Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Cadillac’s electric future, Highlander Hybrid price, Xpeng and Nio: Today’s Car News Bengt HalvorsonIn China, EV automaker Xpeng’s owners will be able to access Nio’s underused charging and battery-services network. Globally, Cadillac will go mostly electric by 2030. And here in the...
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Xpeng and Nio team up for charging, amid China EV sales slumpTwo aspiring electric-vehicle companies in China are combining forces for charging—and the result could especially help struggling Nio.
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Cadillac moving to mostly fully electric vehicles by 2030—and back to model namesCadillac's top executive announced the brand is changing its naming strategy, and confirmed more details about the brand's electric timeline.
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2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Top MPG for a big family gets a price under $40kThe Highlander Hybrid is expected to earn 34 mpg or better, and is shaping up to be the highest-mpg 3-row SUV without a charge port.
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Taycan driving range, Germany's EV sales surge, electric truck priorities: Today’s Car NewsLong-established brands probably don’t need to worry so much about upcoming electric trucks competing against the Tesla Cybertruck. Germany is finally getting in the fast lane with EV sales. Range ratings are out for the Porsche Taycan Turbo—as are more driving impressions from us on...
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Cybertruck and F-150 electric-truck buyer priorities very different, survey suggestsCybertruck buyers may be much younger, while GM and Ford electric-truck buyers could be much more insistent on reliability and support, survey and poll results suggest.
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Up until the past year, Norway was seen as a fringe case for electric-vehicle adoption, a nation in which widespread incentives had led to a situation in which there are more electric-car owners and...
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Porsche Taycan Turbo EPA ratings: Lowest among electric cars in efficiencyThe 2020 Taycan Turbo electric sedan achieves just 201 miles in the official EPA range test, which puts it below the Audi E-Tron electric SUV.
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Ford Escape mpg, Lincoln plug-in miles, Taycan 4S driven: Today’s Car NewsFuel economy ratings are out for the Ford Escape Hybrid, and it’s a tick ahead of the RAV4 Hybrid. Lincoln’s first plug-in vehicle is rated for range. GM adds diesel to the Suburban and Tahoe. And we take the Porsche Taycan to California canyons and the cold Arctic. This and more, today...
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First drive review: 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S range experiences, from California canyons to the ArcticThe Taycan electric car aims for consistency in range and characteristic Porsche performance, and the 4S will prove this in the real world.
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2020 Ford Escape Hybrid mpg tops 40 mpg, meets or beats Toyota RAV4 HybridThe Escape Hybrid returns for 2020 to EPA ratings that in at least one version top those of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
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2020 Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid range and mpg ratings releasedThe Aviator plug-in hybrid is competitive with other big luxury SUVs, but a placeholder ahead of fully electric Lincoln models expected in a year or two.
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The Porsche Taycan misses out on 800V charging in places without CCS hardware. A brake issue has led to the recall of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. And Tesla is working on some far-out windshield-wiper...
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Fastest charging for Porsche Taycan will be exclusive to CCS standardThe Taycan will only charge at its highest 800V rate on CCS hardware, according to Porsche, which for now limits the electric car in Japan or China.
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Lasers or magnets? Tesla patents suggest windshield-wiper innovationPatents from this year point to both a solution involving electromagnets and one using laser blasts, all to keep the windshield clean.
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2012-2017 Mitsubishi i-MiEV recalled for brake issueAn issue with the vacuum pump for the power brakes has prompted the recall of all U.S. Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars.
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Mustang Mach-E origin, I-Pace gets more range, oil for hybrids: Today’s Car NewsThe Mustang Mach-E has a very interesting origin story. The Jaguar I-Pace gets more range, but not a higher EPA range rating. Connecticut tries to steer away from incentivizing Teslas. And do hybrids need special motor oil? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We brought you a deep dive into...
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Software update for Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV adds real-world milesA long-awaited update at dealerships will enable over-the-air updates for core powertrain functions, including range and efficiency.
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Electric cars give notice to one of the biggest profit drivers for the American auto-service sector: the oil change.
Not so fast, though. Hybrids and plug-in hybrids have essentially the same...
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Connecticut aiming to revise EV incentive for low-income householdsA revamp of the state's electric-vehicle incentive program is due to provide more support to low-income households—and incentives for used electric vehicles.
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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV: How project went from milquetoast to MustangThe electric Ford SUV due by late 2020 wasn't originally called the Mach-E, the Mustang, or even intended to be rear-wheel drive.
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Battery costs, EVs for China, solar cars from Europe: The Week in ReverseWhich automaker committed to a plant with battery giant LG Chem? And why again is Toyota so committed to hybrids and not electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 6, 2019. Sono Motors is aiming to make a...
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Electric-car battery prices dropped 13% in 2019, will reach $100/kwh in 2023Battery prices have been falling faster than anticipated, and that could help the economics of electric cars work a lot sooner for automakers.
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Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model X earn five-star safety rating in EuropeTwo more fully electric cars—the Tesla Model X and Porsche Taycan—have received top-tier crash-test and safety ratings.
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