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Volkswagen has suggested that U.S. pricing for its upcoming electric vehicles won't be much different than for its gasoline models.
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2020 Toyota Prius: Up to 56 MPG, now with CarPlay and Alexa for all grades
With more active-safety features and potential to tap into the Apple and Amazon ecosystems, the 2020 Prius keeps on with the mainstream
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Vintage Toyota Land Cruiser going all-electric—with a crate “V-8”
The California EV company Electric GT plans a "crate engine" for hobbyists and builders wanting to free classic cars and trucks from gas.
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Frankfurt concept cars, VW ID 3 debut, deals for Rivian and Rimac: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker looked back to the late-’70s hatchback era with an electric concept car? And why is your favorite green-car site interested in a claimed record lap time at California’s Laguna Seca track? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car...
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Audi AI:Trail concept splices trail-ready with autonomous-ready
Off-road capability and autonomous-driving readiness might not be mutually exclusive. The Audi AI:Trail concept from Frankfurt shows how.
Bengt Halvorson -
Green Car Reports' top 10 greenest cars for 2019
We rank the most efficient cars for the 2019 model year.
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With an electric car concept shown at the Frankfurt auto show, Hyundai is showing the direction for future mainstream long-range EVs.
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VW ID 3 electric car bows at Frankfurt, heads for European deliveries next year
Volkswagen showed the ID 3 electric hatchback undisguised at Frankfurt. VW will deliver the first cars to customers by the middle of 2020.
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Tension over MPG, Ford Escape Hybrid, all about the Porsche Taycan: The Week in Reverse
What electric car, formerly called the Mission E concept, made its debut this past week? Where are there many fuel-cell vehicles but not enough hydrogen to keep them filled? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 6...
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2020 Ford Escape Hybrid preview: Gas-electric now, plug-ins later
With its new pair of Escape Hybrids, Ford re-enters a gas-electric landscape—and puts down a marker on future battery-electric vehicles, too.
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Tesla Model S vs. Porsche Taycan: How the two electric cars compare
Two premium electric cars from Tesla and Porsche offer similar acceleration numbers and overall dimensions but vary greatly in many other ways.
Bengt Halvorson -
2020 Porsche Taycan preview: Fast, electric, expensive
Porsche unlocks all the secrets of its new all-electric Taycan battery vehicle.
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California's latest report shows that EV sales are gaining big—while the same isn't true of traditional frugal small cars.
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VW paying drivers $97M for overstating fuel economy, must forfeit emissions credits
About 98,000 VW, Audi, Bentley, and Porsche vehicles allegedly game federal emissions tests used for fuel economy calculations.
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Porsche Taycan performance teased once more—on an aircraft carrier
The acceleration, braking, and stability of Porsche's upcoming Taycan electric car has been shown off in an aircraft-carrier stunt.
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World's largest electric ferry completes maiden voyage
Free of tailpipe emissions, the all-electric ferry boat is configured for point-to-point passenger and car-ferry duty.
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Aptera return, Polestar factory, Bollinger progress, Tesla insurance: The Week in Reverse
What ingredient for electric-car batteries is currently in a state of oversupply? And which electric-vehicle brand from the past dusted off the mothballs and claimed a 1,000-mile range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending...
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2020 Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid is a placeholder, not a game-changer
Lincoln now promises all-electric SUVs, which makes the Aviator hybrid a small step toward a greener future—not a quantum leap.
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Tesla has introduced its own insurance product, covering Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Roadster, only if they're owned and only in California.
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1,000-mile electric car unveiled: Aptera returns 10 years later
One of the early electric-car hopefuls, Aptera, is back a decade later with a reconstituted version of its car and the team behind it.
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Polestar opens its own factory to build flagship plug-in hybrid
Polestar breaks farther away from Volvo with the opening of its own production base, a Chengdu facility that will make the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid coupe.
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Report: Tesla picks LG Chem to supply batteries in China
Tesla will no longer have an exclusive battery-supply arrangement with Panasonic, as cells for its Chinese Gigafactory will come from LG Chem.
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The new normal: Electrify America expands its EV ad campaign
An ad campaign from Electrify America attempts to demonstrate progress in electric cars—and how normal EVs have become.
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Chevy Bolt range, inside Porsche Taycan, EV avoiders: The Week in Reverse
Which car will be the first to incorporate Apple Music streaming? What Tesla products were allegedly linked to fires? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 23, 2019. Forget the August doldrums. This week brought lots of...
Eric C. Evarts