Green Car News
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LG Chem could become the world's largest electric-car battery supplier, a new report says.
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Honda BR-V: Smallest SUV Yet, But Not For North America: Forbidden FruitThe Honda BR-V small crossover will go on sale in Indonesia next year.
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Supplier ZF: Intriguing EV Ideas, But No Plans To Get In The Battery BusinessThe supplier ZF has designed and engineered a city-sized EV. Yet it has no plans to build such a model; the one-off prototype is just a means for the German supplier, touting its combined capabilities with TRW Automotive, which it finished acquiring earlier this spring, to flex its muscle on safety...
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'Fueling' Costs, Hydrogen Station Reliability, Luxury Plug-In Hybrids:Today's Car NewsWe've got lots of stories on infrastructure today.
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Luxury Plug-In Hybrids May Be A Mistake, Says German Industry AnalystGerman luxury carmakers shouldn't pursue plug-in hybrids, an analyst says.
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Gas, Electricity, Hydrogen: How Many Cars Can 'Fuel' And What Will It Cost?Gas stations are ubiquitous across the world, many with diesel pumps as well, to fuel the more than 1 billion vehicles now roaming the surface of our planet. As regulators get increasingly serious about reducing carbon emissions from transportation, we'll see competing sites for refueling or...
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A Nissan Leaf owner plans to drive across 48 states in support of National Drive Electric Week.
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Hydrogen Fueling Station Reliability: 'An Issue For Some Time' To ComeA California station has been selling hydrogen for eight months.
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Tesla Model S Distance Record, Jaguar 'EV-Type,' Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Update: Today's Car NewsJaguar, Mitsubishi, and Tesla make headlines today.
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage To Get Updates After Skipping 2016 Model YearThe Mitsubishi Mirage minicar has been an unexpected success for the U.S. arm of what's usually described as "struggling Japanese automaker Mitsubishi." Sales volume after its 2014 launch was roughly double what the company said it expected to sell, and the Mirage may prove that a market remains...
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: May Availability In Early MarketsThe Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid will go on sale in the U.S. in May 2016, a new report says.
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Ford Engine Power, MPG Figures Tested Using Different FuelsIt's all about the asterisk, it turns out. Most buyers likely assume that the conditions for rating a new car's fuel economy and engine performance are identical. For at least one carmaker--Ford--and possibly others as well, that turns out not to be the case: Different gasoline formulations are...
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A pair of Norwegian drivers claim to have traveled 452.8 miles in a Tesla Model S on a single charge.
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2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car Runs On...Leftover Lemonade? Huh?Toyota continues to claim that hydrogen for its Mirai fuel-cell car can come from just about anywhere.
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Jaguar 'EV-Type' To Be All-Electric F-Pace To Compete With Tesla?It's still hard to explain to outsiders just how disruptive Tesla Motors and its electric luxury cars have been to the established German prestige automakers. From 2017 to 2020, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche will all launch one or more "Tesla-alikes" intended to match or surpass the...
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Hyundai Electric Car, 2016 Toyota Prius Spy Shots, Tesla Store Tweaks: Today's Car NewsHyundai, Tesla, and Toyota make headlines today.
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Toyota Passes 8 Million Hybrids Sold Since 1997, Still Dominates SectorToyota recently sold its 8 millionth hybrid car globally.
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Hyundai To Launch All-Electric 'Prius Fighter' Model In 2016: TipHyundai's ambitious plans to offer more green cars than any other maker except Toyota may have tilted slightly toward electric cars. At least, that is, if a tip from a source close to the company is to be believed. According to the report, Hyundai has decided that it will offer an all-electric "AE"...
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Cooper Tire says it can already make rubber components from a desert shrub called guayule.
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Tesla Tweaks Store Design To Explain Company, Electric Cars, Model XTesla plans to update its store designs twice a year from now on.
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Volkswagen e-Golf Climate Control: How Much Does A/C Impact Range?In Portland, Oregon, where we’re putting our long-term Volkswagen e-Golf to the test, it’s been one of the hottest summers on record. So far in the summer of 2015, Portland has had more than 25 days reaching 90 degrees or more, as well as multiple 100-degree days—in all, some...
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Prius Countdown, Audi Electric SUV, Leaf Battery Upgrades: The Week In Reverse (Video)What does Toyota plan for the fourth-generation Prius? Is Audi serious about an electric SUV? Why was Tesla scolding those who used its Superchargers? And should you get a used Chevy Volt? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week...
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'Consumer Reports' Tesla Test, Electric-Car Enthusiasm, Gas Price Drop: Today's Car NewsElectric-car interest and gas prices make headlines today.
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2016 Toyota Prius Spy ShotsAnd here it is: the 2016 Toyota Prius. Ahead of a preview September 8 in Las Vegas, and an official debut at Frankfurt, spy photographers already found the 2016 Prius, uncloaked, in Malibu, California. ALSO SEE: Coming This Fall: The Return Of Cheap $2 Gas The Prius was widely expected to adopt...
Bengt Halvorson