Green
-
Tesla is secretly testing new Autopilot features on customer cars in the real world.
-
Musk vs Buffett, How VW scandal was uncovered, Isle of Man TT Zero: Today's Car News
We have stories on renewable energy, the Volkswagen diesel scandal, and electric motorcycle racing today.
Stephen Edelstein -
Elon Musk vs Warren Buffett: how two titans see carbon-free electricity
Companies backed by Elon Musk and Warren Buffett battle over solar power in Nevada.
Stephen Edelstein -
These engineers uncovered the VW diesel emission scandal
How West Virginia University engineers uncovered Volkswagen's emissions cheating.
Stephen Edelstein -
London's black cabs go plug-in hybrid; maker Geely issues bonds to fund work
London Taxi Company now has additional funding to build its plug-in hybrid TX5 cab.
Stephen Edelstein -
2017 Mitsubishi Mirage driven, CAFE explained, Mercedes electric cars: Today's Car News
We have stories on Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi today.
Stephen Edelstein -
As automakers and policy wonks fret and fuss over future fuel economy standards, interested spectators may be lost in the fumes. What exactly are Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, and what's important to know about them? The CAFE rules have many layers and facets—far too many to put into a single story that won't take an afternoon to read—but a few key points can serve as a primer for details to come. Here's our list of what's worth knowing today about the relationship between you and your gas tank: 1. Don't believe the hype If the headline number of "54.5 mpg by 2025"...
-
China brings its fuel quality standards up to global levels, quickly
China aims to improve fuel quality as well as lower emissions.
Stephen Edelstein -
Mercedes-Benz electric cars: more details of 4 models for 2020 emerge
All three German luxury car makers now have plans to launch battery-electric vehicles before 2020 to counter the unlikely success of California's Tesla Motors. Whether their electric cars are sedans, SUVs, or both, they will likely be sized and priced to compete with the Tesla Model S and Model X...
John Voelcker -
2017 Mitsubishi Mirage GT quick first drive
The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage gets a host of updates, but remains a very basic economy car.
Stephen Edelstein -
Electric-car energy density to approach gasoline by 2045: report
Electric cars may have an advantage over gasoline cars in energy density when powertrain efficiency is considered.
Stephen Edelstein -
Tesla Model 3 targets, GM SUV compensation, Chevy Jolt EV: Today's Car News
We have stories on General Motors and Tesla today.
Stephen Edelstein -
More carmakers may soon turn to 48-volt mild hybrids to improve fuel efficiency.
-
Selling an electric car is easy, says creator of fictional Chevy Jolt EV
First, there was the Volt. Then came the Bolt, later renamed the Bolt EV. Now, there's the Jolt EV, the third Chevrolet electrical car. At least, that's what appeared on a website a few weeks ago—the all-electric Chevrolet Jolt EV, a sporty two-door coupe offering more than 230 miles of...
John Voelcker -
GM big SUV buyers to get gift cards or protection plan for fuel-economy errors (updated)
GM says it will compensate owners who bought crossovers with inaccurate fuel economy on window stickers.
Stephen Edelstein -
Volvo will build compact electric car in 2019, along with larger model
Volvo will build electric cars based on its two main vehicle platforms.
Stephen Edelstein -
Toyota at 9 million hybrids, now makes more than 1 million a year
Toyota says it has sold 9 million hybrids globally.
Stephen Edelstein -
Tesla Model 3 targets: 100K in 2017, 400K in 2018, say skeptical suppliers
Tesla Motors' audacious goal of building half a million cars a year by the end of 2018 will require boosting its production by a factor of 10 over just two and a half years. And it will require nothing less than a reorientation of the entire company toward manufacturing, even as vehicle development...
John Voelcker -
Nissan is launching a line of energy-storage battery packs called xStorage.
-
BMW electric-car lawsuit, Tesla Model 3 deposits, RIP Cadillac ELR: The Week in Reverse
Which long-challenged luxury electric car was finally, quietly euthanized by its maker? And, what kind of new vehicle has inventor Nikola Tesla given his name to now? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, May 20, 2016. Friday...
John Voelcker -
BMW i3 REx lawsuit, GM SUV compensation, Gas demand rising: Today's Car News
We have news from BMW and General Motors today.
Stephen Edelstein -
Madrid to get world's largest electric taxi fleet of Nissan Leafs
A Madrid taxi company will receive 110 Nissan Leaf taxis.
Stephen Edelstein -
Gasoline demand rises in U.S., China, and India; more growth expected
Gasoline prices, which fell below $2 a gallon in many parts of the United States over the winter, have been slowly rising again. And given the supply-and-demand equations in the global oil industry, that means that demand has risen as supplies have stayed steady or fallen. So even though Saudi...
John Voelcker -
BMW i3 REx electric-car lawsuit: range-extender power loss alleged
The BMW i3 is the only electric car in the world sold with an optional range-extending engine to increase driving capability beyond the range provided by the battery. The "REx" option adds a small, 34-horsepower 650cc two-cylinder engine, derived from one used in BMW motorcycles, that powers a...
John Voelcker