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An investment firm believes Tesla can significantly lower its battery costs.

A leaked staff manual indicates the 2016 Toyota Prius will be offered with all-wheel drive.

The full impact of Volkswagen's diesel-emission cheating scandal has yet to be realized, but what it has apparently already admitted to doing could result in the largest civil fine ever levied by the Federal government on an automaker. And that's just the beginning. Besides paying civil penalties...

We've got lots of stories on infrastructure today.

We're just four days into the Volkswagen diesel-emission cheating scandal, but it's not too early to ask about its ultimate ramifications. The 482,000 VW and Audi cars being investigated by the EPA are a majority of all the diesel passenger cars sold in the U.S. since 2008, when new and tougher...

The Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA changes shape at certain speeds to lower drag.

To those who want a luxury vehicle with an all-electric powertrain, California’s Tesla Motors has had the market under wraps for many years. But that’s slated to change quite soon, as each of the German automakers prepare all-electric vehicles. And there are some strong hints in the...

Amidst a growing list of probes into Volkswagen's diesel-emission cheating scandal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expanding its investigation to cover additional diesel engines used in VW Group vehicles. The original admission by the company that it used a software "defeat device" to...

A Vermont bed & breakfast invests in a solar farm, partly to power electric-car charging stations.

We have updates on two popular news stories: the Volkswagen diesel scandal and the Apple electric car.

Apple is reportedly speeding up its electric-car project.

Mazda plans to use current Japanese consumer trials to decide on future green powertrains.

Volkswagen AG said today it would adjust its third-quarter earnings to set aside $7.3 billion (€6.5 billion) for costs related to its admission that it used software to cheat on U.S. emissions tests of its diesel engines. That sum will "cover the necessary service measures and other efforts to...

A new study claims lack of advertising is to blame for low electric-car sales.

Volkswagen and Tesla make headlines today.

Changes to the tax code could make LNG more attractive to truckers.

Tesla reportedly designed the Model X to appeal to women.

An episode of 'Mister Roger's Neighborhood' includes a test drive of an electric car.

Which carmaker was charged by the EPA with creating special software to cheat for years on emissions tests? And, why is the same electric car rated at both 107 miles and 155 miles of range? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on...

The announcement came out of the blue: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a media call at 12 noon EST today, Friday, September 18, to make an announcement regarding a major automaker." When it was all over, German carmakers Volkswagen and Audi had been ordered to recall half a...