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Today, we've got drive reports on the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car and a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan, plus fast charging in Germany, a startling move on new cars by China, and BMW i3s ratings from the EPA. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week's most important green-car stories. On the last day of last year, we chose the most important green-car news story of 2017: it was the Chinese decision to ban sales of cars with engines after some undetermined date in the future. We kicked off the New Year with a feel-good story and...
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Electric truck costs, Faraday Future fiasco, electric cars in Canada, Trump and climate: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got news roundups from Canada and covering Faraday Future, an assessment of the Trump Administration's (regrettable) record on climate change, and a look at why electric heavy trucks could trounce their diesel competitors. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A year ago, few people...
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Electric Volvos coming, future Fords, renewables vs diesel, 2017's key green-car stories: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got speculation on future Fords, details on upcoming electric Volvos, a battle between diesel power and renewable energy, and poll results on 2017's most important green-car news story. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We've learned some details about Volvo's plans for electric...
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Electric-car road trip, Tesla updates, VW Moia ridesharing, renewable energy: Today's Car NewsYesterday and today, we've got thoughts on electric-car charging during road trips, more impact from renewable micro-grids, some Tesla updates, and a poll on what we should spend less time covering. All this and more on Green Car Reports. On Tuesday, we wrote about why charging stations on the road...
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Niro Plug-In and Jaguar I-Pace prices, popular plug-in hybrids, Lexus UX, electric trucks: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got pricing for the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid and some thoughts on next year's Jaguar I-Pace prices too; an aggressive climate-change plan; an update on the Lexus UX concept; and a comprehensive look at the electric commercial-truck world. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The...
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Honda Clarity Plug-In, Tesla Model 3, condo charging stations, used electric cars: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got first impressions of two plug-in electric cars (one is the Tesla Model 3); advice for condo residents on charging stations; used electric-car confusion; and a poll on 2017's most important green-car news story. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Our BMW i3 driver and...
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Today, BMW plug-in sales cross the six-figure mark, bad news on climate modeling, Tesla adapts electric cars for China, and some thoughts on how plug-in purchase incentives should change. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A longtime electric-car advocate has some thoughts on how to improve the electric-car purchase tax credit. BMW not only met its pledge and sold 100,000 plug-in electric cars globally in 11 months, it also turned its headquarters into a giant stack of batteries. The climate simulations that prove to be most accurate, a new study suggests, predict the worst future...
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Tesla Semi, 2019 Honda Insight, NEVS 9-3 (nee Saab), future of oil: Today's Car NewsToday, a surprise advance look at an important new hybrid model, bad news for global oil and gas, an old Saab as a new electric car, and Tesla gets more Semi orders. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The end-of-year holiday season is just starting, but the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid that will...
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BMW batteries, Toyota electrification plans, electric-car charging stations, Kia Niro Plug-In driven: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got news about VW's Electrify America charging-station project, BMW's solid-state battery research, and a big pledge by Toyota, as well as our first drive of the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran...
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Toyota batteries, Hyundai worries, bigger Nissan, electric-car production plants: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got two different takes on electric-car batteries, some new oversight for the EU to prevent the next Dieselgate, and a small electric delivery van that got bigger. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic will develop prismatic cells for...
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EV tax credit, China vs US, hydrogen survival, Chevy vs Tesla, electric coal-hauling: Today's Car NewsToday, a prediction China will wallop the U.S. in the electric-car battle, Congress may have saved the EV tax credit, an electric cargo ship that hauls coal, and thoughts on Tesla versus Chevy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If electric-car buyers struggle with trading luxury and...
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More Tesla Semis, EV charging stations, electric-car tax credit, EPA easy on polluters: Today's Car NewsToday, more orders for the Tesla Semi, an opinion on how many charging stations are enough, EPA laxity, biofuels unhappiness, and news on the plug-in electric car income-tax credit. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Pepsi added itself to the list of companies that have reserved all-electric...
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Today, we've got not only a first-drive report on the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, but some thoughts on an ad for the car, along with a new small EV with a twist, and some surprising news about diesels from VW. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We finally have all the details from our first drive of the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid sedan. Watch out, Chevy Volt. A new small electric car called the Uniti debuted in Sweden, with free charging as part of the package, at least in that country. With the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal still playing out in Europe, the VW Group's...
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BMW i3 driven, Tesla Semi orders, best green-car deals, falling battery costs: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got a drive report on the updated BMW i3 REx—we had mull over our thoughts—along with best December deals on green cars, some good news on falling battery costs, and a bit of Tesla news too. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven...
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Electric cars in Europe, CA engine ban, EV100 pledge, new battery cooling: Today's Car NewsToday, European electric-car sales, another proposed ban on sales of cars with engines, a new battery-pack cooling approach, and a relocated future Ford electric model. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We've resumed our monthly European plug-in electric car sales report, and there's a new...
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Jaguar I-Pace tests, VW exec sentenced, Tesla vs dealers, grim climate news: Today's Car NewsToday, Tesla wins one against dealer lobbyists, a VW executive is sentenced for his Dieselgate deception, Canada plug-in sales are in, and the Jaguar I-Pace hits the road. All this and more on Green Car Reports. In what may be a subtle dig at Tesla, the Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV is at 1.5 million...
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Plug-in Jeep Wrangler, 15-minute fast charge, Exxon not scared, Model 3 sales: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got an update on a Tesla poll from six months ago, a plug-in hybrid Jeep we didn't expect, more support for 15-minute electric-car fast charging, and a new word: pretertype. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The UPS will use electric bikes for package delivery in Florida, as part...
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BMW iX3 electric SUV, 2018 Leaf in production, FCA fuel cells, Tesla battery claims: Today's Car NewsToday, we have a bit of a Tesla puzzle, a name for BMW's electric SUV, Leafs coming off the lines, and a Twitter poll on alternative fuels. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The long-awaited Tesla Model 3 is still in the future for all but a few reservation-holders, but one reader has now...
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Today, we've got a visit to electric-car startup Byton, ethical minerals, a Camry Hybrid video road test, and last month's plug-in electric car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week's most important green-car stories. We also updated our story on the BMW i3 sales halt with news that software updates to all i3 electric cars sold in the U.S. since 2014 could begin as early as this month. Our contributor Sebastian Blanco visited the headquarters of Byton, another electric-car startup, and learned more than he...
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Self-driving Bolt EVs, why to buy EVs now, Tesla Roadster considered, LA auto show: Today's Car NewsToday, we wrap up our Los Angeles auto show coverage, offer buying advice, consider Tesla's latest surprise, and lay out plans for self-driving Chevy Bolt EVs. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Our Tesla-owning author David Noland weighed in with some thoughts on the new Tesla Roadster. If...
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BMW i8 Roadster, plugs for Porsches, Tesla Supercharger sites, waste for fuel: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got the world's largest Tesla Supercharger sites, a startling prediction from Porsche, electric Vespa scooters, and a bigger BMW battery. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today is the last media day of this week's LA auto show, and you can follow all the production-car and...
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LA auto-show cars, Tesla Model 3 tested, electric motorcycles, 2018 Nissan Leaf: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got news from the LA auto show, electric motorcycle updates, test data on the Tesla Model 3, and a preview of the 2018 Nissan Leaf. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We're at the LA auto show this week, and you can follow all the production-car and concept debuts on our Los...
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BMW i3 stop-sale, electric airplanes, 2018 Bolt EV, electric-car market share: Today's Car NewsToday, we've got an unexpected and very specific safety issue in BMW i3 electric cars, a battery boost for a forgotten vehicle, a look at electric airplanes, and a 2018 Chevy Bolt EV preview. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Sales of all new BMW i3 electric cars have been halted, and all of...
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Electric-car plugs, 'environmentalism' at today's EPA, Big Oil's future, EV penetration: Today's Car NewsToday, a possible plug conflict for electric cars, a redefinition from the EPA chief, a study suggesting Big Oil will wane, and our latest Twitter poll. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We'll be running a light schedule of stories for the next four days as we celebrate the Thanksgiving...
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