Green Car News

Mazda, Tesla, and Toyota make headlines today.

Mazda has taken its own road toward boosting the fuel economy of its vehicles, and its latest small SUV manages to break the critical 30-mpg combined rating barrier. The 2016 Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover utility is rated at 31 mpg combined with front-wheel drive, and 29 mpg combined with...

The 2016 Audi A3 e-tron will arrive in the U.S. this October, a new report says.

The Toyota Prius hybrid gets added incentives in southern California.

Lithium producers may increase production in anticipation of Tesla's "Gigafactory."

Which important new car was caught in camouflage by an alert driver in Thailand? And, what do you need to know if you're thinking of buying a used Nissan Leaf electric car? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, June 5...

Electric car sales and climate change make headlines today.

New legislation sets ambitious goals to combat climate change.

Last year, roughly 118,500 plug-in electric cars were sold in the U.S.--out of total vehicle sales of 16.5 million, the highest total since 2006. Since modern electric cars went on sale in December 2010, sales have increased every year. Any increase this year may not be as dramatic as in prior...

Olympic Gold Medalist Ross Powers drives a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid.

Chevrolet and Mazda make headlines today.

The Mazda CX-5 has always been one of our favorite compact crossover utility vehicles, not only for its fuel efficiency but also for its capacious functionality and fun-to-drive nature. First launched as a 2013 model, the CX-5 has been lightly updated for 2016 with minor tweaks to styling...

Many electric-car owners start to think more seriously about the source of their electricity when they plug their cars in to recharge. And at least in California, data show that owners of plug-in electric cars have far higher interest in photovoltaic solar panels than drivers at large. Now a...

Toyota goes to the birthplace of the oil industry to demonstrate electrolysis.

The PBS show demonstrates installing an electric-car charging station.

Last month, we assumed that Nissan would edge Tesla during April in Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales. Wow, were we wrong! Fully 167 Tesla Model S electric luxury sedans were registered in Canada that month, outpacing the 127 Leafs Nissan delivered. Not wanting to underestimate Tesla for two...

As spring arrives, sales of plug-in electric cars have traditionally risen from their winter levels. During the months of May through August, monthly sales are usually among the highest of the year. At least for May, that rule holds as strongly for 2015 as it did last year. DON'T MISS: Will 2015...

We've got lots of electric car news today.

It was one of the major electric-car news stories last month: Sales of the Chevrolet Spark EV electric minicar soared to 920 in April. The electric Spark had consistently sold at around 100 cars a month since its June 2013 launch. And it was widely considered to be a compliance car: one sold only...

Three years ago today, the very first production Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan was delivered to its buyer. That would be Silicon Valley venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson, who's also a Tesla board member. The delivery took place, on a weekend, as soon as the Model S had been fully certified...