Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Ford is readying its upcoming widely available, Mustang-inspired, performance-oriented all-electric vehicle. A big part of that rollout will be making sure owners have places to charge.
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Volvo pays for charging, Kia Soul EV postponed, very small electric cars: Today’s Car NewsVolvo introduced its first electric car yesterday, and elaborated on a plan that will pay owners of its plug-in hybrids to, well, plug in. Uniti, also from Sweden, revealed its One, an urban electric minicar for the no-frills yet always-connected set. And Kia has officially nudged its Soul EV ahead...
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Volvo is paying plug-in hybrid drivers for all the electricity they useVolvo plans to offer a year of free charging with its plug-in hybrids, and it’s a very different program than anything currently offered with fully electric vehicles.
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Morris electric van, Aptera in-wheel motors, Toyota LQ concept, testing Plaid: Today’s Car NewsIt’s a morning of returns. The British brand Morris is back with an all-electric, carbon-fiber vehicle. The Aptera three-wheeled car is back with in-wheel motor tech. And Tesla has returned to Germany’s Nürburgring. A reconstituted Toyota concept points to future tech for Lexus...
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Chevy Bolt EV at 3, GM electric pickup and UAW, Taycan pricing and Tesla: Today’s Car NewsElectric vehicles have played a big role in negotiations between the UAW and GM. Toyota boosts battery warranties. The Chevy Bolt EV fits differently into the market today than it did three years ago. And we take a look at how pricing for the 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S matches up with that of the Tesla...
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Tesla Model S Performance vs Porsche Taycan 4S: Which is the better way to spend $100k?With the introduction of the Taycan 4S, Porsche now essentially matches the Model S in price. Which would you rather have?
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Audi E-tron Sportback photos, Tesla pickup, Taycan 4S, car-sharing shakeup: Today’s Car News Bengt HalvorsonPorsche introduces a much more affordable version of its Taycan electric car. The Tesla Pickup will be shown in some form next month. Vehicle and power-generation emissions vary widely across U.S....
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Car2Go leaving Portland, Denver, other US cities due to "highly volatile" marketWhat's left of Car2Go, now called Share Now, is leaving several North American cities it formerly called its strongest markets.
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2020 Porsche Taycan 4S: Lower-priced version might offer longest rangeA new version of the Porsche Taycan electric car loses a little acceleration, and potentially some driving range, but costs a lot less.
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Campaign pokes fun at sorry state of public charging signageThe lack of charging signage is serious, and a new campaign from Swedish charging network Bee Charging underscores it with a laugh.
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Dyson EV's demise, Mirai's radical remake, Audi's plug-in hybrids: The Week in ReverseWhich automaker partnered with Boeing for a personal luxury aircraft? What brand priced its Tesla Model 3 rival for Europe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 11, 2019. One of the much-discussed pieces of news of the...
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Dyson done, Mirai remake, RAV4 plug-in hybrid, flying Porsche: Today’s Car NewsAfter several years of promising news from Dyson, the UK company best known for its vacuums is cutting electric cars from its plans. Porsche and Boeing are among the companies working together on a personal aircraft. A Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid will bow at LA next month and arrive sometime next...
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Dyson, you might say, has gone back to the vacuum—and to many other things. But not cars.
In an update yesterday that now occupies what formerly was a teaser for the automotive project, James...
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2021 Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid confirmed for LA auto show debutRange and mpg haven't yet been mentioned for a plug-in version of the Toyota RAV4 that will arrive in 2020 for the 2021 model year.
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VW signals with light, Lexus teases EV, Volvo delegates engine development: Today’s Car NewsVolvo is done developing internal-combustion engines. Well, almost; it’s delegating them to a new joint venture with parent Geely. Electrify Canada is pushing out some very high-power fast-charging hardware. Lexus will show the new iteration of an electric city car that’s likely...
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Lexus teases design of upcoming city-sized electric carLexus now sees an "electrified future," and it might first arrive in the form of an electric city car targeting Europe and Japan.
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Electrify Canada maps out more than 20 places to charge at 350 kwMore than 20 DC fast chargers ready to deliver 350 kw will be located at Canadian Tire locations around Canada. But the cars aren't here yet.
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Polestar 2 pricing, Tata EV for India, commute times: Today’s Car NewsIndia has a new domestic-brand electric vehicle on the way. The Polestar 2 electric car is priced for Europe, and we have a few more details about its Performance Pack. Commute times surge. And Spain claims what might be the speediest fast charger for cars—if only there were a car that could...
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The energy company Repsol has opened what it says is the most powerful electric-vehicle charging station in Europe—and it happens to be in Spain, a part of Europe that’s so far been...
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Free fast charging, Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid drive, gas and diesel bans: Today’s Car NewsThe number of nations looking to phase out internal combustion engines continues to grow. A U.S. company is moving ahead with a plan to provide fast charging for free. Tesla is signaling another stage of intent for developing its own battery tech. And we drive an important supporting model in...
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First drive review: 2020 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid casts market superstar as supporting characterAudi is cramming its lineup with as many plug-ins as possible, and the Q5’s popularity might make this PHEV a brand MVPs for selling electric motoring.
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Audi A8 plug-in hybrid drive review, Honda Fit Hybrid, most important EVs of 2020: Today’s Car NewsThe Honda Fit is getting a hybrid version, but not in the U.S. Several big companies are electrifying their heavy trucks in California. Going driverless might not mean cutting pollution or congestion. And We run through the most important electric cars of 2020. This and more here at Green Car...
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2020 Honda Fit Hybrid with two-motor system likely for Japan and Europe, not the USThe new 4th-generation version of the Honda Fit due to be revealed at the Tokyo show will offer Honda's two-motor hybrid system.
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Tokyo concept previews, Tesla V10 software, Byton and Rivian rejigger: The Week in ReverseWhat state upped the fees for driving a hybrid? What automaker enabled many of its vehicles to drive themselves in parking lots? And why aren’t U.S. vehicles, as a whole, all that much more efficient than they were in 2008? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at...
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