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Volkswagen dealers met with executives at the recent National Automobile Dealers Association convention.
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Saudi Arabia will have $2 trillion to figure out an economy after oil
Saudi Arabia plans to start a $2 trillion fund to keep its economy running after oil declines.
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Why used small cars may be your best driving bargain these days
Small cars are coming off leases in droves, but consumers don't want them.
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Tesla delivers 14,820 electric cars from January through March
Tesla experienced delays in ramping up Model X production.
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Tesla Model 3 deposits, VW TDI update stalls, Spyker electric SUV: Today's Car News
We have news from Spyker, Tesla, and Volkswagen today.
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Dutch sports car brand Spyker developing electric SUV
The history of the modern incarnation of Dutch brand Spyker is a short but troubled one. After launching in 2000 with a sports car called the C8, Spyker made the costly error of entering Formula One. It then made an even costlier error of trying to save Saab, which ultimately still went under and...
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Three days ago, when Global Equities Research projected more than 300,000 reservations for the Tesla Model 3 electric car by the start of this week, that number seemed outlandish. And yet, by the end of Saturday, the global total had reached 276,000, according to a tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. When the Model 3 was first unveiled in California on Thursday evening, the number of deposits that day alone had already crossed 100,000. WATCH THIS: Tesla Model 3: video of first ride in prototype $35k electric car With an additional day and a half, Saturday's total of 276,000 has likely crossed the...
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1967 Volkswagen Beetle 'eBug' electric car first drive
Richard Hugo, of Carpinteria, California, may be the only Tesla Model S owner in the world who prefers to drive his other car. But it’s not as crazy as it sounds; his second set of wheels is a gorgeous blue 1967 Volkswagen Beetle that he’s converted to electric power. It gets just as...
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European VW diesel update halted, lower fuel economy at fault?
A Volkswagen diesel recall in Germany was halted, and reports say it's because the update may lower fuel economy.
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New York adds electric-car purchase incentives, Minnesota may follow
New York is adding electric-car incentives, and Minnesota may soon follow
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Porsche Mission E electric car concept design video
Porsche designers talk about the Mission E electric car concept.
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Tesla Model 3 madness, Prius Prime preview, VW diesel dealers: The Week in Reverse
How many reservations had come in for the planned 215-mile, $35,000 Tesla Model 3 electric car a day after the unveiling? And, who are the "other victims" in the ongoing Volkswagen diesel-emissions cheating scandal? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for...
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We have full coverage of the Tesla Model 3 unveiling.
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Latest drone footage of Tesla Gigafactory shows progress
Last night's Tesla Model 3 electric car unveiling is getting all the attention today, with at least 135,000 reservations booked for the car. But to get the $35,000 Model 3 out the door with the announced 215-mile range, a generation of lithium-ion cells will be required for its battery. And that's...
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 sedan priced below $15,000
The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 will start at $14,830.
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Is group buying the key to boosting electric-car adoption?
Group-buying programs have boosted electric-car sales in Colorado and Utah.
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BMW's hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle getting closer to reality
BMW plans to have "second-generation" fuel-cell components ready by 2020.
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Tesla Model 3: 215-mile, $35,000 electric car revealed
At a launch event held in Hawthorne, California, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk introduced the Model 3 sedan, the company's highest-volume, lowest-priced effort yet. The Model 3 quite closely follows the style of the Model S sedan and Model X crossover, and it’s unmistakably a Tesla. Yet at a far...
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The Tesla Model 3 electric car has been revealed. And we’ve been among the first fortunate few to have been allowed a ride in one. While our ride (from the back seat) was less than five minutes in all, and the car, thus far, is only in design prototype form, we managed to notice a few more details and form some impressions about what could make the Model 3 a strong entry in the market well after the hype subsides. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model 3 orders start as buyers wait in line outside stores The numbers are promising: at least 215 miles of range, with both Supercharging fast-charge...
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Report from the Tesla Model 3 trenches: lines, camaraderie, deposits
I figured I’d be smart, and get to the Tesla Store at 8:30 a.m., half an hour before it opened. That would get me in line for the Model 3 before everyone but a few die-hard camper-outers. Boy, was I wrong. As I pulled up to the store in Santa Barbara, California, this morning, the parking lot...
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Tesla Model 3 lines, disgruntled VW dealers, 2017 Hyundai Ioniq marketing: Today's Car News
Today's news includes Hyundai, Tesla, and Volkswagen.
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2017 Hyundai Ioniq product team discusses U.S. hybrid, electric markets
The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq lineup of hybrid, electric, and plug-in hybrid hatchbacks won't hit the market until late this year, but Hyundai product executives are eager to talk about the cars. At a roundtable during last week's New York Auto Show, product planning vice president Mike O'Brien and...
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Electric Car Pledge: is carbon the right reason to get buyers to switch?
Buyers have many different reasons for choosing a plug-in electric car. Creating marketing campaigns that address all of them has bedeviled highly-paid professionals for five years. A new campaign urging North American drivers to make their next car an electric vehicle inadvertently highlights the...
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India's ambitious goal: all electric vehicles on roads by 2030
India's Power Minister wants the country to convert its entire fleet to electric cars by 2030.
Stephen Edelstein