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Which California EV startup is partnering with Hyundai? And which California EV startup is aiming for a Tesla-topping 400-mile range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 14, 2020. Electric cars are getting cleaner all the time, as coal plants are retired and more sustainable power from wind and solar come online. The Union of Concerned Scientists underscored just how significant that improvement has already been in less than a decade. Audi used one of its all-electric E-Tron SUVs to tow a GM EV1 504 miles. It...
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2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: 36 mpg tops any other three-row SUV without a charge port
If you can't (or don't want to) plug in, the 2020 Highlander Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient way to carry up to eight people.
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Lucid Air electric sedan won’t use a huge battery for 400-mile Tesla-rivaling range
The big electric sedan will get a 400-mile highway range, not by packing in more battery cells but by focusing in on efficiency at every step.
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Lucid Air electric sedan builds on company’s Formula E experience
Atieva's battery-supply agreement for Formula E has helped solidify the performance and efficiency of the Lucid Air.
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Nikola Badger electric pickup: 600-mile range from hydrogen fuel cell and battery
Nikola Motors has revealed its next project, an electric truck that can combine plug-in battery power and that from a hydrogen fuel cell.
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2019 Audi E-Tron eligible for up to a $13,000 discount—if you first go to Costco
The big-box retailer is offering an extra $2,000 off the E-Tron, through its Costco Auto Program through March 31.
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Do frunks add fun space or take away from electric vehicles' potential? Designers and engineers appear to be split on their worth.
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Electric pickups, GM EV strategy, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: The Week In Reverse
Which new crossover actually gets a better efficiency rating in the city than its sedan counterpart? How does a particular hybrid introduced this week add mileage without filling up or charging up? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week...
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Why GM has put hybrids—and the Chevy Volt—in its past
The automaker has faced plenty of questions about why it's not embracing hybrids before its electric vehicles arrive in significant volumes.
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GM pitches all-electric future, with lackluster support from Washington
The automaker's CEO outlined an ambitious plan for sustainability in its latest presentation for investors.
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GM teases new electric-truck details, boasts about battery flexibility
In a presentation to investors, company president Mark Reuss revealed some more details about the motor-and-battery configuration in GM's upcoming electric vehicles.
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Electrify America is gaining ground on Tesla Supercharging
In terms of fast-charging locations in the U.S., Electrify America is catching up quick with the Tesla Supercharger network.
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A set of fully electric pickups arriving in the next few years will wage a quiet coup over the V-8 truck status quo in America.
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Gasoline direct injection tech might not be worth it, study suggests
A new model from the University of Georgia finds that emissions from GDI could offset any reductions in carbon-dioxide emissions.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric: Lease deals already offset higher price tag
Just as the 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric starts to arrive at dealerships, a new round of incentivized leases apply.
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Super Bowl 2020 electric-car ad showdown: Which one gets you charged up?
This year's Super Bowl features at least three ads for electric vehicles. Vote and comment on the one you think is the best.
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Tesla Model Y arriving early, GMC electric Hummer teased, “self-charging” debated: The Week In Reverse
Which other automaker is co-developing Lincoln’s first EV? Will the next Toyota Prius look like anything like the new Mirai? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 31, 2020. We finished off the week looking at some...
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Does the Toyota Mirai tease a sportier direction for the next Prius?
The Toyota Prius and Toyota Mirai have been related up until now, in some ways. With the Mirai headed in a radically different direction, will the Prius follow?
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The GMC Hummer EV boasts 1,000 horsepower, 11,500 pound-feet of torque, and 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds.
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Tesla Model S and Model X get another range boost, 400-mile range now in reach for S
Model X and Model S are good for more range than currently rated—and a 400-mile Model S is coming soon.
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Tesla Model Y getting range boost to 315 miles, deliveries before April
In advanced of its quarterly financial update, Tesla announced a boost in rated range for the Model Y—and deliveries by the end of March.
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GM’s electric-vehicle future: President Mark Reuss offers some hints
The future of General Motors involves many more electric cars, and in a few brief answers GM president Mark Reuss gave us some more hints about what, when, and even why.
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California report: To be the green choice, ride-hailing needs to go electric
And despite sophisticated algorithms, Uber and Lyft have too many "deadhead miles"—meaning miles with the driver and no passenger.
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GM names Hamtramck as first US plant to build only electric cars
The automaker will spend $2.2 billion to produce electric-only vehicles at the plant that once made the Chevy Volt.
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