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Just like Green Car Reports, our sister site The Car Connection names its Best Car To Buy award winner every year. But The Car Connection's editorial team is not the only one to get a say in this. We want you to choose some award winners as well. It's the 2018 Driver's Choice Award, and there are six categories: best performance car, best green car, best luxury car, best looking car, best car on a budget, and best car for families. DON'T MISS: Tesla has now sold 250,000 electric cars, more than GM (but fewer than Nissan) Voting couldn't be easier: Simply head over to the 2018 Driver's Choice...
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Solar-powered car race kicks off 30 years of World Solar Challenge
Although a car powered solely by solar power is far from reality, the 30th anniversary of the World Solar Challenge showcased just how far the technology has come. World Solar Challenge kicked off its celebrations with this year's iteration of the solar-powered car race in Darwin, Australia, on...
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Don't be fooled: only some electric cars are sold nationwide, even now
Almost seven years after modern electric cars entered the mass market, there are now more than two dozen battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models on sale in the U.S. But that impressive number shouldn't disguise a fundamental truth about those vehicles: only about half of them are widely...
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Plug-in electric car sales for Sep: Bolt EV hits new monthly high (final update)
The world has changed since last month's report on U.S. sales of plug-in electric cars. China has officially said it is considering dates for ending sales of new vehicles with gasoline or diesel engines. Even if that date proves to be 15 or 20 years in the future, the country's government has...
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2018 Honda Accord Hybrid first drive review: lighter shade of green
It’s easy for the 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid to get lost. Short of small “Hybrid” badges on the front fenders, not much on the car’s exterior says it's powered by electrons. There’s no plug-in variant for now (a role reserved to the Clarity Plug-In sedan), and the latest...
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2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: first drive of plug-in hybrid SUV
Not too many people will ever drive the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the plug-in hybrid version of the company's mid-size crossover utility vehicle. So it was fitting that the company launched the vehicle on dusty roads in the back country of Catalina Island: roads that not many people are...
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You may not have heard it happen, but the global automotive industry changed forever on Thursday. China released its plan to require substantial sales of plug-in electric cars by all makers who want to sell in the world's largest car market, and they start in little more than a year. The levels far exceed those required by California, whose zero-emission vehicle rules have just started to ramp up for 2018 after staying steady for six years. CHECK OUT: China wants all electric cars: will it work? Reasons and reactions "It is no exaggeration to call this a landmark event in the history of the...
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How Tesla Model S alters car ownership: a buyer's one-year notes
In late July, we published an article describing one electric-car driver's experience in adding solar panels to his home to help with charging his family's five electric cars. That reader, who'd like to be known just as Shiva, has now owned a 2016 Tesla Model S for a year. He recently outlined for...
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California mulls ban on new cars with engines, joining China in climate action
With China mulling an eventual ban on sales of cars with gasoline or diesel engines, the world's largest car market made it clear earlier this month that it intends to force a conversion to zero-emission vehicles. Now California, which has led the U.S. in environmental awareness and emission...
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Tesla Model 3 interior details, features emerge from pair of videos
While the 2017 Tesla Model 3 electric car is now being delivered in small numbers to company friends and employees, not all the specifications, features, and details for the electric car are available. Now more information has emerged, in the form of a pair of videos—one by a detailer and...
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Scots couple complete grueling Mongol Rally in electric car
The Mongol Rally is no small undertaking for any driver, in any type of vehicle. The 10,000-mile rally takes drivers from Europe to Siberia, via Mongolia, with no support vehicles or backup cars. On July 16, 2017, a Scottish couple arrived at the starting line at the Goodwood race course in England...
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The 2018 Nissan Leaf has three types of cruise control: how they differ
When the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car arrives at dealerships early next year, it will offer fresh styling inside and out, more power, a 150-mile range, and an array of standard or optional active-safety features. It will come in Nissan's standard three trim levels—base S, mid-level SV, and...
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These are the 2017 electric cars with more than 100 miles of range.
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Life with Tesla Model S: assessing my new 100D vs old 2013 electric car
About two years ago, under the influence of an eager Tesla representative, I briefly considered trading in my trusty 2013 Tesla Model S 85 for a new Model S 90D. But after a 24-hour test drive, the advantages of the 90D—40 miles more range, all-wheel drive, and Autopilot...
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Frankfurt electric cars, Tesla Autopilot crash, Pacifica Hybrid back, China's audacity: The Week in Reverse
Why might all the electric-car concepts at last week's Frankfurt auto show be a sign of desperation? What news out of China could scramble the future of the global auto industry? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday...
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2017 Volkswagen e-Golf, 125-mile electric car, starts at $31,315
The 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf gets several notable updates, including a larger battery pack and more powerful electric motor.
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Honda Urban EV Concept to go on sale in 2019, but not for North America
If there were a favorite car among journalists and car fans at this week's Frankfurt motor show, it may have been a small, all-electric hatchback city car. Which is pretty remarkable, given the practical, unexciting, utilitarian, slightly nerdy image every non-Tesla electric car seems to carry...
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Mini Electric Concept revealed in Frankfurt auto show debut (updated)
We've known since last July that an all-electric Mini Cooper will go into production in 2019. Now, we can see the first renderings of the car that will make its official debut at the Frankfurt auto show in two weeks. The Mini Electric Concept is recognizable as the three-door hardtop version of the...
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If concept cars are meant to grab attention, then the BMW i Vision Dynamics Concept—an all-electric sedan that debuted Tuesday at the Frankfurt motor show—may have fulfilled its mission. With the huge, vertical twin-kidney BMW grille also seen on the BMW X7 SUV concept, the smaller four-door sedan concept grabbed viewers' attention from the very first glance. But a few things have become clear now that the concept is out in the open. CHECK OUT: Electric BMW X3e to come in 2020, but BMW i5 defunct: what happened, and why? First, the BMW i sub-brand will continue to live on, and as...
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China developing timetable to end sales, production of gasoline cars
The auto industry has now grudgingly accepted that battery-electric cars will make up some portion of the world's new vehicles in years to come. But a milestone in that trend may have come today, in news from China. Policy makers in the world's most populous country, and largest car market, are...
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New 'EVs are better' ads: how electric-car marketing should be done
People buy electric cars for many different reasons, only one of which is the environment. Others include their quieter, smoother performance; the immediate torque; the desire to have the very newest and most advanced technology; and the lifetime cost savings. These diverse motivations apparently...
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Mazda's SkyActiv-X: diesel fuel economy from gasoline engine
The internal combustion engine, now more than 200 years old, will be with us for a long time to come yet. Powering more than 1 billion vehicles on the planet and almost 100 million new ones each year, it is the default way to move vehicles along the world's roads. With its carbon emissions now...
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Plug-in electric car sales for Aug: Bolt EV leads Prime, Volt lower (updated)
The Chevrolet Bolt EV continued a steady sales rise last month as it solidified its position among the top three plug-in electric cars for which monthly U.S. sales are reported. In August, Chevy delivered 2,107 Bolt EVs, the first time the car had sold more than 2,000 units in a month after...
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2018 Nissan Leaf debuts: 150 miles for $30,875, 200-plus miles in 2019
The spy shots, teaser photos, rumors, and feverish speculation can all be put behind us. The 2018 Nissan Leaf hatchback has debuted, and we can now see every facet of the second generation of the world's best-selling electric car. The compact five-door's 40-kilowatt-hour battery is projected to get...
John Voelcker