Green Car News
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Nissan will launch a fuel-cell car, but it's not in a hurry.
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2016 Honda CR-Z Soldiers On: Styling Updates, More Tech FeaturesThe 2016 Honda CR-Z hybrid gets revised styling and more standard and available features.
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Polaris Updates GEM Low-Speed Electric VehiclesPolaris is now selling updated GEM low-speed electric vehicles.
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VW Diesel V-6 Engines Used By Audi, Porsche Have Cheat Software Too: EPASometimes there's no substitute for having a reporter right at a press event--with a smartphone. David Shepardson, D.C. bureau chief for The Detroit News, attended a press conference held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today. At that event, the EPA revealed that some 3.0-liter V-6 TDI...
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Bob Lutz On Tesla, 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, Detroit Electric: Today's Car NewsHonda and Tesla make headlines today.
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Miles Driven In U.S. Hits New All-Time High; Gasoline Used Doesn'tU.S. vehicle-miles traveled continues to climb, but gasoline use stays fairly consistent.
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Former General Motors product czar Bob Lutz, now retired for a few years, is largely respected within the auto industry. He stopped flying his MIG fighter jet when he turned 80, as the story goes, but he remains a larger-than-life persona in an industry with fewer and fewer of them. He's still involved with range-extended electric truck maker Via Motors--and he's still sought out for his opinions on the news of the day. DON'T MISS: Life With Tesla Model S: Battery Degradation Update Last week, he published an opinion piece in Road & Track, the enthusiast magazine, in which he suggests...
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan: Live Photos, More Details From TokyoThe 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell as unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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First Detroit Electric SP:01 Built, Sold--But U.S. Won't Get ItDetroit Electric is now building cars at its U.K. assembly plant.
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Wind-Powered Electric Renaults For Rent In Remote Scottish Hebrides IslandsRenault will rent electric cars on Scotland's Outer Hebrides.
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Tokyo Intros, Tesla Battery Life, Four-Motor Honda EV: The Week In Reverse (Video)Why is one family really happy that its Tesla Model S got destroyed? And, what car did we drive this week--but plan to report on next week? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, October 30, 2015. Friday, we reported from...
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Honda CR-Z Electric Prototype, Tesla Model 3 Progress, Yamaha Sports Ride: Today's Car NewsHonda, Tesla, and Yamaha make headlines today.
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Tesla and other carmakers are deploying DC fast-charging stations differently.
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EU Regulators Dilute New Emission Rules To Allow 2.1 Times The Legal Limits Until 2020The official press release from the European Union sounds as though Wednesday's vote on new emission-testing rules makes it tougher for automakers to cheat as Volkswagen admitted doing with its 2.0-liter diesel engines. Indeed, the new rules add on-road tests of emissions in real-world driving to...
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Most Tesla Engineers Now Working On Model 3: ExecutiveMost Tesla engineers are now working on the Model 3, says the company's chief technology officer.
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Yamaha Sports Ride: Carbon-Fiber Structure From Designer Gordon MurrayThe Yamaha Sports Ride is a concept car that uses Gordon Murray's iStream construction with carbon fiber.
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Honda's Electric Four-Motor CR-Z Prototype: We Drive ItThe idea of the four-motor electric car has been around since the start of the 20th century. One of Ferdinand Porsche's first ideas, in fact, was the Lohner-Porsche that debuted at the 1900 Paris World Fair, with a hub motor in each front wheel. Toss four electric motors in a car and you could have...
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2015 Tokyo Motor Show Concepts, LG Chem Adds Tesla, Toyota Prius Longevity: Today's Car NewsWe have coverage of the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show today.
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More Toyota Prius owners keep their cars for 10 years than almost any other model.
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Tesla Model X Sun Visor Design: Genius 'Delight' Or Overkill?Elon Musk said the Tesla Model X is more complicated than it needs to be. Is he right?
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Subaru Viziv Future Concept Previews Next-Generation Hybrid SystemAt this week's Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru displayed two separate concepts. One was a thinly disguised version of the upcoming 2017 Subaru Impreza hatchback, labeled a concept, but the other was a genuine concept car displaying innovations that may (or may not) make it into future production vehicles...
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Nissan IDS Concept: Autonomous Electric Car At Tokyo Motor ShowAt the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan has revealed a concept car that gives a glimpse of what electric-car ownership could be like many years into the future—and, perhaps, provides a few more hints of what’s in store for the second-generation Nissan Leaf. Called the Nissan IDS Concept, it...
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Tokyo Motor Show Green Cars: Concepts & Production ModelsHere are the major green production and concept car debuts from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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LG Chem Adds Tesla To Customer List, Will Supply Cells For Roadster UpgradeOf the three largest lithium-ion cell suppliers for electric cars, only one can count almost a dozen automakers among its customers. Now that company, LG Chem, has added another name to its roster: Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley maker of luxury electric cars confirmed yesterday that it would...
John Voelcker