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The Polestar 1 tech flagship is in its final year, as the brand continues in its intended all-electric trajectory.
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How will Tesla's bitcoin investment affect its carbon footprint?
Tesla, which has contributed to lowering motorists' carbon footprint, has invested in the most carbon-intensive currency on the planet.
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US-bound Toyota EVs, battery supplier drama, EVs not the whole solution: Today’s Car News
U.S. electric vehicle battery supply is in upheaval due to an ITC ruling. Toyota reveals two electric vehicles, and we sum all we know about them so far. And is a U.S. shift to electric vehicles enough to achieve climate goals? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota made an about-face on...
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2022 Toyota electric sedan and crossover: What we know about upcoming EVs, platform
The Toyota electric crossover and electric sedan due to arrive in 2021 break Toyota's resistance to EVs. Why now?
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Battery supply ruling complicates future for F-150 Electric, VW ID.4
A battery supplier with an upcoming Georgia plant with the capability to supply up to 300,000 EVs annually has been banned from the U.S. by an ITC ruling.
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US shift to EVs won't solve climate goals: Think outside the electric car, experts urge
An RMI analysis frames it clearly: In order to make meaningful cuts in CO2, people need to drive less.
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The carmaker confirmed plans for the arrival of two different EV models, plus a new Prime plug-in hybrid.
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Audi E-Tron GT; Tesla owners drive more; flywheel tech and fast charging: Today’s Car News
Tesla vehicles are covering more miles on a daily basis than other EVs. Freightliner is sourcing its electric powertrains from Detroit. Flywheel tech helps ease the grid. And the Audi E-Tron GT bows. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. According to a study released Monday by a team of U.S...
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Flywheel tech helps ease grid demands of EV fast-charging
Chakratec brings back flywheel tech in a package that could do a lot of good in balancing the grid as fast-charging needs put the pinch on it.
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Teslas cover more daily miles than other EVs: Are they better ICE replacements?
Electric vehicles are driven less than gasoline vehicles—although Teslas cover more ground and use more electricity because of it.
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Detroit Diesel is going electric, in pivot to keep powering Freightliner
Freightliner will be turning to the Motor City for what goes under the hood of its upcoming commercial electric trucks.
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Rivian showrooms, Tesla without Musk, electric Jeep Wrangler: Today’s Car News
Rivian confirms its first of many U.S. showrooms in the works. An electric Jeep Wrangler concept is on the way. And we look back at what Tesla was like before Elon Musk. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. An interview with Tesla co-founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, recently...
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Jeep has teased a fully electric Wrangler, in concept form, for a March debut.
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Rivian electric truck deliveries start this summer, but showrooms don't exist yet
The electric truck maker Rivian has confirmed that one of its first showroom spaces will be in Chicago—in the same state as its factory.
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Tesla existed before Elon Musk: Founders on how they pitched the idea
Tesla was founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, but Elon Musk brought the investment to the table that brought the Roadster project to fruition.
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2021 Hyundai Ioniq prices, California EV sales surge, fast-charging affordability: Today’s Car News
Plug-in hybrid sales sputter in California. The 2021 Hyundai Ioniq lineup arrives, just ahead of an Ioniq 5 debut. And Massachusetts aims to soften the sting of demand charges on EV charging. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid, and Ioniq...
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California auto sales: EVs and hybrids surged in 2020 as PHEVs plunged
Plug-in hybrid sales in California have been falling ever since more affordable long-range EVs started arriving.
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EV road-trip fast charging is expensive, and Massachusetts aims to tackle why
The state is reportedly accepting rate proposals to lessen "demand charges" that drive up the cost of DC fast charging.
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With the bow of the Ioniq 5 electric crossover this month, the automaker's Prius fighter faces an uncertain future.
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Because of EV adoption, Norway nearly leads the world in per-capita electricity use
Norway has to produce and distribute much more energy per capita due to electric vehicles and electric heat.
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Tesla touchscreen recall, RAV4 Prime MPG test, Atlis ambition, EV ads: The Week in Reverse
Will Tesla deliver vehicles without a steering wheel next month? Which automaker is reportedly a front-runner to build the Apple Car? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 4, 2021. It’s been a busy week for...
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Audi and Norway unleash Game of Thrones star on GM, Will Ferrell
Audi is the top-selling brand in Norway, with its E-Tron outselling the Tesla Model 3. And from there on it's all in good Arctic cheer.
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Ford EV push, Toyota RAV4 Prime MPG test, Super Bowl EV ads: Today’s Car News
The Toyota RAV4 Prime gets put to the gas-mileage test with its charge mode. Ford ups its investment in electric and electrified models—including for Lincoln. And we take a look at the official and unofficial EV ads of the Super Bowl. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford Thursday...
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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime: Can its charge mode help boost MPG?
We took a pair of long road trips in the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime to find out if its charge mode might actually be more fuel efficient, and just how much fuel economy driving in Sport vs. Eco mode will cost you.
Brian Wong