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Check out the green cars debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
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How low do prices for 200-mile electric cars have to go for success? Poll results
One of the challenges of making and selling electric cars is that their batteries are still expensive. And despite some makers' absorbing losses on the earliest cars, that means they sell for prices higher than those of similarly sized vehicles with combustion engines. Sure, owners will save money...
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Renault delivered its 100,000th electric car on Friday, in Norway
A white Renault Zoe delivered in Norway is the French automaker's 100,000th electric car.
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Electric cars can be 'contagious,' DoE says (solar panels too), but why?
A new study notes that consumers are more likely to buy electric cars if they have access to workplace charging.
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Karma redux, Woz luvs Bolt EV, death of diesel, guilty VW engineer: The Week in Reverse
Why did someone who works daily with car dealers call them clueless? And which Silicon Valley luminary unexpectedly said he'd prefer a Chevy over ... a Tesla? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 9, 2016...
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First Volkswagen engineer pleads guilty to diesel emission fraud
A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty to a charge related to the diesel scandal Friday.
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Today, we have more details on the 2017 Karma Revero (nee Fisker Karma), a new three-wheeled electric car called the Electra Meccanica Solo, and a review of the 2017 Jaguar XE 20d diesel luxury sedan. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2017 Jaguar XE 20d is one of a handful of new diesel cars still available in the U.S. Here's what we thought of it. The 2017 Karma Revero looks much the same on the outside, but features numerous updates. Find out why Apple's Woz likes the Chevrolet Bolt EV better than the Tesla Model 3. A new study suggests that every automaker selling cars in Europe...
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Free charging for electric-car owners at EVgo network for National Drive Electric Week
EVgo will offer free charging throughout National Drive Electric Week.
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Electra Meccanica Solo three-wheeled electric car unveiled
The Electra Meccanica Solo is a single-seat, three-wheeled electric car from a new Canadian company.
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Study suggests every European diesel maker cheated on EU tests
A new study claims real-world fuel consumption of European-market cars does not line up with official ratings.
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Apple's Woz likes Chevy Bolt EV better than Tesla Model 3, he says
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak likes the Chevrolet Bolt EV.
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2017 Karma Revero (nee Fisker) launch: updates, new infotainment
The 2017 Karma Revero (nee Fisker Karma) was formally unveiled to the public and to Fisker owners tonight at an event in the canyons of Laguna Beach, south of Los Angeles. Executives of the company formed from the bankrupt wreckage of Fisker Automotive pledged that they've fixed the car's 2012...
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What a shame. Diesel engines were just getting a foothold in the United States and Volkswagen had to go ruin it. At this point, it looks like diesel is dead for cars in the U.S., though it may hang on for SUVs and will certainly continue in heavy duty pickups. Yet in these uncertain times for oil burners, Jaguar has decided to stick with its plans to offer its new Ingenium 2.0-liter turbodiesel in the XE and XF sedans, as well as the F-Pace crossover. I recently had the opportunity to drive the 2017 Jaguar XE 20d AWD R-Sport and test its real-world gas mileage performance. The XE 20d AWD...
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Samsung battery plans, 'fun to drive' Opel Ampera-e, BMW X1 plug-in hybrid: Today's Car News
Today's news includes BMW, Opel, and Samsung.
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BMW X1 plug-in hybrid SUV for China only, not North America
The BMW X1 xDrive25Le i Performance will be sold in China only.
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Samsung wants to be major battery player, just like LG Chem
Samsung SDI appears to be moving to increase its share of the electric-car battery market.
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Opel Ampera-e ad highlights 'fun to drive' aspect of electric cars
A new Opel Ampera-e ad pits the electric car against gasoline models in a drag race.
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Diesel compliance costs, vanishing family sedans, Nissan Note plug-in: Today's Car News
We have stories on disappearing diesel and family sedans today.
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While U.S. vehicle sales last month are expected to fall overall as data rolls in, August has traditionally been a very good month for sales of plug-in electric cars. The Chevrolet Volt, for one, kept up its pace this year, with August sales of 2,081, for an eight-month total of 14,295 Volts delivered so far this year. The Nissan Leaf, on the other hand, continued at the markedly slower pace it's seen over the past two years, with 1,066 delivered last month for a year-to-date total of 7,922. DON'T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales For 2015 Fall Slightly From 2014 The third best-selling...
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Range-extended electric Nissan Note to launch in November?
An extended-range electric Nissan Note will launch in Japan in November, according to a new report.
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First the wagons went away; are family sedans next to vanish?
Sales of mid-size sedans are down significantly this year.
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What's the minimum electric-car range for mass acceptance? Poll results
The handful of mass-priced electric cars offered 200 miles or more of range scheduled to launch over the next two years will clearly bring one question to the forefront. How much rated electric range is "enough" in a mass-market car to make North American buyers consider it sufficient for safe and...
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Cleaning up diesel too costly for mass market, Renault says, as real-world testing looms
Renault believes mass-market diesel cars will slowly disappear from Europe.
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This may be the most horrifying Tesla Model S electric car in the world
This modified Tesla Model S may be the ugliest yet.
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