Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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We wrap up coverage from the LA auto show. Bridgestone turns to black to make its tires greener. The E-tron earns another great safety rating. And the Cybertruck has landed. This and more, today at...
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Tesla Cybertruck revealed: $39,900 starting price, up to 500 miles of rangeWith the reveal of its so-called Cybertruck, Tesla will have an all-electric rival to other pickups.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric: 170-mile EV inherits good stuff from Kona ElectricThe Ioniq Electric is one of the most affordable and efficient EVs on the market, and for 2020 it gains more range and a suite of new tech features.
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2021 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car revealed in concept form—as a sport sedan!Toyota has reconceived the Mirai to be a showcase for hydrogen fuel-cell technology once again, just in an entirely different package.
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Mercedes-Benz EQC priced, refreshed Hyundai Ioniq and Kia Niro Hybrid: Today’s Car NewsIt’s day two of highlights from the Los Angeles Auto Show, and while some of the biggest reveals were made before the press days even started, we have plenty more to report from the show floor. A Hyundai concept points to the future shape of a plug-in hybrid model. The Hyundai Ioniq lineup...
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2020 Kia Niro: 50-mpg hybrid gets upgraded interface, sharper lookA sharpened exterior, new infotainment systems, and other added features highlight the refresh given to the 2020 Kia Niro.
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Hyundai has revealed refreshed versions of its whole efficiency-focused lineup of Ioniq hatchbacks, and while it’s the Ioniq Electric that technically changes the most—with a big boost...
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RAV4 Prime, E-Tron Sportback, ID Space Vizzion, 5 things on Mustang Mach-E: Today’s Car NewsToday’s edition of Green Car Reports is entirely made up of concept cars and vehicle debuts from the events just before press days at the LA auto show. Check back on site for more from the show throughout the day, and here’s a roundup of what’s new last night and this morning. The...
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Volkswagen ID Space Vizzion electric-car concept shows off the spacious side of MEBVW's MEB platform for electric vehicles could also be the foundation for some innovation in spacious, family-sized wagons.
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Audi E-Tron Sportback: Electric SUV goes swoopy with coupe variantThe swoopy fully electric SUV coupe made its debut ahead of the LA auto show.
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Ford hybrid SUVs, Lyft rents EVs, California bans GM: Today’s Car NewsLyft is renting electric cars to its drivers in Colorado. Hyundai has confidence in truck platooning. California bans GM and others who want to limit its clean-air authority. Hybrid versions of Ford’s biggest SUVs are on the way. And another Presidential candidate looks at transportation and...
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Lyft will rent 200 Kia Niro EVs to its drivers by the week, in ColoradoA Colorado program will make more electric vehicles available—for rent—in the state for those who drive for the ride-hailing company Lyft.
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All the details are out for the fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, and we have some backstory about the project and a ride-along in this new electric pony car. The Tesla Model S and Model 3 are back...
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Electric Ford Mustang, Berlin Gigafactory, dealerships fumble on EVs: The Week in ReverseWhere 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 Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 15, 2019. We finished off the...
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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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There’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...
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With headlight tweak, Chevy Bolt EV is a Top Safety PickChevrolet electric car is now one of three U.S.-market EVs to meet the insurance-funded group's safety criteria.
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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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