Polls
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Green Car Reports readers sometimes leave themselves open to having extreme viewpoints. Such were the results of last week's Twitter poll, when we asked: "Should classic cars be converted to electric power?" We asked the question following what seemed like a rash of announcements of people doing exactly that, from established automakers to startups to garage hobbyists. DON'T MISS: Royal couple's electric Jaguar E-type Zero coupe will go into production Most recently and notably, Jaguar launched a program to rebuild classic Jaguar E-types into electric cars just like the one that Prince Harry...
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Will electric cars eliminate conventional hybrids from the market? Take our Twitter poll
A new report from California shows electric cars are replacing hybrids—not conventional, gas-only cars—on the roads. There could be many reasons for that, but the most obvious is that they're vying for the same buyers: early adopters who want to take a stand for the environment. Now...
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Should classic cars be converted to electric power? Twitter poll
The latest trend in classic cars is converting them to electric power. Jaguar announced last Thursday that it will convert its ultimate classic, the 1960s E-type, to electric power. It will build the cars at its classic center in England, and is taking orders. Jaguar says its electric powertrain is...
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What plug-in car would you send your kids back to school in? Twitter poll results
It's back-to-school time and some families want electric cars. Last week, we asked our Twitter followers which plug-in car they might choose to send their kids back to school. Options ranged from the relatively affordable Nissan Leaf that offers great lease deals, to a plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, to...
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How much would you spend on an electric car? Take our Twitter poll
Prices on electric cars are going up. Several factors account for this. For starters, tax credits on electric cars from the two most popular electric-car makers, Tesla and Chevrolet, which is raising effective prices. An even bigger factor raising average prices for electric cars may be the fact...
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Twitter poll results: How often do you encounter a public electric-car charger that is out of order?
Earlier this summer, we began investigating our Twitter followers' experiences with public electric-car chargers in our weekly polls. In June, we learned that more electric cars get charged at work than at public chargers. Last month, we learned that the type of public charger that electric-car...
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Kids are getting ready to go back to school and many will need wheels. Yet many environmentally conscious youngsters—and parents—may no longer accept a gas-burning machine, or at least not one that has to burn gas everywhere it goes. Last week, we suggested seven plug-in cars that would make great back-to-school rides. CHECK OUT: The 7 best plug-in cars for students going back to school This week, we thought we'd ask our Twitter followers for their choices in our latest Twitter poll question: What's the best green car for kids to take back to school? We tried to skew our list of...
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Which modern electric car will be the first classic? Twitter poll results
Electric cars are changing the automotive landscape, technologically and culturally. Those factors are what often make things classic, whether it's in music, architecture, or automobiles. Various people have weighed in recently on which of today's green cars will become tomorrow's classics, from...
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How often do you encounter a public electric-car charger that is out of order? Take our Twitter poll
Spreading electric car chargers will do little good if they don't work. Studies repeatedly show that one of the most important things needed to spread adoption of electric cars is to install more public chargers for them. Expanding public charging infrastructure makes it more convenient to own an...
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Is there anything you wish your electric car could do that it can't? Twitter poll results
Electric cars are becoming more capable, but they still can't do everything, our Twitter followers suggest. Last week, a study showed that the biggest factor in spreading electric-car adoption in the U.S. is a broader selection. Teslas outsell most other electric cars not only because of their...
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Which modern electric car will be the first classic? Take our Twitter poll
Speculating which cars may be future classics is not only a fun game, it also can help buyers decide which modern cars may represent the best value. Future classics depreciate less over a long time, which we're sure buyers can appreciate. The demand for those cars also stays high, which dries up...
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What type of electric-car racing interests you? Twitter poll results
Electric cars and racing can make strange bedfellows. The purpose of electric cars is to save energy. Racing, whether it uses gasoline or electrons, is a spectacle of speed—conservation takes a backseat. DON'T MISS: Volkswagen's ID R Pikes Peak race car shows why you should care about...
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Electric cars prove their capability every day. So far, however, not every class of car includes an electric option, and there are still some things that most electric cars can't do. Only the Tesla Model X, for example, can carry more than five passengers or tow a trailer. No electric pickups have hit the market. As trailer owners and electric car fans who don't qualify for a Model X car loan, that led us to wonder how many others might be looking for more utility from their electric cars than the current selection offers. So we thought we'd ask our Twitter followers, many of whom already...
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How many miles are enough for a plug-in hybrid? Readers respond
Green Car Reports readers and Twitter followers are clearly fired up when it comes to plug-in hybrids. When we asked in last week's Twitter poll how many miles are enough for a plug-in hybrid, we got two to three times our usual responses. We asked the question because plug-in hybrids come in a...
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What type of electric car racing interests you? Take our Twitter poll
Electric cars are showing up at races from mountaintops to drag strips to New York harbor. The cars are quiet—and fast. Yet the series don't seem to have taken race fans by storm. READ THIS: Volkswagen's ID R Pikes Peak race car shows why you should care about electric car racing Two...
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How many electric miles are enough for a plug-in hybrid? Take our Twitter Poll
Plug-in hybrids come in a variety of specs and sizes, from economy cars to mid-size sedans to luxury SUVs costing $100,000 or more. Automakers also haven't settled on how much range is enough for a plug-in hybrid. Some offer as little as 9 or 10 miles and others as much as 53 miles on electricity...
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What kind of public electric car charger do you rely on most often? Twitter poll results
Electric car drivers have many more options for public charging than they did even a year ago. Charging networks from Tesla's Superchargers to EVGo and VW's Electrify America are dramatically increasing the number of Level 3 fast chargers across the country. Level 2 chargers are also becoming more...
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What's the longest trip you've taken in your electric car? Twitter poll results
With summertime road trips in full swing across the U.S., we're sure our readers are joining in. On those trips, many of our readers are driving electric. Americans are known for long road trips in the summer but those can be challenging for electric-car early adopters, like many of our readers and...
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Public chargers for electric cars are expanding beyond Tesla's Supercharger network. Electrify America is rolling out a network of fast chargers to compete with Superchargers that will be available to all other brands of electric cars. States are directing public charging infrastructure and draw it out beyond California. And long-planned investments are starting to come to fruition. CHECK OUT: Northeast states band together to direct charging infrastructure So we thought we'd ask our Twitter followers what types of public charging infrastructure they use most often. The choices are Tesla...
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What does a "green car" mean to you? Twitter poll results
Our readers are nothing if not consistent. When we asked our Twitter followers last week to choose what they consider a "green car," a solid majority said nothing but a pure electric car qualifies. Under a picture of a gas-guzzling Dodge Challenger SRT8, literally painted green and parked in a spot...
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What's the longest trip you've taken in your electric car? Take our Twitter poll
Long road trips consistently has been a concern for electric-car owners. With barely 80 miles of range, and a sparse network of public charging stations—much less fast-charging stations—long trips in early electric cars was a challenge. Now, with longer range cars and more public fast...
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When Tesla's tax credits expire, which electric car would you buy? Twitter poll results
Last week, we reported that the federal tax credits for electric-car buyers are about to expire. Once any automaker sells 200,000 electric cars, the credits available to its buyers begin to wind down. Since Tesla has been selling electric cars longer than any other automaker (at least since the...
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What does a green car mean to you? Take our Twitter poll
We get a lot of comments on Green Car Reports arguing (mostly in a friendly way) about what makes a green car. Or, put another way, what makes a car green. Some readers clearly think the only way to be green is to drive a pure electric car, the bigger the battery the better. Others think as long as...
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Twitter poll results: More electric cars get charged at work than at public chargers
Electric-car charging is going through a growth spurt. Volkswagen is spending big money through Electrify America to set up high-speed charging stations, as a result of the settlement terms of the Dieselgate emissions cheating scandal. Northeastern states are banding together to coordinate a...
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