on the new Mercedes-Benz 2.0-liter four-cylinder...

France's environment agency wants to pave roads with solar panels.

Tesla Motors [NASDAQ:TSLA] handles pretty much every step of the sales and service process differently. In addition to that, it’s also conceived its Model S and Model X vehicles with a different approach to firmware, software, and updates—allowing periodic “over the air”...

Excess Volkswagen diesel emissions will contribute to premature deaths, researchers say.

Two California utilities have received approval to build electric-car charging stations.

Diesel may be a dirty word for some but for the major automakers, especially those with a significant presence in fuel-conscious Europe, it commands a lot of importance. One such automaker is Mercedes-Benz, which this week announced it is investing close to $3 billion over the coming years in...

We have news from Lexus and Tesla today.