Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Audi’s E-tron safety win, Colorado’s ZEV mandate, Jag’s I-Pace sales: The Week in Reverse Bengt HalvorsonWhich automaker is offering the first factory wireless vehicle charging in the U.S.?
And which automaker let us preview a platform they have tens of billions of dollars riding on...in a dune buggy?
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Colorado adopts California electric vehicle mandateColorado's adoption of California's ZEV mandate and its requirement for plug-in vehicles creates a tougher logistical challenge for automakers.
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VW ID Buggy driven, fuel-cell e-bike, charging vs. gas stations: Today’s Car NewsCharging stations outnumber gas stations in Britain. A hydrogen fuel-cell e-bike goes farther. And we get U.S. seat time with Volkswagen’s MEB platform. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Volkswagen shipped its ID Buggy out to the annual Pebble Beach car weekend, around Monterey...
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Hydrogen fuel-cell e-bike claiming longer range, quick refuelingThe French company Pragma has released a new version of its hydrogen fuel-cell e-bike, which now provides 93 miles of boosted riding per fill.
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Charging stations now outnumber gas stations in BritainIn the UK, the number of charging-station locations now outnumbers the number of gas-station locations. That's not yet the case in the U.S.
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Audi E-tron aces IIHS tests, BMW 3-Series plug-in, states vs. EPA: Today's Car NewsThe Audi E-tron makes the safety honor roll. States and cities are suing the EPA. And the 3-Series plug-in goes faster and farther. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A group of states and cities, led by the New York attorney general, have sued the EPA over its decision to roll back the Clean...
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The power grid that electric vehicles plug into will get cleaner over time. But depending on where you are, the rate at which it cleans up could have a lot to do with something that’s headed to...
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2020 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid gets more electric range, XtraBoost performanceThe redesigned BMW 3-Series plug-in hybrid has a bigger battery, stronger acceleration, and a new Predictive mode that decides when to go all-electric.
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2019 Audi E-tron is first EV to earn Top Safety Pick+ awardThe IIHS has named the Audi E-tron electric SUV a Top Safety Pick+; it's earned the top award before any Tesla.
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Domino’s expands e-bike deliveries with nationwide programDomino's Pizza has found that energy-saving e-bikes boost customer satisfaction, so it's rolling them out as a national program.
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I-Pace’s Tesla incentive, Toyota recall, Rivian and Ford: Today’s Car NewsRivian could build a future Ford truck. Toyota recalls some hybrids for a braking issue. Electric semis start arriving. And will an incentive for Tesla owners help Jaguar I-Pace sales? All this and more on Green Car Reports Toyota is recalling some hybrid models—including the Prius, Prius...
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Rivian might build upcoming Ford electric SUVUnder a partnership formed in April, the startup automaker RIvian may build a fully electric SUV for Ford in Illinois.
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Jaguar’s widely available I-Pace electric luxury crossover needs some kind of boost here in the U.S. market, where it still isn’t selling well.
For now, that’s arrived in the form...
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Quiet launch: Daimler builds first electric heavy-duty semis for fleet testWith a fleet test of the Freightliner eCascadia by real customers, Daimler Trucks will fine-tune its upcoming heavy-duty electric semi ahead of its official 2021 production start.
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Carbon offsets, silicon-wafer batteries, Porsche Turbo S plug-in: Today's Car NewsPorsche rolls out one very fast plug-in SUV, just after it outlined a carbon-offset program. Could more moss clean city air? And are silicon-wafer batteries a good idea? All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is the quickest, fastest SUV ever presented...
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The fastest Porsche SUV ever is a plug-in hybridThe 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is the brand's quickest and fastest SUV ever—and a plug-in hybrid permitting all-electric driving for shorter distances.
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French EV conversions, BMW inductive charging, Nio update: Today’s Car NewsInductive charging is here—on a plug-in hybrid. A different twist for battery cooling could help performance and charging. Nio regroups in light of sagging sales in China. And a French company wants to do EV conversions on a budget. All this and more on Green Car Reports. BMW has announced...
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BMW 5-Series plug-in hybrid gets wireless home charging dealThe 2019 BMW 530e iPerformance is being offered with a special lease deal, only in California, that provides inductive (wireless) charging.
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Some biofuels, like biogas from landfills—or synthetic methane—are attractive for use in vehicles as they have a potentially low energy cost to produce. They also have lower criteria...
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Can heat pumps solve cold-weather range loss for EVs?Heat pumps and integrated thermal systems could help make up for some (but not all) of the winter range loss in electric vehicles.
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Gasoline from solar and wind power: Zero-carbon doesn't assure clean or efficientAt least one startup may be getting close to scaling up fuel production with carbon captured from the air. But burning the fuel would still pollute.
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Project examines how to automate charging for self-driving fleetsStable Auto and Electrify America are partnering on a pilot project in San Francisco that will study how to automate DC fast charging.
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Do EV conversions matter today? Take our Twitter pollCompanies and hobbyists have been converting gasoline vehicles to electric cars for decades. Do they still make a difference now?
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Electric Ford F-150 already exists, as second-life conversion kitMontreal’s Ecotuned is working toward a kit that could give many North American fleet trucks a new, cleaner lease on life.
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