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Researchers claim to have created the first "rectenna" to operate on optical wavelengths.

As Volkswagen works overtime to figure out what changes it will make to 482,000 TDI diesel cars sold in the U.S. with a "cheat mode" that let them comply with emission rules, an obvious question arises. What will those cars be like to drive and own when they're fixed? Consumer Reports, one of only...

The Mitsubishi eX concept will debut at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show later this month.

Which story, now in its third week, shows no sign of letting up on the news, technology, or massive public humiliation front? And, what CEO tweeted about a mysterious new future model--and then deleted the tweet? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car...

India announced a plan to reduce the rate of greenhouse-gas emissions ahead of Paris climate-change talks.

Diesel cars, electric cars, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars make headlines today.

A California advocacy group tracks fueling station construction.

Tesla Motors only reveals its production figures every quarter, but it has now likely built up to 90,000 of its all-electric Model S luxury sport sedan. The company also doesn't group its changes and updates into model years, but makes running changes in the cars whenever the updates are tested...

Honda Accord Hybrid sedans are recalled to address a software issue.

Volkswagen's U.S. CEO, Michael Horn, spent several hours yesterday testifying in front of a Congressional panel on the company's growing TDI diesel-emission cheating scandal. From that testimony, we can now break down how many cars and which models were affected, how the company expects to fix...

We're covering all of the bases today.

Buyers of various Volkswagen TDI diesel vehicles took about $50 million in Federal income-tax credits in 2009 for the purchase of their supposedly green car. With Michael Horn, CEO of VW Group of America, testifying to Congress today, those credits--and whether the Federal government should be...

Toyota says it's received 1,900 requests for the 1,000 2016 Mirai build slots.

Infiniti will not pursue an electric car in the near future, and will instead focus on higher-volume models.

Michael Horn, CEO of Volkswagen's U.S. arm, will testify today before Congress on the VW diesel-emission cheating scandal, including what he knew and when he knew it. His testimony, released yesterday, included a nugget of future product information: VW has withdrawn its application for...

"You have power, you have energy, you have emissions: You get to choose two of them." That's the conundrum facing diesel-engine engineers, as summarized by Don Hillebrand, the director of energy systems research at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. And the VW diesel emission cheating scandal...

Today, Volkswagen issues a $2,000 loyalty bonus to retain customers, we try to classify the Tesla Model X, and U.S. average new-car fuel economy falls. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Volkswagen is upping incentives on new cars to keep its current customers from leaving in the wake of the...

The Tesla Model X electric luxury vehicle has widely been referred to as an SUV or a crossover utility vehicle by the media, the company, and buyers. And indeed, it's taller and somewhat boxier than the sleek Model S "sedan," which is actually a hatchback. But we've had some energetic discussions...

Average new-car fuel economy in the U.S. fell 0.1 percent in September, researchers say.

Volkswagen is upping incentives to keep buyers from defecting.