Green Car News
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Mazda has confirmed that at least one of its upcoming products will use a rotary engine as an EV range extender.
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REE Automotive shows its 3 modular EV platforms in motion
REE is showing that its modular electric vehicle platform can span a range from small last-mile vehicles to regional delivery vans.
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Need to rent a big electric truck for moving or business? More options are coming soon
Fluid Truck is adding 600 Lightning Systems electric cargo vans and trucks for rent starting fall 2020.
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EV lease deals, Jeep Wrangler 4xe tech, Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 Recharge range: The Week in Reverse
What does Audi’s upcoming E-Tron GT performance car sound like? How does a German startup intend to transport hydrogen? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 9, 2020. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid took a lot...
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Amazon’s Rivian electric trucks, 2021 RAV4 Hybrid, EV ownership costs: Today’s Car News
Amazon shows the electric truck that’s delivering to neighborhoods around the U.S. Ownership-cost advantages for EVs are greater for SUVs and pickups. And Toyota broadens the RAV4 Hybrid lineup to help make hybrids the norm. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The retail and logistics...
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2021 Toyota RAV4: 40-mpg Hybrid becomes the norm, as lineup expands
The RAV4 Hybrid lineup is growing with the addition of another version with AWD and a 40-mpg rating.
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According to Consumer Reports, the cost advantage for electric vehicles grows as the vehicle gets larger and you hold onto it longer.
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Amazon shows Rivian electric delivery vans it will use starting in 2021
Amazon is leading a push to make last-mile delivery electric, and the upstart vehicle maker Rivian will be a big part of that.
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Audi E-Tron GT sounds, Volvo XC40 Recharge range, EV interest and the pandemic: Today’s Car News
Volvo’s first electric vehicle has been rated for range. The upcoming Audi E-Tron GT electric car makes an entirely different sound than the Porsche Taycan. And a global study confirms that interest in EVs has only risen during the pandemic. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Audi paid...
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Study: Americans' interest in EVs has grown during pandemic
Interest in electric vehicles is way up, but globally the reasons people consider EVs aren't entirely aligned with why they buy them.
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Volvo XC40 Recharge rated for range, fails to top Model Y
The first electric vehicle from Volvo achieves well over 200 miles of range, but falls well short of some of its expected rivals.
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Audi E-Tron GT will cue up a new sound for electric performance
The E-Tron GT comes with a soundtrack that includes a cordless screwdriver and model helicopter as sources.
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Our monthly deals roundup highlights a Nissan Leaf lease deal at $199 and the Bolt EV as low as $145/month. We look at why the Nissan Leaf is the top-selling used EV in most states. And the Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 Recharge get rated for range. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Why is the Nissan Leaf the top-selling used EV? Availability is part of it; price is another. And there’s a third sticky point: Leaf owners don’t appear to hold onto them as long as Tesla owners do. Those with the kind of credit that qualifies for factory leases, however, will find that with less...
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$199/month Nissan Leaf lease deal tops October roundup for EVs, hybrids, PHEVs
The Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq Electric, and Chevy Bolt EV lead the EV deals, while discounts apply to the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Toyota Prius Prime, and Camry Hybrid.
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Polestar 2 earns 233-mile range rating, well behind Model 3
The Polestar 2 doesn't come close to the range ratings of the Tesla Model 3, and it doesn't meet the range available from a set of much more affordable EVs.
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Here's why the Nissan Leaf is the top-selling used EV in most states
Partly it's price, and although there are more Tesla Model S cars in the U.S. than Nissan Leafs, Model S owners hold onto them for much longer.
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Polestar 2 recall, hydrogen carried in oil, Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid off-road: Today’s Car News
An issue with the Polestar 2 gets fixed before its U.S. launch. Hyundai invests in the idea of hydrogen being transported in oil. And we look at how the Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid is configured for off-roading. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai is investing in Hydrogenious, a...
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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid will electrify off-roading in a way nothing else has yet
Jeep says that much development work went into the system layout and control strategies for the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.
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Existing methods for transporting oil might potentially be used to carry hydrogen for fuel cells if tech from a German startup takes off.
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Mullen Chinese EVs, pollution from tires, Mitsubishi i-MiEV retrospective: Today’s Car News
An invention claims to be able to catch pollution from tires. Mullen’s at it again with potential U.S. distribution of Chinese EVs. Honda electrifies its racing. And the Mitsubishi i-MiEV might be at the end of the road. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mullen Technologies is again...
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Tire dust is pollution, and this invention will help vehicles clean up as they go
The UK national winner for the James Dyson Award is an innovative idea for collecting particulate matter pollution from tires.
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Honda quits Formula 1 racing to focus on EVs and fuel-cell tech
The automaker said that it needs to funnel more resources energy tech, as it moves toward more EVs and an effort to be carbon-neutral by 2050.
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Mullen's plans for selling Chinese EVs in the US change again
California's Mullen is establishing an LA-area "pre-production facility" that will have a role in helping assemble MX-05 electric SUVs sourced from China.
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End of an era: Mitsubishi likely to stop making the i-MiEV electric car
Mitsubishi still makes the little i-MiEV electric car for other markets, but a report says that the EV pioneer's long production run is due to end soon.
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