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Perhaps no German prestige carmaker was more rattled than Porsche by the sudden appearance of electric-car startup Tesla Motors. With the sports-car brand having just launched its first sedan, the Panamera, the arrival of the Tesla Model S in 2012 offered an alternative take on a large luxury...

Electric cars and hydrogen fuel-cell cars make headlines today.

Let's call this one a good news, bad news, good news story. On Friday, September 11, the California Senate approved SB 350, the Clean Energy and Reduction Act--by far the most far-reaching climate change legislation enacted in the U.S. The bill's provisions codify Governor Jerry Brown's goals of...

The LAPD is getting BMW i3 and Tesla Model S loaner vehicles, and will soon lease 100 battery-electric cars.

Tokyo's governor is enthusiastic about hydrogen, but plans to showcase it at the 2020 Olympics face some challenges.

The 2016 Honda HR-V received a "5-Star Overall Vehicle Score" from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which of two new Scion small cars did we find more appealing after we drove them? And, why are Nissan Leaf owners already griping about the expanded 107-mile range of the new 2016 Leaf? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the Labor Day week...

Chevrolet and Volvo make headlines today.

For green-car fans, the all-new Volvo XC90 seven-seat luxury crossover is most notable for its upcoming plug-in hybrid model. But that version will be just a small part of its sales, of which a majority in North America will have the company's supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E engine. The...

The second-generation Chevrolet Volt won't become available nationwide until next year.

With European prestige-car makers scrambling to respond to the unexpected and disruptive arrival of electric-car company Tesla Motors, a host of luxury car brands have been showing off their electric concepts. The coming Frankfurt Motor Show will see design studies by Audi and Porsche, possibly...

Bosch claims its new mild-hybrid system can increase fuel economy at a relatively low cost.

A director writes a children's book about the Tesla Model S.

Automotive engineers are very good at incremental improvements to existing technologies, and that skill will be much tested in meeting increasingly stiff fuel-economy rules between now and 2025. For the 2016 model year, Chrysler has extensively re-engineered its Pentastar V-6 engine, a mainstay...

Nissan and Tesla make headlines today.

Minnesota Tesla owners throw a celebration for retail and service staff.

The 2016 Nissan Leaf electric car will offer a choice of two different battery sizes, with a new larger 30-kilowatt-hour pack giving an EPA-rated range of 107 miles on the mid-level SV model and the top SL trim level. The new 107-mile Leaf models will cost $35,050 for the Leaf SV (up from $32,950...

Lexus, Tesla, and Toyota make headlines today.

Borgward will debut its plug-in hybrid SUV at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Russia will require all gas-station owners to install electric-car charging stations by November 2016.