Green Car News
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Hundreds of thousands of diesel-VW owners are waiting to find out how their cars will be updated to meet emissions standards, once modifications are approved by regulators. And Volkswagen Group has clearly been tarnished by the emission-cheating scandal, which affects 11 million cars worldwide. But the costs of the entire affair remain to be tallied; some analysts have said that the 6.5 billion euros ($7.1 billion) set aside several months ago will not be nearly enough. DON'T MISS: Ignore VW Diesels, Make Company Sell Electric Cars: Tesla CEO Musk, 44 Others A Bloomberg article earlier this...
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Hyundai To Launch 400-Mile Fuel-Cell SUV By 2020: ReportHyundai's next fuel-cell vehicle will be a dedicated model, a new report says.
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U.K. Extends Green-Car Grants To Double Buyers By 2018The U.K. government will extend a grant program for green cars by about two years.
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Green Car Reports: Best Reader Of The Year AwardGreen Car Reports has many readers, more than we thought possible seven years ago, when we launched the site. While many readers dip into a few articles without commenting or interacting, a substantial number of you read most of our articles and comment, sometimes vigorously. You also send us tips...
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Tesla Model S Redesign Coming To Commonize With Model X: RumorWill Tesla update the Model S electric car's styling?
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2016 Nissan Leaf, 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In, CA 'Green Stickers' Gone: Today's Car NewsMitsubishi and Nissan make headlines today.
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Electric-car buyers have eagerly waited for the 2016 Nissan Leaf, whose SV and SL models now offer a higher range, rated by the EPA at 107 miles. That's up from the 84 miles of last year's Leaf, and so we eagerly accepted a short-term loan of a new 2016 Leaf SL to test the car ourselves. The bottom line: The range is real, within the usual electric-car limits of speed and temperature, and the rest of the Leaf is all but unchanged. DON'T MISS: 2016 Nissan Leaf Offers 107-Mile Range With 30-kWh Battery; Leaf S Unchanged That latter piece is worth underscoring, because in its sixth model year...
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Ford Wants To Develop Its Own Battery Chemistries For Hybrids, Electric Cars, But Why?When it announced a range increase for its 2017 Focus Electric earlier this month, Ford executives also revealed an intriguing snippet about the company's battery plans. The company is conducting its own research into fundamental battery chemistries, and could develop its own cells for use in...
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2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: On Sale Late Summer, NowThe 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid will now arrive in the U.S. in Summer 2016.
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Environmental Justice Groups: Not So Fast, Musk--VW Diesels Must Be Fixed!A group of environmental leaders disputes a proposal to forgive Volkswagen's diesel transgressions.
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No More California Carpool-Lane Stickers For Plug-In HybridsThere are no more California HOV-lane "green stickers" for plug-in hybrids.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Gas Mileage Review Of 50-MPG-Plus HybridAfter spending four days and covering 440 miles with a new Toyota Prius, we can say that in our first real-world testing, the car delivers on its 50-mpg promise. We got daily readings of 50 to 54 miles per gallon in a mix of three-quarters highway miles and one-quarter low-speed local use. Our...
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Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Tesla make headlines today.
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China Emission Standards: So Tough Honda Will Have All Hybrids By 2025Honda believes it won't be able to sell conventional internal-combustion engines in China by 2025.
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Final Transportation Bill: Electric-Car Fans Get MORE Reasons To Rejoice (UPDATED)A recently-passed transportation bill includes several measures supporting electric cars.
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OPEC Says Electric Cars Will Remain Irrelevant Through 2040OPEC believes battery-electric cars will account for just one percent of global sales in 2040.
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Fuel Economy Improvements: Too Slow In Developed Countries, Minimal In Rest Of WorldA new report claims policies to improve fuel economy aren't aggressive enough.
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Tesla Freakonomics: Why Fans Should Hope Early Drivetrain Data Was CorrectOur recent article on the reliability implications of a Plug-In America survey of early Tesla Model S owners was met with skepticism from the company's supporters, and support from its skeptics. But in a counter-intuitive Freakonomics-style twist, it's the firm's fans who should hope the results...
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When it was unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the Cadillac Converj concept was widely lauded for its looks. That was likely the last time the car that became the Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe won any praise. After an on-again, off-again, on-again history and a launch at the breathtaking price of $75,000, the ELR languished in the market from Day One. DON'T MISS: 2016 Cadillac ELR: More Performance, More Range, Lower Price It's been on sale for two years now, but only a couple of thousand have found buyers--and while updated 2016 models are now available at a few...
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Cars Vs. Planes: Which Emits More Carbon? (Which Sins Worse?)Eco-activists often indict air travel as a carbon-spewing threat to the global climate. Worldwide, commercial jets pour an estimated 700 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, leading to headlines like this one in The New York Times not long ago: “Your Biggest Carbon...
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BMW i6, Faraday Future, VW Canada 'Goodwill': Today's Car NewsBMW, Faraday Future, and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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2021 BMW i6 Electric Sedan Rumored To Follow 2018 i5 CrossoverWith 2016 about to arrive, BMW is by far the most advanced of the three German automakers in selling battery-electric cars. All three makers plan to offer plug-in hybrid versions of most of their lineups by 2020, but BMW has been selling its all-electric i3 five-door hatchback for more than two...
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Faraday Future Asks: How Would You Invent A Car With A Clean Sheet Of Paper?Faraday Future hints at what its electric car might be like.
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VW Diesel Owners In Canada Get Their 'Goodwill' Offer TooVolkswagen's Canada arm will offer gift cards and free roadside assistance to owners.
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