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Hyundai has confirmed it's in the running to provide the underpinnings and battery tech for an Apple car.
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VW explains how the ID.4 electric SUV gets smart about coasting
Volkswagen argues that there are good reasons to encourage coasting and mild regen versus one-pedal driving.
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Apple partner Foxconn helps revive EV startup Byton
Foxconn will help start production of the M-Byte EV, although it's unclear what the Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant gains.
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Fisker electric pickup: Super-efficient "radical" truck coming in late 2023?
An electric truck from Fisker might offer a countertake to the Tesla Cybertruck, with an edgy design but focus on efficiency.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E: Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021
The Mustang Mach-E is the first non-Tesla SUV to hit 300 miles, and with pony-car heritage cues it takes electric cars somewhere new.
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GCR’s Best Car To Buy 2021 nominees pair efficiency with leading-edge tech
From next-generation interfaces and sophisticated driver aids to over-the-air updates, the Best Car To Buy contenders are by no means no-frills.
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Going fully electric is good, but do the plus-sized battery packs of upcoming electric trucks still make them worth pointing to as green picks?
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2020 hindsight: What did Leaf, Volt, and other best green cars of 2010 teach us?
Ten years later, plug-in hybrids like the Chevy Volt are still struggling to achieve that model's functionality and popularity, but the Nissan Leaf was the start of something big.
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Toyota RAV4 Prime: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist
With 42 miles of electric range and a rated 38 mpg as a hybrid, the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime gives a market bestseller leading-edge versatility.
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Volvo XC40 Recharge: Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist
The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge qualifies for our Best Car To Buy 2021 finalists for its style, packaging, and technology, even though the small electric crossover lacks the range of some competitors.
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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid SUV: Most powerful Wrangler yet, and trail-rated at $49,490
Jeep has designed its Wrangler plug-in hybrid to have the same off-road credentials as the rest of the lineup—with all-electric operation of up to 25 miles.
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Another fuel-cell outage hampers Bay Area fuel-cell drivers
An outage highlights the bizarre logistics related to keeping hydrogen fuel-cell models like the Toyota Mirai, Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, and Hyundai Nexo fueled.
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With some used parts as well as some off-the-shelf ones, Rich Benoit built an electric Mini Cooper for less than $3,000, not counting very many labor hours.
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Toyota solid-state tech; battery price plunge; Mach-E, Mirai, Q5 PHEV all driven: The Week in Reverse
Which global automaker started a new brand for hydrogen fuel-cell tech? Which EV startup plans to make an electric RV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 18, 2020. It’s been an unusual week, from the standpoint...
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Canoo's $33,000 electric delivery van aims for efficiency and ownership costs
The van uses the same "skateboard" platform as the Canoo passenger vehicle revealed last year, with an estimated range of up to 230 miles.
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First drive review: 2021 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid is for “Zoom town” weekend warriors
The 2021 Audi Q5 e 55, or Q5 55 TFSI e, offers 19 miles of plug-in range and 27 mpg in hybrid mode, and it strikes the right balance for outdoorsy tech professionals.
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First drive review: 2021 Toyota Mirai goes faster and farther, but is that enough?
The 2021 Mirai moves to a rear-wheel drive platform borrowed from Lexus and gets improvements to the fuel cell stack, the interior, and the tech throughout.
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First drive review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV redefines the pony car
The Mach-E is the first non-Tesla to be able to hit 300 miles of range in some forms; we take a first drive in a Premium 4X version rated at 270 miles.
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With prototypes powered by solid-state batteries already due for 2021, Toyota could ramp up production of the tech before 2025.
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VW ID.4 review, Aptera solar claims, Rivian charging network, Bollinger update: The Week in Reverse
Which battery startup hinted that its technology might be close to production-ready? Which automaker’s CEO suggested that a timeline for a gasoline-vehicle ban might be better than a credit system? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for...
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Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks look rather different in "production intent" form
The Michigan-based electric-truck startup has made a series of minor design changes that altogether give the trucks a different look.
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Lordstown thrashes the skateboard for its Endurance electric truck, in-wheel motors and all
Ohio's Lordstown Motors teased some durability testing for the platform underneath its upcoming electric trucks.
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Updated fuel-cell tech boosts Toyota semi project to 300 miles at full load
Toyota is giving its zero-emissions fuel-cell semis more range, which could expand their use to more than port duty.
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QuantumScape battery tech: A fast-charging electric-car game-changer?
The California-based battery company QuantumScape suggests that its solid-state battery technology has the lifespan needed for widespread use.
Stephen Edelstein