Eric C. Evarts, Contributor
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General Motors and Michelin are testing airless tires on a Chevy Bolt EV. Plans are revealed for a mid-sized Mercedes-Benz electric sedan. Tesla puts real cash pricing up front on its website. And...
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Report: Mercedes-Benz EQE shapes up as Tesla Model S rival for 2022
The Mercedes-Benz EQE is expected to be nearly the size of a Model S and offer a range of more than 300 miles on the WLTP cycle.
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Tesla gets (more) real with online pricing, downplays gas-price game
Tesla has made real cash prices available on its main build page for vehicles, which might help eliminate some confusion over theoretical fuel savings.
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What matters most when fast-charging an electric car on a road trip? Twitter poll results
Varied priorities may mean that the same highway-charging strategies may not work well for every vehicle or driver.
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Volkswagen ID R record, Hyundai Kona Hybrid, dual home charger: Today's Car News
Volkswagen set a new EV record at the 'Ring, the Kona gets a hybrid in Europe, and Lotus plans an EV hypercar.
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Home station from Clipper Creek will charge two EVs
New Clipper Creek hardwired unit will use the same current as a single-vehicle charge point but split it between two vehicles.
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Volkswagen's new ID R electric race car continues setting records.
After obliterating the record climbing Pikes Peak—not just for electric cars, but for all cars—last June, on Monday, the...
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Hyundai Kona Hybrid announced for Europe, not confirmed for US
The Hyundai Kona Hybrid is coming to Europe in summer 2019 and includes a motor packaged between a six-speed dual-clutch transmission and inline-4 engine.
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Tesla pickup details, no diesels too many, NYC clean taxis, extension cords: Today's Car News
In a podcast over the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk released a few more details about the Tesla Pickup. A report shows higher-mpg taxis have had a beneficial effect on New York City air quality. US PIRG gives states failing grades on how they're spending diesel-scandal funds. And our Twitter poll...
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Musk teases Tesla truck, opens Chinese Model 3 orders at lower price
The upcoming Tesla pickup will be conventionally sized, to take on the Ford F-150 and others, CEO Elon Musk claimed that it will "be a better sports car" than a base Porsche 911.
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Too many British EV owners charge with extension cords. Do you? Take our Twitter poll
Automakers caution against using an extension cord when charging a plug-in hybrid or electric car. How many of you do anyway?
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NYC taxi mpg requirements also cut pollution, study confirms
After New York City raised its gas mileage requirement for taxis to 30 mpg, levels of particulate matter and other local pollution have dropped.
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When most people think of Rolls-Royce, they think of ultra-luxury cars, not airplanes.
But a separate Rolls-Royce, spun off of the automaker in 1971, makes aircraft engines. And that company plans to...
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Tariff threats, BC's electrified push, electric cars and politics: Today's Car News
China threatens to tax key electric-car ingredients in the expanding trade war. Republicans and Democrats are surprisingly unified about electric cars in the U.S. And British Columbia is doing its part by banning sales of conventional gas and diesel vehicles starting in 2040. All this and more on...
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British Columbia bans most gasoline and diesel cars after 2040
The province has passed the Zero Emissions Vehicles Act, which requires that all cars sold in the province by 2040 be "zero emissions vehicles." That could include plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell models.
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EVs could get more expensive as US trade war heats up
If China imposes new tariffs on rare-earth metals, it could take longer for electric cars to reach a price parity with internal combustion vehicles.
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Sea level rise by 2100 could be double previous estimates, scientists predict
A study asked 22 scientists to predict how global warming might affect ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. Observations show them melting much faster than expected.
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Tesla Model S update, Model Y decision, Nissan Leaf ad, Nio delays: Today's Car News
A new ad likens the Nissan Leaf to a wingsuit. Chinese startup automaker Nio will delay introducing a car in the U.S. beyond 2020. Chevron staged a campaign to lobby against new EV chargers in Arizona. Reports claim Tesla's made a decision about where to make Model Y. All this and more on Green Car...
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Nio last week announced a joint venture with state automaker GAC to sell electric cars in China.
It's especially of interest in the U.S. because both companies have their sights set on selling...
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Chevron taps retirees to oppose EV charging in Arizona
Astroturf lobbying organizations have been a fixture of the EV opposition and anti-climate-action movement—indeed of American politics—for a long time. A new report in the Arizona Republic tells us that support for electric cars still hasn't moved us past that. Chevron is tapping its...
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VW's batteries, Bosch's pivot from diesel, US climate change reports: Today's Car News
The Trump administration takes aim at the government reports that justify climate action. Volkswagen struggles to secure enough batteries for its mass-market EVs. German diesel supplier Bosch plans to start supplying electric motors. And our readers weigh in on EV purchase incentives. All this and...
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What kind of EV incentives are most effective? Twitter poll results
Our poll finds that one familiar incentive—cash on the hood—wins out over other strategies like tax credits and carpool-lane privileges.
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Trump administration takes aim at National Climate Assessment
The Trump administration is taking aim at the National Climate Assessment itself by restricting the outward boundary of climate-change forecasts to 2040.
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$50 billion VW battery plan could need revamp after Samsung cuts back
Volkswagen, with its plan to build 22 million new electric cars across 70 models by 2030, is ground-zero for concerns over battery supplies. As more automakers get serious about building lots of electric cars, there are indications that supplies of batteries to power all those cars aren't ramping...
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