Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Gas mileage targets, Tesla’s record quarter, Honda-GM EV partnership: The Week in Reverse Bengt HalvorsonWhich upcoming electric cars are already delayed due to the pandemic, which ones are staying on schedule?
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Tesla production surge, Honda-GM EV partnership, Lordstown electric-truck action: Today’s Car NewsTesla 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 in-wheel motors. Toyota and BYD partner on R&D. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM and...
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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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Jeep intends to become “the greenest, most sustainable SUV company,” according to the brand’s global president, Christian Meunier. And yet today it doesn’t have a single...
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GM confirms delay for Chevy Bolt EV refresh; GMC Hummer and Cadillac EVs on scheduleHummer and Cadillac electric SUVs and trucks remain on schedule, but the Chevy Bolt refresh has been pushed back a year.
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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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Trains are about to go electric.
Battery-electric, that is. While electrical propulsion has been the preferred way to move trains for most of a century, the idea of moving them longer distances via...
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Polestar 2 production, 55-mpg Insight, 300-mile I-Pace, parking your EV: The Week in ReverseWhat 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 Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 27, 2020. Most of...
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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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Magna 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...
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Prototype drive: Magna e4 EV is a 300-mile Jaguar I-Pace with reworked dynamicsA technology demonstrator from supplier Magna aims to show how it could boost the range of EVs and make them more fun to drive.
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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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