Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Tesla production surge, Honda-GM EV partnership, Lordstown electric-truck action: Today’s Car News Bengt HalvorsonTesla made more cars in the first quarter of 2020 than it has in any other Q1. Honda will use GM’s electric-vehicle foundation for future EVs. Lordstown Motors teases the toughness of its...
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Future Honda electric vehicles will be co-developed with GM, could have Super CruiseGM and Honda will partner for future electric vehicles—including one that will arrive by 2024. The partnership allows Honda access to GM's Super Cruise driver-assist system.
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Rivian’s delay, Lucid’s 400-mile range, Karma’s E-Flex: Today’s Car NewsRivian has made a lot of progress toward U.S. production of electric trucks, but things are put on hold for now. Lucid teases more than 400 miles of real-world highway driving for its upcoming Air. And Karma is boasting of its platform’s flexibility...any takers? This and more, here at Green...
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Lucid Air electric sedan prototype covers 400+ highway miles, company teasesIn a company-produced video, Lucid claims to have done the full loop from San Francisco to LA—plus some extra—with just one charging stop.
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Bolt EV refresh, Mach-E timing, electric Jeeps, fuel cell vs. BEV: Today’s Car NewsGM delays its Bolt EV refresh while Ford’s Mach-E remains on schedule. Volkswagen talks battery electric vs. fuel-cell. And electric Jeeps are coming to the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. General Motors has confirmed that while upcoming electric vehicles from GMC Hummer and...
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Electric Jeeps reportedly coming to the US, will be more capable than gas or dieselThe Jeep brand is going electric—and not just for Europe and China, the brand's boss asserts.
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GM confirms delay for Chevy Bolt EV refresh; GMC Hummer and Cadillac EVs on schedule Bengt HalvorsonGM earlier this month revealed details regarding a dozen future electric vehicles that it either might build or will build. The company opened up about the Ultium propulsion foundation under most of...
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BMW fuel-cell SUV, BYD safety battery, EPA gas-mileage targets: Today’s Car NewsBYD is thinking safety first with a new battery. BMW’s upcoming fuel-cell SUV will be quick. And the U.S. EPA has released its controversial final rule that could relax vehicle fuel efficiency below what automakers say they can easily meet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Trump...
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Trump EPA lowers gas mileage targets, increases vehicle emissionsThe EPA has released a final rule that will ease the fleet fuel economy requirements and allow higher amounts of CO2 from vehicles.
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Cleaner EVs, Aptera, cheap gas and ethanol: Today’s Car NewsElectric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump. Battery-electric trains catch on in Europe. And will an activist strategy about oil stoke interest in Aptera? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A study from the UK has found that electric...
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Ethanol may be the loser amid cheap gas and an oil glutWill the corn ethanol industry survive a year when refiners are holding back and gasoline pump prices drop as low as $1 a gallon?
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Battery-powered electric trains will soon bring cleaner air—especially in EuropeA new wave of battery-electric trains will soon allow routes that had gaps with no electrified rail to still go electric.
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Polestar 2 production, 55-mpg Insight, 300-mile I-Pace, parking your EV: The Week in Reverse Bengt HalvorsonWhat carmaker is planning to make the next-generation version of its top-selling model all-electric?
What new home device might make the Nissan Leaf a little greener?
This is our look back at the...
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BMW 3-Series plug-in, parking an EV, slow progress for pickups: Today’s Car NewsPickups haven’t become more fuel-efficient at the rate of other vehicles. Storing electric vehicles requires being thoughtful about the battery. And the 3-Series plug-in hybrid is back. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW’s has rolled out a new plug-in hybrid...
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Truck mpg has lagged for decades: Will diesel and electric pickups do better?Pickups trucks continue to lag other segments of the market in terms of efficiency improvements. When will they catch up?
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Toyota scaling up fuel-cell semis, 55-mpg Honda Insight, Nissan Leaf home energy: Today’s Car NewsHonda has the sedan with the highest city gas mileage. The Nissan Leaf is about to become more useful—as a home energy device. And Toyota is partnering to make more hydrogen fuel-cell semis. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Provided you’re not ready to consider cars with...
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Nissan Leaf as home energy device: Wallbox will soon enable it in the U.S.Coming later this year, the Quasar will allow bi-directional DC charging and, with a utility disconnect, let your Leaf or other CHAdeMO electric car serve as backup power.
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Mercedes electric van, drifting in the Magna e4, air quality: Today’s Car NewsMagna shows what it can do with EVs with a prototype I-Pace, and we drove it. Mercedes-Benz has an electric van on the way. And yes, the pandemic is reducing transportation air pollution. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The current shutdowns over coronavirus have led to what’s...
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Scalable and modular has been the future for top-tier automotive suppliers like Magna for the better part of this century so far. But in the march toward electric cars, those resourceful suppliers...
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Polestar 2 production, Jaguar Land Rover EVs, VW Microbus conversion: Today’s Car NewsJaguar Land Rover plans some larger electric SUVs. Volkswagen is teasing us again with a Microbus conversion—this time, one you might potentially be able to buy. And the Polestar 2 is now being made in China and mostly on schedule. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Polestar 2 is...
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Polestar 2 electric car production starts in China; US deliveries still due this yearVolvo's Polestar electric-car brand says that it's still planning to deliver its potential Tesla Model 3 rival to Europe and North America starting this summer.
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Porsche Macan electric, Fiat Chrysler hybrids, lamppost charging: Today’s Car NewsCharging connectors make sense on lampposts, as shown in a UK project. Hybrids make up a larger percentage of Fiat Chrysler sales, and yet it has the lowest average mpg. And Porsche re-ups its intent to electrify its top-selling model. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. Porsche has renewed...
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FCA has the highest percentage of hybrids but the lowest fleet mpg: Why?Although Fiat Chrysler sold a higher rate of hybrid vehicles than any other automaker, it came up last in fleet fuel economy. How'd that happen?
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This American hybrid concept faced spiking gas prices with six wheelsBest known for lawnmower engines, Briggs & Stratton engineered a hybrid car in the late 1970s, on the heels of the oil crisis.
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