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The Tesla Gigafactory will open next year, Nevada officials say.

Which huge global carmaker seems to have gone all Occupy Wall Street in its messaging? And, what higher-range electric car in development now has its very own video? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, June 26, 2015...

A U.K. study suggests a connection between traffic noise and health issues.

If we heard it once, we heard it a dozen times this week. The upcoming Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-mile electric car is "for regular people, not for the elites." You'd almost think that General Motors had adopted the "1 Percent" meme that appears to be the lasting legacy of Occupy Wall Street. DON'T...

General Motors, MINI, and Mitsubishi make headlines today.

A Boston-area startup claims it can drastically reduce the cost of battery manufacturing.

Gas purchases are inelastic, and a small part of average U.S. household spending, a new report finds.

The 2016 MINI Clubman gains conventional rear doors and more interior space.

Mitsubishi has confirmed that the long-anticipated Outlander Plug-In Hybrid utility vehicle will arrive for the 2017 model year, in Spring 2016. It’s hardly been a smooth trip to market for the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). The model was originally previewed by a concept at the 2009 Los...

Chevrolet and Nissan make headlines today.

While Chevrolet beats the drum for the Bolt EV 200-mile electric car it will likely launch before the end of next year, Nissan has been relatively quiet about its plans to upgrade the Leaf's current 84-mile range to compete. But at yesterday's annual meeting, a relatively conventional-looking Leaf...

The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was unveiled in Detroit.

A Mitsubishi Mirage sedan will arrive in the U.S. before the end of the year.

We learned very few new details about the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV today, but General Motors released a development video that will likely excite fans and potential buyers of the 200-mile electric car. The bulk of today's GM media presentation is about the 2016 Chevy Cruze, to be unveiled tonight...

Renault, Nissan, and Tesla make headlines today.

ChargePoint says its Express 100 station will be one of the cheapest available.

Among owners and advocates of zero-emission vehicles, few topics generate as much back-and-forth debate (to put it politely) as those cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Discussions of wells-to-wheels carbon footprint, the presently nonexistent hydrogen fueling infrastructure, and their purported...

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has now sold more than 250,000 electric cars.

The first-generation Chevrolet Cruze will live on as the Cruze Limited.

At Tesla’s annual shareholders’ meeting earlier this month, CEO Elon Musk groused about Model S owners who aggressively use the company’s Superchargers for their local driving. Superchargers, Musk said, were intended for long-distance charging. For Model S owners fortunate enough...