Stephen Edelstein, Contributing Writer
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Tesla Supercharger perspective, California emissions rules, Chinese electric cars: Today's Car News Stephen EdelsteinToday, a look at how much it would cost to make Tesla Supercharger stations as common as gas stations, California emissions rules and the states that follow them, and a report that China may cut back...
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China to replace 70,000 gasoline cabs with electric carsChina's latest effort to promote electric cars focuses on taxis in its capital city of Beijing. The country that is now the world's largest new-car market already offers generous purchase incentives for electric cars bought by individuals. Now the city also plans to replace its entire fleet of...
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Which states follow California's emission and zero-emission vehicle rules?California leads the nation in policies that promote reductions of carbon emissions from road vehicles. It is unique in having a federal waiver that allows it to set its own, stricter emissions standards, along with a zero-emission vehicle mandate that requires automakers reaching certain sales...
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Automakers say fuel-economy rules hurt buyers; Consumers Union rebuts the claimAutomaker lobbyists continue to push back against the stricter fuel-economy and emissions standards scheduled to take effect in the U.S. over the next decade. Many of their arguments center on costs—not only to the carmakers themselves, but also to car buyers. Regulators and automakers...
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$8 billion cost to make Tesla Superchargers as common as gas stations: analystTesla is the world's only automaker to build and operate its own large-scale network of public charging stations. This year, the Silicon Valley automaker hopes to double the number of Supercharger DC fast-charging sites, to make it more convenient for U.S. Tesla owners to undertake longer road...
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2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid video, GM sells Opel, Tesla exec turnover: Today's Car NewsToday, we review the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, look at how General Motors' sale of Opel to PSA Peugeot Citroën may affect the automaker's electric-car plans, and examine a report of executive turnover at Tesla. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Lexus RX 450h hybrid crossover was...
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New York state has finally issued details on its effort to step up its efforts to promote electric cars.
The Empire State is one of eight so-called "ZEV states" that have adopted California emissions...
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Tesla exec turnover soars as Model 3 pressure buildsTesla says it will put its mass-priced Model 3 electric car into production by July, and ramp up production extremely quickly from there. CEO Elon Musk hopes to be building 5,000 cars each week by the end of the year; he previously set a goal of producing 500,000 cars across all model lines by the...
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GM sells Opel; is plan to switch to electric cars by 2030 now in limbo?GM said today it will sell its European Opel division to PSA Peugeot Citroën, the French parent of the Citroën, DS and Peugeot brands, for 2.2 billion euros (approximately $2.33 billion). Among the questions surrounding the sale—which includes the U.K.-market Vauxhall brand—is...
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Looking at Lexus multi-stage hybrid system in new LS sedan, LC coupeThe Lexus LS 500h luxury sedan that debuts this week at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show will use the same "Multi Stage Hybrid System" as the LC 500h coupe. It's a somewhat different—and arguably more complex—setup than the powertrain of the LS 600h, the previous-generation hybrid version of...
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Volvo's next plug-in hybrids: 3-cylinder engine, smaller carsVolvo currently offers plug-in hybrid powertrains in its top models—the XC90 SUV, S90 sedan, and V90. As the Swedish automaker redesigns its lower-level models, it will add plug-in hybrid options to them as well. But whereas the current T8 "Twin Engine" powertrain uses a 4-cylinder engine and...
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Tesla sales plateau, Model 3 price, 2017 Geneva Motor Show preview: Today's Car NewsToday, why Tesla Model S and Model X sales could very well have plateaued, how much the Tesla Model 3 might cost, and a preview of the green cars debuting at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. By the end of this year, Tesla hopes to be cranking out 5,000 Model 3...
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Lithium-ion battery-cell chemistry is currently dominant in electric cars, not to mention consumer electronics and other fields.
But what seems to be an army of researchers thinks it can be improved.
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2017 Geneva auto show: green car previewThe 2017 Geneva Motor Show marks the next stop on the annual auto-show circuit. With press days beginning March 7, we aren't expecting an overwhelming number of green cars at the Swiss show this year. A smattering of production and concept cars with some green elements will debut there, though...
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Photos reveal how polluted the U.S. was before EPA was foundedIt can be argued that the current presidential administration appears to lack interest in the traditional mission of the Environmental Protection Agency. As a candidate, Donald Trump advocated wholesale repeal of environmental regulations and increased production of fossil fuels. He has also called...
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Fuel-cell range extender for Nissan e-NV200 electric taxis announced by SymbioAdvocates of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell cars are often at odds over which powertrain technology is the more practical solution to reducing emissions. But French firm Symbio continues to experiment with ways to combine the two. It fits hydrogen fuel cells as range extenders for...
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Six new electric cars, Daimler invests, Tesla Model 3 pricing proposed, U.S. gas mileage: Today's Car NewsToday, we look at six new electric cars coming in 2018 and 2019, Daimler invests in charging network ChargePoint, and a new study indicates U.S. fleet average fuel economy did not increase much over the past 25 years. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We have additional plug-in electric car...
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Overall U.S. vehicle fleet gas mileage rose only slightly over last 25 yearsThe average fuel economy of the new cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. is appreciably higher than it was 10 years ago. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has demonstrated that in its regular reports calculating new-car average fuel economy since October 2007. But...
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As automakers produce electric cars in greater numbers, public charging infrastructure will become even more crucial to lure new buyers and convince them the cars can be practical.
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3 billion cars by 2050 would need biofuels to offset climate impact: projectionEven with aggressive promotion of battery-electric or hydrogen fuel-cell cars, hundreds of millions of internal-combustion vehicles will remain on the world's roads for decades to come. But estimates of exactly how many internal-combustion cars will be displaced by alternatives in a given period...
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Six new electric cars coming for 2018 and 2019The next couple of years promise to be quite interesting for electric cars. A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive province of Tesla Motors. The list includes two affordable...
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Feb Plug-in electric car sales, Tesla Supercharger expansion, Bentley electric SUV: Today's Car NewsToday, we have plug-in electric car sales tallies for February, plans for a major expansion of the Tesla Supercharger fast-charging network, and a report that Bentley is considering an all-electric SUV. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Bentley is considering an all-electric SUV that would be...
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Volkswagen diesel buyback: some buyers still waitingIn October, a federal judge signed the final agreement covering the majority of cars affected by the Volkswagen diesel-emissions scandal. That allowed the Volkswagen Group to start issuing buyback offers for half a million vehicles sold by the VW and Audi brands from 2009 through 2015 that were...
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Tesla plans major U.S. expansion of Supercharger fast-chargingTesla will undertake a major expansion of its Supercharger network of DC fast-charging stations this year. The Silicon Valley automaker is already one of the most committed to offering widespread DC fast charging, positioning the stations as a way for customers to complete longer journeys more...
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