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Virginia auto dealers are calling for an investigation into Tesla's sales practices.
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Tesla buys SolarCity, 200-mile Nissan Leaf, replacing an old Toyota Prius: Today's Car News
We have news from Nissan and Tesla today.
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Nissan Juke, Rogue crossover SUVs to offer all-electric versions?
It's a frequent complaint from car shoppers: all the affordable electric cars are small hatchbacks or sedans, but I want an SUV. Indeed, there's only one all-electric crossover utility vehicle on the market—the Tesla Model X—and that will run you $80,000 or more. Now it appears that...
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Toyota hints it may be more friendly toward electric cars: report
Toyota may consider building battery-electric cars in the future, the chief engineer of the Prius hybrid says.
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Has Germany's long love affair with diesels finally collapsed?
It's been 80 years since the first Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicle went into volume production. Over that time, German makers have developed, refined, and promoted the combustion-ignition engine as a more fuel-efficient method of powering personal vehicles. Followed by Volkswagen Group's various...
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Panasonic to build electric-car battery cells at Tesla gigafactory this year: report
Panasonic may begin production of battery cells at the Tesla "gigafactory" earlier than expected.
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The opening photo tells the story: when Jen Smith needed to replace her faithful 2006 Toyota Prius, she ended up buying the new fourth-generation Prius that debuted this year. But before making this decision, she reached out to Green Car Reports to ask about her options. This article has been adapted from a number of e-mails back and forth offering suggestions and responding to them during her evaluation and shopping process. DON'T MISS: Toyota Prius hybrid vs Nissan Leaf electric: which is lower on cost, emissions? It started in late April with this note: Would you mind giving me your...
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Next Nissan Leaf confirmed for 60-kwh battery, 200 miles of range
The next-generation Nissan Leaf will get a larger battery pack.
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Most influential green cars, 2017 BMW i3 details, Leaf vs Prius: Today's Car News
Today, we name the 12 most influential green cars in history, look at additional details on the 2017 BMW i3 electric car, and compare a Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius on cost and overall emissions. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2017 BMW i3 gets a range boost to 114 miles, but the...
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The 12 most influential green cars in history
The automobile has been with us since 1885, but only over the last 50 years have governments started to face up to its ill effects on the environment. The world's major car markets have mostly now legislated increasing levels of fuel economy and reduced tailpipe emissions not only of gases directly...
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Tesla Model S body upgrade kit makes older cars look like new 2016s
Unplugged Performance now offers a body kit that updates the look of older Tesla Model S electric cars.
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California electric-car rebates caught up in politics as cash runs out
California's electric-car rebate program may be caught up in politics.
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Sometimes, when tucking in for the evening, you can't help but wonder: did I really make the right choice? Could I have done better? Even now, could I still do better? This is the question I ask myself, each evening, when I park my 2015 Nissan Leaf in the garage next to my wife’s 2006 Toyota Prius. Given that both vehicles are now driven daily into Boston from the suburbs, a direct comparison seems inescapable. Cost (your mileage may vary) Like many people, my wife keeps a logbook for the Prius showing the odometer readings, gallons added at each fill-up, cost, and indicated mpg. We now...
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2017 BMW i3 electric car: longer-range battery, but current 81-mile model to stay
The 2017 BMW i3 may be offered with two battery-pack options.
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Floating Tesla Model S, 2017 EPA testing tweaks, Mercedes wireless charging: Today's Car News
We have news from Mercedes-Benz and Tesla today.
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Porsche product manager trash-talks Tesla over Ludicrous mode performance
A Porsche product manager calls Ludicrous mode a "facade."
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Gas mileage ratings for some 2017 cars to fall as EPA tweaks tests
The steady rise of corporate average fuel economy rules through 2025 puts increasing pressure on manufacturers to boost the gas mileage of all vehicles. Lately, carmakers are challenged by cheap gas and a resulting public preference for utility vehicles of all sizes against sedans and hatchbacks...
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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan to April
The Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe continue to battle for the lead in European electric-car sales.
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It's a grainy, jittery 44-second mobile-phone video, with the Blue Danube Waltz in the background. And it's suddenly relevant because that master of publicity, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, tweeted that the Model S "floats well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time." It shows a Tesla Model S luxury electric car driving into a flooded underpass and halting, with numerous conventional cars and a truck seemingly stalled and water gushing out of a wall drain into the roadway. DON'T MISS: Do Electric Cars Make You Worry About Toasters in Bathtubs? (Jul 2010) After about 10 seconds...
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Mercedes-Benz S550e plug-in hybrid to offer wireless charging
Mercedes-Benz will offer wireless charging on the S-Class plug-in hybrid as part of an upcoming mid-cycle refresh.
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Most powerful Volvo ever is a plug-in hybrid SUV. Really.
The Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid gets some upgrades from Volvo in-house tuner Polestar.
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Electric-car sales, plug-in Mercedes fuel-cell SUV, VW diesel delay: The Week in Reverse
Which huge global automaker promised to launch 30 all-electric cars over the next 10 years? And, what unique feature does the fuel-cell powertrain in a future Mercedes-Benz GLC crossover SUV include? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the...
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VW diesel owners have lost $1,500 in value on their cars: price analysis
With full details of the Volkswagen diesel cheating settlement postponed again, VW TDI owners have an extra week to contemplate their diesel cars without knowing what they'll be offered in a buyback. Earlier analyses of used-car pricing data showed that their value as used cars has fallen since the...
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Volkswagen diesel delay, Toyota hybrid battery costs, Tesla Model X towing: Today's Car News
We have stories on Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen today.
Stephen Edelstein