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The Tesla Model 3 is outselling some longtime chart-topping nameplates in California. The RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid has a price tag. Audi starts an EV-focused team that sounds a lot like Ford’s Team Edison. And could the Kia Stinger go all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In California, the Tesla Model 3 has been outselling several longtime top-selling nameplates: the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Honda Accord, and Toyota Camry. Will that trend continue with Model Y? Audi has set up a special team called Artemis to speed up EV development and create a “highly...
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In California, Tesla Model 3 outsells Civic, Corolla, Accord, Camry
Longtime top-sellers with lower sticker prices didn't sell at the volumes that the Model 3 did in California.
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Kia Stinger performance hatchback might switch to electric, hints design boss
Will one of the many electric models Kia has in the works be an all-electric version of the Stinger?
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Audi team to create "highly efficient electric car" due in 2024, speed up EV development
The German automaker is creating something that sounds like Ford's Team Edison, aimed to fast-track electric vehicles.
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Electric oil tanker, Tesla price drop, RAV4 Prime cost, Mach-E tech: The Week in Reverse
Which carmaker might be planning a second upcoming electric truck? And what country moved to incentivize plug-in vehicles this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 30, 2020. This week we brought a number of strategy...
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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime: 42-mile plug-in could cost less than RAV4 Hybrid
The RAV4 Prime has a price tag—and considering state incentives and the EV tax credit it could be cheaper than the Hybrid.
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Hydrogen fuel-cell stations promise speedier throughput on busy weekends. A California city now claims to have the largest public fast-charging site. And Ford isn’t worried about low gas prices and EV adoption. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Pasadena, California, is now claiming to have the largest public DC fast-charging station in the U.S. That includes 24 Tesla Supercharger connectors. France’s Air Liquide has rolled out higher-capacity, smaller-footprint hydrogen stations, for U.S. use, that offer dual nozzles—and the potential to get a lot more fuel-cell...
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Ford isn’t worried about low gas prices fueling EV avoidance
Ford's top executive for electric vehicles notes that if EV sales are tied to ownership costs above all else, they're doing something wrong.
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Pasadena claims to have the largest public EV fast-charging station in the US
The California city now claims that with 24 Tesla Supercharger connectors and 20 other connectors, it's the largest station in the nation.
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Dual-nozzle hydrogen dispensers could help get fuel-cell drivers on their way faster
Air Liquide's revised dispenser design could help hydrogen fuel-cell drivers be back on the road sooner, but it doesn't address the lack of stations.
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France incentivizes EVs, Lordstown going big, more geeky Mach-E details: Today’s Car News
Lordstown Motors has ambition to go for much higher production levels. France has decided to further incentivize EVs and plug-in hybrids. And we present several geeky new details regarding the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. France is making EVs and...
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Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV: 5 geeky details show Ford's commitment to EVs
Ford's electric-vehicle chief, Mark Kaufman, revealed more details about Ford's upcoming electric vehicle that will make it different than anything else from the Blue Oval.
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Lordstown Motors, which bought a former GM plant in Ohio, aspires to build electric work trucks at a rate that could pass other electric pickups.
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France is making EVs and plug-in hybrids the basis for $9 billion program
The program incentivizes plug-in vehicles but also calls on automakers to bring development and production of such vehicles into France.
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Hyundai Santa Fe plug-in hybrid, quicker BMW 530e, cheaper Teslas: Today’s Car News
BMW has revealed a quicker 530e plug-in hybrid sedan. Hyundai might have just teased the plug-in hybrid SUV that’s en route to the U.S. And Tesla has dropped prices throughout its lineup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The BMW 530e plug-in hybrid sport sedan gets 40 more horsepower...
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Tesla lowers prices on all but Model Y, appears to drop free Supercharging
U.S. market prices for the Tesla Model 3, Model S, and Model X all dropped by up to $5,000 overnight.
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Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid confirmed for Europe, likely for US
The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid is likely to take some of the automaker's experience from the Sonata Plug-In Hybrid and size it up for an SUV.
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2021 BMW 530e plug-in hybrid: Quicker, but will it go more electric miles?
BMW has added XtraBoost for 40 more horsepower, although the plug-in hybrid is still no cheerleader for plug-in hybrid potential in acceleration, mpg, or miles.
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The Tesla Cybertruck won’t get smaller for production. An electric oil tanker will make quite the statement. A very flat EV platform could get some sophisticated suspension work to tie it together. And where will EV and hybrid sales go from here? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that they’ve decided not to downsize the Cybertruck on the way to production—which will make it about the size of big American full-size pickups. But that might make room for a future smaller Cybertruck. A group of companies is undertaking a...
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Super-flat REE skateboard EV platform will get suspension help from KYB
REE is taking an aggressive approach toward building a flat skateboard platform—by putting as much in the wheel arches as possible.
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Where will sales of electric cars, hybrids land after the vehicle-sales free fall?
May sales data will point to a "new norm" about buyer priorities—and that definitely applies to electric cars and plug-in hybrids.
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Location is everything for high-power DC fast charging
Electrify America teases that deciding where to put chargers involves much more than dropping a pin wherever makes sense.
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Electric oil tankers: A slick use of renewable energy?
Even the ships carrying the oil are going all-electric. Now as for that oil...
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Musk: Tesla Cybertruck won't be downsized, but smaller follow-up truck a possibility
Never mind what he says to Jay Leno. And suddenly there are potentially two Tesla Cybertrucks in the mix.
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