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Every electric car sold in the U.S. except Tesla uses the same 240-Volt charging socket for overnight or public charging that takes a few hours. But three different and incompatible standards exist for DC fast charging, making the installation of pricier high-powered charging stations more complicated. Now Swedish carmaker Volvo, which is making an aggressive push into plug-in hybrids, has chosen sides. DON'T MISS: West Coast Electric Highway To Fill In California Fast-Charging Stations The three different DC quick-charging standards are the Tesla Supercharger system, limited to that brand's...
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2017 Audi A4 won't offer 2.0-liter TDI diesel in U.S. after all
While the 2017 Audi A4 is an entirely new vehicle, its shape isn't strikingly different from the car it replaces. The innovations come largely in a broad suite of comfort and electronic assistance features that will take the car into the 2020s. Now, however, Audi has decided that the A4 won't be...
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Consumer Reports: avoid buying used 2014 BMW i3 electric cars
The 2014 BMW i3 makes Consumer Reports' "Used Cars to Avoid Buying" list.
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Fired employee alleges VW destroyed diesel files after EPA disclosure
A former Volkswagen employee says he was wrongfully fired for refusing to destroy documents related to the diesel scandal.
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Tesla Model 3 mania starts with tweet, owner contest (1 day only)
Two weeks from tomorrow, Tesla Motors will unveil a prototype for the Model 3 electric car at its design studio in Hawthorne, California. Yesterday evening, the company kicked off the countdown to the presentation with a single tweet showing a Model S, a Model X, and a dark silhouette clearly...
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2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Prius 'marvel,' electric-car tax credits: Today's Car News
We have lots of hybrid news today.
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Taillight shapes are a big deal for Toyota these days, as the ornate styling of the 2016 Prius hybrid has demonstrated. Now the company has released a teaser photo of illuminated taillights on what it calls "the next mechanical marvel in the Prius lineup." That car will debut on Wednesday, March 23, at the New York Auto Show. DON'T MISS: Why Next Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Is So Important: CA Laws And it could well be the long-awaited plug-in hybrid version of the fourth-generation Toyota Prius launched as a 2016 model. Toyota had promised earlier that it would differentiate the styling of...
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Nissan Leaf withdrawn from New Zealand, electric-car sales plummet
Electric-cars sales in New Zealand stalled after the Nissan Leaf was withdrawn, an advocacy group says.
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BMW i5 report, 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid, Volkswagen XL3: Today's Car News
We have news from BMW, Kia, and Volkswagen today.
Stephen Edelstein -
Volkswagen dedicated hybrid Prius fighter to be called XL3?
Gasoline may cost $2 a gallon or less in many parts of the U.S., but new competitors to the Toyota Prius seem to be popping up all over the place. The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq range of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric models just made its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show, only a few weeks after...
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Nissan Leaf recall: brake software update for cold-weather use
Nissan is recalling 2013 through 2015 Leaf electric cars because of an issue that could affect cold-weather braking performance.
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BMW i5 to have range extender, use carbon-fiber body: product chief
Among the three German luxury brands, BMW was first out of the gate to build and sell a battery-electric car in volume. Its unusual and technically advanced i3 small hatchback, offered with an optional two-cylinder range-extending engine, makes up the bulk of its "i" sub-brand sales, joined by the...
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The 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-In Hybrid go on sale this fall.
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China tweaks electric-car plans to reward success, reduce fraud
China plans to shift its electric-car policies away from subsidies.
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Elio to sell 100 'pre-production' vehicles from Louisiana plant this year
Elio Motors plans to sell 100 "pre-production" vehicles to fleet customers.
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Tesla racing, $8,500 Leaf, 300K-mile Volt, Prius-ized Firebird: The Week In Reverse
Which luxury plug-in vehicle will soon have a plug-in version using parts from a minivan? And, why is an unusual Toyota electric-car concept made of wood? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, March 11, 2016. Friday, we wrote...
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2016 Range Rover Sport diesel, VW jobs, Faraday Future bond: Today's Car News
We have stories on Faraday Future, Land Rover, and Volkswagen today.
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Toyota Setsuna electric car concept: wood body, 28-mph speed
Toyota's reluctance to entertain the notion that battery-electric cars have any place in the future of zero-emission vehicles is well documented by now. So it was a surprise when the company announced that it would show an all-electric concept car, the Setsuna, in its first appearance at the Milan...
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Canada will join the U.S. in issuing stricter fuel-economy standards for large trucks.
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Faraday puts up $75 million bond to reassure Nevada on factory
Faraday Future put up a bond after Nevada lawmakers became concerned about its financial state.
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EPA could hurt U.S. jobs with diesel scandal fines, VW labor chief warns
The ongoing Volkswagen diesel cheating scandal was newly roiled by this week's news that the company's U.S. CEO Michael Horn was leaving the company, effective immediately. But owners and regulators can't move forward until the other shoe drops: the EPA and California's regulators must approve a...
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Tesla electric cars are step to Carl Sagan's future vision: fan video
A fan-made ad uses a Carl Sagan speech to promote Tesla electric cars.
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Tesla racing series, VW U.S. CEO departs, Mercedes wireless charging: Today's Car News
We have news on Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, and Volkswagen today.
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE Td6: fuel economy review of luxury diesel SUV
Buyer expectations of a silent, refined driving experience traditionally kept diesel engines out of the upper echelons of the automotive market, but times have definitely changed. Witness the major expansion by Jaguar Land Rover to offer American buyers a 3.0-liter turbo diesel V-6 in a large...
Andrew Ganz