Green Car News

Electric cars and plug-in hybrid SUVs make headlines today.

Nissan and Leaf owners appear to have reached a final settlement in a lawsuit filed almost three years ago.

Ethanol is a beleaguered fuel these days, with national availability E85 nowhere in sight, rollout of E15 seemingly stalled, and concerns over its full carbon footprint hotly debated. Most drivers pumping gas pay little attention to its ethanol content, which in several states may now be at 10...

Over cocktails, two former Lotus colleagues met up in Irvine, California, the mecca for car design. They realized they shared a common dream: to create a next-generation electric vehicle... With a photo of a drink on a bar napkin, so begins the creation myth for Faraday Future, the secretive...

Here are the best green car deals for July 2015.

A guide to all of the available Tesla Model S versions.

What do Tesla CEO Elon Musk and comedy legend Mel Brooks have in common? And, how many miles can you cover on the original battery pack of a Toyota Prius hybrid? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, July 17, 2015...

The Tesla Model S luxury electric sedan will get an upgrade of its highest-capacity battery pack, from 85 to 90 kilowatt-hours, as well as a new optional high-performance mode called "Ludicrous" mode. The news was announced today by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk during a press conference (and followed...

Electric cars and alternative fuels make headlines today.

Only seven states require ethanol to be blended with gasoline.

The Ford F-150 uses ducting in its wheel wells to deal with aerodynamic drag from spinning wheels.

Tesla Motors commands outsize attention within the world of electric cars--and the auto industry in general. Its CEO, Elon Musk, has a huge personal following that eagerly hangs on his every word. Or perhaps "his every tweet" would be more appropriate, Twitter often being his preferred mode for...

The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will start at just over $20,000.

Nissan and Toyota make headlines today.

Very, very few people on the planet have ever seen a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells, much less ridden in or driven one. But if you've wondered what they sound like in operation, now's your chance. At a recent technology presentation, BMW showed off two different prototype vehicles powered by...

The Toyota Prius V is recalled for the second time this year.

An Austrian taxi driver claims to have logged 1 million kilometers in his Toyota Prius.

Used Nissan Leaf prices are very low right now, Consumer Reports says.

Tesla and Volvo make headlines today.

The Urba Centurion is a 1970s kit car that can still be built today.