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San Francisco's hydrogen ferry will be fueled by the world's largest hydrogen station.
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Next Nissan Leaf Could Become Family Of Electric Cars: Report
The first Toyota Prius came to market in the U.S. in 2000, but it wasn't until 2012 that the single hybrid model expanded into a family of four different cars. Now it appears that the same could happen--somewhere down the road--to the Nissan Leaf, although not until after a second-generation Leaf...
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Armored Plug-In Hybrid, Mazda Miata, Tesla Battery Life: The Week In Reverse (Video)
What's our new champion for the greenest sports car you can likely afford? And, who's built a plug-in hybrid with armor plating--and why? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, July 31, 2015. Friday, we described the new...
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Classic 1966 VW Bus With Green Drivetrain: Solar-Powered Electric Motor
A Boston-area executive converts a classic Volkswagen to solar power.
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BMW Electric SUV, Natural-Gas Taxes, Portland's Electric Avenue: Today's Car News
Electric and natural-gas vehicles make headlines today.
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BMW Mulls Large All-Electric SUV To Counter Tesla Model X: Report
Battery-electric vehicles with ranges of 150 to 200 miles and prices under $50,000 are now on the horizon from Chevrolet, Nissan, and Tesla, but details of BMW's entry into that segment are less visible. On the higher end, we know that German luxury makers Audi and Mercedes-Benz plan pricey...
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A plug-in hybrid armored truck with a natural-gas engine will hit Los Angeles streets next year.
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Ubitricity: German Charging Cord For Wall Sockets Includes Billing
A German company hopes to attach metering capability to electric-car charging cords.
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Quiet-Car Noise Rules For Hybrid, Electric Cars To Be Finalized This Fall
Long-delayed rules for electric cars, hybrids, and other "quiet cars" will be finalized by November.
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Congress Approves Tax Fairness Updates For Liquid Natural Gas
Congress has taken an important step to advance cleaner transport with the introduction of new, fairer taxation for natural gas. The 'LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013' is designed to equalize the discrepancy between taxation of diesel and liquefied natural gas (LNG). ALSO SEE: Tesla Model 3...
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Toyota Tackles Hydrogen Fueling Challenges As Mirai Launch Approaches: UPDATED
As this autumn's launch of the 2016 Toyota Mirai fuel-cell car approaches, its maker is taking steps to ensure that the small number of initial buyers and lessees will be able to fuel up their hydrogen-powered sedans with ease. Some of the 70 or so Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell SUV drivers in Southern...
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Used Teslas, CA Hydrogen Infrastructure, Fuel-Cell Ferry: Today's Car News
Used electric cars and new fuel-cell vehicles make headlines today.
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A new book predicts massive growth in the electric-car battery industry.
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U.S. Vehicles Now Have Average Age Of 11.5 Years (Waste Not, Want Not)
New research shows that the average age of U.S. cars has reached a record high.
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Who Buys Used Teslas? Younger, More Middle-Class Buyers, Analysis Says
It's now pretty clear that used electric cars in the mass market depreciate more rapidly than their gasoline counterparts, even after netting out the effect of financial incentives. Early data shows the 200-mile-plus Tesla Model S, on the other hand, holds its value as a used car much better. But...
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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Ferry For Bay Area, Electric Ferry In Norway
An experimental hydrogen fuel-cell ferry is being designed for use in San Francisco.
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata, 2016 Chevy Colorado Diesel Priced, Tesla Model X Spied: Today's Car News
Chevrolet, Mazda, and Tesla make headlines today.
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Youxia Electric Tesla Clone From China: So Bad It Makes Us Laugh
The Youxia X is part Tesla Model S, part KITT.
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The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is the newest generation of the world's most popular sports car. The iconic two-seater passed the British MGB more than a decade ago to become the highest-volume sports car in the world, and the latest iteration brings it into the current decade. In fact, we'd argue that it's the greenest new sports car you can buy--and certainly the most fuel-efficient one under, say, $40,000. DON'T MISS: 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring: Gas Mileage Review Of Small SUV The basics sound similar to the previous generations: The 2016 Miata is a small, two-seat convertible with a...
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2016 Chevy Colorado Diesel Pickup Priced At $31,700; Fuel Efficiency To Come Later
The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax diesel will go on sale this fall.
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Tesla Model X Spy Videos: Dirt Indicates Off-Road Tests, But What Do Sensors Do?
Two new spy videos add to the Tesla Model X mystery.
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Why Do Fuel-Cell Vehicles Make Electric-Car Advocates So Crazy?
Last Thursday, Green Car Reports published a story noting that the several dozen drivers of Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles had expressed deep frustration with the unreliability of Southern California's current hydrogen fueling stations. That story hit a chord; as of this morning, it's...
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Tesla Supercharger Side Effects, VW Plug-In Cars, FCA Likes Fuel Cells: Today's Car News
Fiat Chrysler, Tesla, and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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Fiat Chrysler CTO: Fuel Cells Are The Future, Batteries Are Not
The head of Maserati says that brand will not sell a battery-electric car.
Stephen Edelstein