Green Car News
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Audi offers a very useful lesson about how electric vehicle range plummets when towing—but the E-Tron is up to the task.
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Tesla recall, Lucid efficiency, Polestar interiors, electric fire truck: Today’s Car News
Vegan interiors aren’t enough at Polestar. The possibility of rusty bolts prompts a Model X recall. Lucid says it’s not going to add range “the dumb way.” And the first electric fire truck for the U.S. has sold at last. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla is...
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Lucid Air electric sedan won’t use a huge battery for 400-mile Tesla-rivaling range
The big electric sedan will get a 400-mile highway range, not by packing in more battery cells but by focusing in on efficiency at every step.
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First electric fire truck in US finds a buyer: Los Angeles
LA will be the home of the first range-extended electric fire truck, made by Austria's Rosenbauer.
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Polestar EV brand flaunts sustainability, natural and recycled materials
Polestar, the focused electric brand from Volvo and Geely, is ramping up its efforts to use sustainable materials inside its vehicles.
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Tesla recalls 15,000 early Model X vehicles for power-steering issue
Roughly the first year of Model X production is potentially affected by an issue that could lead to the loss of power steering assist.
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New York City aims to make every vehicle—not just the road-going ones—electric by 2040. Volkswagen might replace the Passat with an all-electric sedan. Hyundai has a new EV-platform partner. And the Lucid Air does indeed benefit from Formula E. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. Hyundai is partnering with California-based Canoo to co-develop an EV platform likely to be put to use in ride-sharing vehicles and other smaller people-movers. Volkswagen has said that it will stay in the sedan segment in the U.S.; but those future sedans won’t necessarily be...
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Lucid Air electric sedan builds on company’s Formula E experience
Atieva's battery-supply agreement for Formula E has helped solidify the performance and efficiency of the Lucid Air.
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NYC mayor orders all municipal vehicles to be electric by 2040
New York City will transition all of its vehicles, from ambulances to garbage trucks, to battery electric.
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Current VW Passat might be replaced completely by EV
A fully electric sedan could effectively replace the gasoline Passat sedan in the U.S. market and elsewhere.
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Hyundai partners with subscription-EV company Canoo to co-develop platform
California-based Canoo will provide "engineering services" to Hyundai under a new partnership.
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Trump’s green-tech cuts, charging network as infrastructure, fuel-cell pickup: Today’s Car News
Politics prevail here this morning, as we bring you the latest on the Trump administration’s budget and how it could impact at least one fledgling automaker. There’s also the EV Freedom Act, a proposal from members of Congress for the U.S. to treat a charging network as infrastructure...
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Nikola Motors has revealed its next project, an electric truck that can combine plug-in battery power and that from a hydrogen fuel cell.
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EV Freedom Act proposed to Congress would create national charging network—and jobs
The network would aim for compatibility with all DC fast-charging standards and "keep up with new technology."
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Trump budget could affect Lordstown Motors funding, again seeks to end EV tax credit
A budget summary submitted Monday again aims to cut the EV credit and cut some longtime clean-energy credits and loan programs.
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Audi E-Tron deal, Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid done, Rivian origin story: Today’s Car News
Hyundai’s retiring at least one plug-in hybrid product. There’s quite a deal right now on the Audi E-Tron SUV. We get a look back—way back—at Rivian’s original project. And Hyundai is still thinking about hydrogen fuel cells for much more than cars. This and more...
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Hyundai takes a big-picture look at the hydrogen economy
Fuel-cell cars might be the on-the-ground focus you can see in California, but Hyundai is aiming to power far more than that on hydrogen.
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Get a glimpse inside Rivian—and what it was developing before electric trucks
Long before its electric pickup and SUV, Rivian worked on a completely different vehicle; the constant has been that it doesn't want to copy others.
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The big-box retailer is offering an extra $2,000 off the E-Tron, through its Costco Auto Program through March 31.
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Hyundai drops the Sonata Plug-In Hybrid for 2020
Hyundai has greatly improved the fuel efficiency of the 2020 Sonata Hybrid versus previous years. But the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid will not exist.
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Electric-car frunks: Bonus space or wasted opportunity?
Do frunks add fun space or take away from electric vehicles' potential? Designers and engineers appear to be split on their worth.
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Electric pickups, GM EV strategy, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: The Week In Reverse
Which new crossover actually gets a better efficiency rating in the city than its sedan counterpart? How does a particular hybrid introduced this week add mileage without filling up or charging up? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week...
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Tesla Model Y efficiency, GM’s hybrid-free electric plan, EVs vs manuals: Today’s Car News
General Motors has outlined its plan for an all-electric future, and it doesn’t include a single hybrid or plug-in hybrid. The Tesla Model Y has been rated for efficiency as well as driving range. And EVs outsold manuals. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2020 Tesla Model Y has...
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Why GM has put hybrids—and the Chevy Volt—in its past
The automaker has faced plenty of questions about why it's not embracing hybrids before its electric vehicles arrive in significant volumes.
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