Eric C. Evarts, Contributor
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Ford made big news with its new Escape Hybrid and plug-in hybrid last Tuesday, but they weren't the only new plug-in SUVs the company announced.
In the same announcement in Europe, the company...
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German prosecutors find collusion between automakers over diesel emissionsBMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen are being charged by the EU for attempting to block more effective (and expensive) emissions tech.
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Towing a camper with a Tesla Model X: Thank Elon for Superchargers!Towing a camper with an electric SUV may be the ultimate test of any fast-charger network. And, for one couple at least, Tesla has passed. “We were like pioneers in a Conestoga wagon,” says Fred Hooper, a Pennsylvanian veterinarian who, with his wife Jenny, just returned from a 7,700...
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Tesla sales, Audi e-tron range, Ford Escape Hybrid, Toyota hybrid patents: The Week in ReverseWhich startup automaker got a big boost toward production this week? What automakers opened some of its patent library for free until 2030? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 5, 2019. This week Tesla announced its...
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Tesla Autopilot updates, Lucid gets clearer, Faraday's Future: Today's Car NewsLucid Motors gets funding to build its Air. Faraday Future releases details on the future product it plans to build for China. Tesla has updated its Navigate on Autopilot system to be a little more autonomous. And we look at why the federal tax credit may need limits. All this and more on Green Car...
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Commentary: Overdue for reform, EV tax credit needs reasonable limitsNow that the federal plug-in tax credit has begun to wind down on the U.S.-made Chevrolet Bolt EV, members of Congress propose to do something about it. Democrats have proposed several bills in Congress to remove the manufacturer-based 200,000-car cap on the credits and extending them for 10 years...
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In a blog post on Thursday, Tesla announced that drivers will no longer have to approve lane changes when the car's Navigate on Autopilot system is engaged.
It's a small step, but also a pretty big...
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Lucid Motors gets real as Saudi funding comes throughThe Lucid Air could soon make it to production, and shape up to be the closest rival to the Tesla Model S.
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Tesla sales; Audi e-tron, Ford SUV range; pickup mpg; sporty Nio: Today's Car NewsTesla announced its production and delivery numbers so far for 2019—and they aren't very promising. Audi released long-awaited final range ratings for its upcoming e-tron quattro electric SUV. lFord also reveals the European range rating for its upcoming Mach E—or whatever they call...
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Ford electric SUV could meet 300-mile target, and then someFord has been teasing—even promising—a new Mustang inspired high-performance electric SUV, perhaps called Mach E or Mach 1, that it says will have a 300-mile range. Now the company has announced that the model has earned a 370-mile range rating in the generous European WLTP driving...
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Nio teases sleek ET7 coupe, to include next-generation power systemNio, one of a handful of Chinese electric carmakers aiming to be Tesla competitors, just teased its next mass-market car, expected to debut at the Shanghai auto show later this month. Its latest car looks set to be a four-door luxury fast-back, perhaps similar to shadows of a car known as the EVE...
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VW ID Roomzz, Toyota hybrid patents, more grid storage from hydro: Today's Car NewsToyota plans to open its hybrid patents through 2030. Volkswagen introduces the ID Roomzz for the Shanghai auto show. Pumped hydro could deliver more energy storage than batteries. And readers weigh in on what new niche electrics they'd like to see on VW's new ID EV platform. All this and more on...
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Volkswagen is planning up to 70 new electric cars based on its upcoming affordability-focused mass-market MEB platform. But the company itself may not build them all.
At the Geneva auto show last...
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Pumped hydro could deliver 100 percent renewable electricityResearchers find that there are many more sites conducive to pumped hydro for encouraging renewable sources.
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Volkswagen ID Roomzz full-size electric SUV to bow in ShanghaiLast month, Volkswagen announced that it will expand its upcoming electric-car lineup from 50 new models by 2023 to 70 new models by 2028. But it gave no indication what many of those new models will be. On Tuesday, the brand revealed the sixth new member of its upcoming ID electric family: The VW...
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2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Byton M-Byte, Lightning Strike: Today's Car NewsThe Ford Escape Hybrid will make a comeback for 2020—with a plug-in hybrid, too. Chinese Tesla rival Byton reveals the M-byte testing in winter. The Lightning Strike electric motorcycle is out. And our latest Twitter poll asks what kind of electric-car racing matters most. All this and more...
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What kind of racing can best stoke new interest in electric vehicles? Take our Twitter pollIncreasingly, electric cars are taking to race tracks of all kinds to prove themselves not only to their own drivers and other competitors, but also to fans. Volkswagen set a new record climbing Pikes Peak with its electric ID R that didn't lose power to the thin air at the top. Formula E, which...
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Lightning Strikes twice with second, affordable electric motorcycleAll-electric sportbike pushes to 150 mph or 150 city miles of range and is a little more subtle, but is positioned for affordability.
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A Chinese hydrogen company introduces its own line of fuel-cell cars. A Texas startup plans to make motors more efficient. A report shows more battery production coming online. And without science...
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Lithium battery production set to grow 50 percent a yearBattery makers are working quickly to meet growing demand for new lithium-ion battery cells from automakers.
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New electric motor could eliminate transmissionsDesign can vary the ratio of torque to horsepower through a higher ratio of rotors to coils.
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Grove launches hydrogen fuel-cell car brand in ChinaGrove Hydrogen Automotive Co. will focus on fuel-cell cars, starting with a four-door SUV, and plans to launch in China later this year
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EPA panel questions health effects of air pollutionRecommendations could dramatically limit what studies are used to determine safe limits on air pollution, and question the link with mortality.
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Chevrolet tax credits, Tesla delays, Nissan Leaf Plus range drive: The Week in ReverseWhich new electric car didn't give us any range surprises in a recent test drive? What new features have been enabled on some Teslas? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 29, 2019. After this weekend, electric cars from...
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