Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Electric Ford Mustang, Berlin Gigafactory, dealerships fumble on EVs: The Week in Reverse Bengt HalvorsonWhere this week did GM introduce a new electric car?
Which automaker turned to technology used by cryptocurrencies for keeping track of raw materials?
This is our look back at the Week In...
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Dealerships fumble with EVs, Ford Mustang Mach-E first look, hybrid sounds: Today’s Car NewsDealerships are still one of the weak points in getting electric vehicles to interested shoppers. Automakers are paying more attention to the sounds hybrids and EVs make up close. And we have details—and photos—of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. This and more, today at Green...
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Ford Mustang Mach-E vs. Tesla Model Y: How the electric cars compareThe Tesla Model Y and Ford Mach-E are both fully electric SUVs sized like some of the market's most popular vehicles, and they promise to pack in a lot more excitement.
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Survey on EV shopping experience: It still falls apart on the sales lotDealerships aren't stocking enough EVs, aren't equipped to charge them, and aren't knowledgeable about incentives.
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Ford hybrids play soft sounds to pedestrians: Will Mustang Mach-E, too?Ford has put a lot of thought into the pedestrian sound that its new hybrid vehicles make—especially not making them too overpowering?
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Ford electric SUV, Bolt EV safety, VW’s US EV plant: Today’s Car NewsThere’s now a fully electric member of the Ford Mustang family on the way next year. Volkswagen is making space—a lot of it—for building EVs in the US. The Chevy Bolt EV is now a Top Safety Pick. And a major consumer group has analyzed possible scenarios in EPA fuel economy and...
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The 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV has just been given a significantly better assessment of its safety from the IIHS.
On Wednesday it was named an IIHS Top Safety pick, with a retest of its headlamps,...
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Ford electric SUV gets a pony-car name: Mustang Mach-EThe Ford Mustang family is going fully electric, with the addition of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV.
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Gigafactory for Berlin, Hyundai tech tackles road noise, EV lease deal: Today’s Car NewsHyundai has developed a potentially weight-saving active noise control solution for road noise. Tesla has announced a location for its European factory. The EPA has public-health experts very concerned. And no, the days of sub-$100/month EV leases aren’t in the past. This and more, today at...
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At $79 a month, is this the best electric-car lease deal of 2019?The best lease deal of the year on an electric car could be this $79/month lease on the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric.
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Tesla picks Berlin for European GigafactoryEuropean factory is expected to make Model Y, Model 3, and energy products for the EU and beyond—perhaps as soon as late 2020.
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GM’s EV for China, Ford Ecosport, Volvo plug-in miles and mpg: Today’s Car NewsGM has revealed a new electric car, but so far it’s only for China. Volvo’s plug-in hybrids get more miles and more mpg. A new study underscores the importance of workplace charging. And a major environmental organization jabs Ford over fuel economy. This and more, today at Green Car...
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Volvo earlier this year announced that it was adding a little more spark to its plug-in hybrid systems in its XC60 and XC90 T8 plug-in hybrids: by boosting their electric range.
Both models step up...
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Electric G-Wagen, Volvo’s crypto-sourcing, ethanol hiccups: Today’s Car NewsThe boxy Mercedes G-Wagen will go electric. Trump’s ethanol push isn’t actually making it to many pumps. Lucid moves earth to build Air. Volvo is using tech from cryptocurrencies to track its raw materials for batteries. And is the German auto industry falling behind? This and more...
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Polestar 1 drive, Infiniti’s future, Tesla pickup countdown: The Week in ReverseWhat model emerged the energy-efficiency champ of the U.S. vehicle market? And what do the Karma Revero and upcoming Lordstown Motors Endurance electric pickup both have in common? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November...
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2020 Tesla Model 3 is the most energy-efficient US passenger vehicleThe Model 3 might top the charts as the top-rated vehicle for energy efficiency in the U.S. market for the 2020 model year.
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Lordstown electric truck, Karma Revero range, Toyota and BYD: Today’s Car NewsKarma has some of the longest plug-in range, among plug-in hybrids. GM’s Lordstown plant may soon really be building an electric truck. Hyundai is going for green-car variety in the U.S. And Toyota and BYD are new partners for electric vehicles in China. This and more, today at Green Car...
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Hyundai will expand electrified propulsion variety in the US—but will it meet demand?Hyundai notes that its lineup of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and EVs will greatly expand by 2022, although the announcement doesn't include anything about sales volume.
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The revamped 2020 Karma Revero GT has been EPA-rated for 61 miles of all-electric driving.
That allows the Revero to leapfrog past the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid (primarily a vehicle for...
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Done deal: Ohio company aims to build electric work trucks at former GM plantA new entity formed from Workhorse will build a version of its already-developed range-extended electric work truck out of the Lordstown plant.
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Tesla truck, ID Space Vizzion, more miles for Ioniq Electric: Today’s Car NewsVolkswagen shows more of the concept car due to be shown at LA this month. The Ioniq Electric has been rated for a longer range for 2020, and again tops the efficiency scales for electric cars. And Tesla’s cybertruck shall soon be revealed. All this and more today at Green Car Reports. Tesla...
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VW electric-car debut at LA show will be spacious “crossover of tomorrow”The EV concept Volkswagen is due to show at Los Angeles this month is aiming for a spacious interior and long driving range.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric range boosted to 170 miles for very efficient EVU.S. EPA ratings have confirmed that the Ioniq Electric is rated at 170 miles with its larger 38-kwh battery pack, arriving in 2020.
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Tesla electric pickup gets “Blade Runner” nod: Now what will it look like?The Tesla "Cyberpunk Truck" will be revealed November 21, in Los Angeles—the date and location a nod to the 1980s movie "Blade Runner."
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