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Volkswagen may build a plug-in hybrid Phaeton and all-electric Polo.
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Lack Of Innovation Could Doom Battle To Trim Carbon Emissions
There isn't enough investment in renewable energy, a New York Times columnist argues.
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Life With Tesla Model S: Does Supercharging Cut Battery Capacity?
Last month, my wife and I took my 2013 Tesla Model S on a day trip from our home in New York’s Hudson Valley to Brattleboro, Vermont, a distance of 180 miles. We picked up our daughter, charged the 85-kilowatt-hour battery up to 98 percent at the Brattleboro Supercharger, and returned home...
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Tesla Model 3 Rumors, Senate Biodiesel Push, Super-Quick Electric Car: Today's Car News
Electric cars and biodiesel make headlines today.
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Senate Group Pushes EPA To Add More Biodiesel In Renewal Fuel Standard
A bipartisan group of 36 Senators wants the EPA to require more biodiesel to be mixed into the fuel supply.
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Refuting Selective, Slanted Coverage Of Electric Cars: The Pioneer's Never-Ending Task
It's a hard-wired human response to be wary of new or changing things. In past millennia, it may have kept us alive longer. And when you're talking about a household's second-most-expensive purchase, it's not surprising that most car buyers are cautious, letting others be pioneers first. But for...
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Los Angeles will start an electric-car sharing pilot program in working-class neighborhoods.
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Toyota Avalon Hybrid Discounts: Large 40-MPG Sedan Discounts Rise
With gas prices still relatively reasonable, sales of hybrid cars seem to have plateaued--and that means carmakers are boosting incentives on several models. The Toyota Avalon Hybrid has always been one of our favorites, and in recent months, incentives have risen on the three-year-old big sedan...
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Tesla Model 3, To Be Revealed In March, Might Have 300-Mile Range: Report
The Tesla Model 3 could have a much greater range than originally discussed, a new report says.
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AWD Electric Car Beats Tesla P90D Acceleration, Built By German Student Team (Video)
Electric-car advocates know that a seamless rush of maximum torque from 0 rpm is one of the secret advantages of using an electric motor to power a vehicle. And that fact--most publicly shown off by the Tesla Model S P85D performance model, and now by its even faster successor, the P90D--has pretty...
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CA Fuel-Cell Car Drivers Say Hydrogen Fuel Unavailable, Stations Don't Work (UPDATED)
While they enjoy driving their cars, early lessees of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in Southern California are complaining that they can't reliably fuel them at the handful of stations now supposedly operating in their region. The stations are frequently inoperative, they say, closed for days or...
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Hydrogen Fueling Troubles, 3000-HP Electric Car, Nissan Leaf Lawsuit: The Week In Reverse (Video)
Why are 70 drivers of hydrogen-powered Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles so unhappy these days? And, who's planning to test an electric car with 3,000 horsepower? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, July 24, 2015...
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BMW and Apple have long cooperated on advanced technology. The German carmaker was the first in the world to incorporate iPod recognition into a car, more than 10 years ago. And the BMW i3 battery-electric car is not only highly advanced technologically--with its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic body shell--but the most energy efficient vehicle sold in the U.S. today. DON'T MISS: BMW i3: First Drive Of BMW's Radical New Electric Car (Oct 2013) Now, according to the German business magazine Manager, it appears that Apple proposed to BMW that the i3--or parts of it--could form the basis of...
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Apple BMW i3, IL Enforces Charging Etiquette, Coal Power-Plant Decline: Today's Car News
Electric-car charging etiquette and energy sources make headlines today.
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Even More Coal-Fired Power Plants To Be Retired Under Proposed EPA Rules
Coal power-plant retirements will accelerate in the next few decades, analysts say.
Stephen Edelstein -
Illinois Bill To Fine Car Owners Who Park In Electric-Car Charging Spaces Waits For Governor's Signature
The Illinois legislature recently passed a bill that would fine drivers who block electric-car charging.
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CA Hydrogen Stations, 2016 Hyundai Tucson Driven, 2015 Nissan Leaf Deals: Today's Car News
Hyundai and Nissan make headlines today.
Stephen Edelstein -
2015 Nissan Leaf: Discounts, Deals On Leases, Financing Increase
The 2015 Nissan Leaf gets more discounts as sales remain flat.
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The redesigned 2016 Hyundai Tucson lets its maker mount a new attack on the compact crossover utility segment, where it's lost market share even as sales have soared due to low gas prices and new, more fuel-efficient entries. A tough competitive set includes popular rivals like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and Ford Escape. We recently drove the new Tucson on the highways and back roads of Minnesota and Wisconsin, where we were impressed by its stylish presence, refined road manners, and hush-quiet cabin. DON'T MISS: 2016 Hyundai Tucson - full review The base SE gets a direct-injection...
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Era Of Cheap, Subsidized Gasoline To End In United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates plans to bring gas prices in line with international averages.
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Porsche Electric Car, Infiniti Q30, Electric Motorcycle Tour: Today's Car News
Infiniti and Porsche make headlines today.
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Porsche's All-Electric Tesla Competitor Coming To Frankfurt As Concept: Report
Porsche may show an all-electric concept version of its "Pajun" sedan at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Buick To Get Version Of Opel Adam Minicar As Range Is Renewed Over Next Few Years
Buick could get its own version of the Opel Adam minicar, but not until 2018 at the earliest.
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Toyota: Negative On Batteries Because It Has More Experience Than Any Other Maker
A Toyota executive says the company's experience with hybrid powertrains legitimizes skepticism about batteries.
Stephen Edelstein