Eric C. Evarts, Contributor
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Absent from last month's Geneva auto show, and largely absent from recent discussions of electric car progress, have been Swiss NanoFlowcell and its flow-battery technology.
Last week the company...
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Karma rebirth takes shape with coupe teaser, new design centerKarma teased its third all-electric production car and opened its design studio in California.
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Geely's Geometry electric-car brand shows Tesla Model 3 rival for ChinaChinese automaker Geely is launching a new electric-car brand in China designed to take on Tesla. Geely already owns Volvo, but plans to open a new electric car brand called Geometry with lower priced model designed first for China. It calls the first model the Geometry A, a small sedan the size of...
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Sales of electric cars droop so far this year, amid Tesla issuesBy any measure, sales of plug-in cars had a bad first quarter. Even with the addition of a couple of compelling new models, total sales of cars with plugs, led by Tesla, dropped from 101,338 in the final quarter last year to 92,210 in the first quarter of 2019. In fairness, the fourth quarter of...
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Tesla changes, EPA updates, tax credits, Kia Soul EV review: The Week in ReverseWhich U.S. state may regain the title of lithium-mining capital? What model will Tesla quit selling online? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 12, 2019. Tesla shook up its lineup again on Friday, announcing leases for...
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Tesla Model 3 leasing, EPA proposal, Audi ads, deals for April: Today's Car NewsTesla revised its lineup—again—and introduced leasing for the Model 3. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the agency will delay and revise a proposed freeze on fuel economy standards. New ads for the Audi e-tron quattro take on EV doubts directly. And we round up the best...
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Just because tax credits are winding down on some of the most popular plug-in cars doesn't mean there are no deals to be found.
Green Car Reports' carbuying partners at CarsDirect.com scour...
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Report: EPA backs off plans to freeze fuel economy rules–slightlyEPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signaled that when revised fuel-economy regulations are released in coming months they may not directly follow proposed rules that would freeze emissions standards.
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2019 Audi E-tron ads take aim at electric mythsThe series of ads takes head on the myths about electric cars ahead of the Audi E-tron's arrival this year.
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Tesla Model 3 updates: Leasing, Autopilot standard, base model limitedThe company won't produce the long-awaited $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range, but instead will offer a software-limited version of the Standard Plus car to customers.
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Tesla Gigafactory, Volvo plug-ins, EV tax credit support, Infiniti EV, U.S. lithium mining: Today's Car NewsVolvo adds two new high-performance plug-in hybrids, a North Carolina lithium mine may have new life, and Panasonic and Tesla slow investment in Nevada.
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EV batteries give new jolt to old lithium mining in North CarolinaA shuttered mine in North Carolina could reopen to spur domestic production of lithium for batteries to supply electric cars and other vital tech.
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Lots of EV drivers know electric cars are fun to drive; why shouldn't plug-in hybrids be too?
That's the approach Volvo is taking with its new 2020 XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered plug-in hybrid, and the...
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EV tax credit extension gets bipartisan juice in SenateThe bill would raise the number of electric vehicles eligible for tax incentives up from 200,000 to 600,000, with a shorter sunset and lower tax break for some.
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Kona Electric pricing, Ford charging software, Karma recall, EV racing: Today's Car NewsHyundai quietly bumped up the price for a new Kona Electric, Ford used big data for better charging, and EV racing may have a future.
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What kind of racing can best stoke interest in electric vehicles? Twitter poll resultsOur readers may be having a change of heart when it comes to electric-car racing based on the results of our latest Twitter poll. In previous comments and surveys, readers have expressed little interest in electric car racing beyond, perhaps drag racing, and expressed cynicism and sometimes...
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Karma gets hit with Fisker recall over airbagsThe faulty airbags are part of the largest automotive recall in history and could project shrapnel inside the cabin due to defective inflators.
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Ford develops software to target most effective places for public chargersFord in the U.K. used big data to calculate the most convenient places for public charging, which could be used for fleet operators in the future.
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We had a first chance to drive the new 2020 Kia Soul EV. London's new pollution charge on older vehicles makes it really expensive to drive older cars into the city. And our latest Twitter poll asks...
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With the Volt discontinued, how should Chevy use the name now? Take our Twitter pollThe Chevrolet Volt has one of the all-time great names for a plug-in car—even better than its former European sibling the Opel Ampera, based on sales at least.The company even used the name on an experimental plug-in hybrid wagon in 1980. It would be a shame to see such a great electric-car...
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Pay to pollute: Emissions charges take effect in LondonOn Monday, drivers of older gas and diesel cars in Britain were hit with new fees if they want to drive those cars into the city center in London. The new emissions charge of 12.5 British pounds ($16.30), follows similar charges on older vehicles in Paris, although it so far applies only to the...
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Ford Explorer plug-in, Karma Revero, German emissions collusion: Today's Car NewsEuropean prosecutors charged German automakers Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW with collusion over emissions shortfalls. Fiat Chrysler will pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros to meet emissions targets. The 2020 Ford Explorer will get a plug-in hybrid version in Europe. And Karma revealed a few...
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Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions for emissions creditsFiat Chrysler and Tesla are working out a symbiotic relationship for Europe so that FCA might avoid emissions fines.
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Karma Revero gets more power, BMW 3-cylinderThe car that started out as the Fisker Karma gets a BMW engine as its range extender.
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