Green Car News
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Where this week did GM introduce a new electric car? Which automaker turned to technology used by cryptocurrencies for keeping track of raw materials? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 15, 2019. We finished off the week here with a first look at the Ford Mustang Mach-E, which was made part of the Mustang family just earlier this week, then unexpectedly revealed by Ford with a live product page discovered by users of an enthusiast forum for the Mach-E. With that, we have a good picture of the 2021 Ford Mustang...
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Dealerships fumble with EVs, Ford Mustang Mach-E first look, hybrid sounds: Today’s Car News
Dealerships are still one of the weak points in getting electric vehicles to interested shoppers. Automakers are paying more attention to the sounds hybrids and EVs make up close. And we have details—and photos—of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. This and more, today at Green...
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Ford Mustang Mach-E vs. Tesla Model Y: How the electric cars compare
The Tesla Model Y and Ford Mach-E are both fully electric SUVs sized like some of the market's most popular vehicles, and they promise to pack in a lot more excitement.
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Survey on EV shopping experience: It still falls apart on the sales lot
Dealerships aren't stocking enough EVs, aren't equipped to charge them, and aren't knowledgeable about incentives.
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Ford hybrids play soft sounds to pedestrians: Will Mustang Mach-E, too?
Ford has put a lot of thought into the pedestrian sound that its new hybrid vehicles make—especially not making them too overpowering?
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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover pics, specs leak before LA auto show debut
Up to 300 miles of range, a 0-60 mph sprint of around 3 seconds and a price as low as $43,895 in base configuration.
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There’s now a fully electric member of the Ford Mustang family on the way next year. Volkswagen is making space—a lot of it—for building EVs in the US. The Chevy Bolt EV is now a Top Safety Pick. And a major consumer group has analyzed possible scenarios in EPA fuel economy and emissions rules. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. The IIHS has retested the Chevrolet Bolt EV with a slight tweak to its headlights, and this time they did a lot better—well enough for the 2019 Chevy Bolt to be an IIHS Top Safety Pick. Consumer Reports has analyzed the scenarios for...
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Analysis: Higher fuel costs under lax Trump mpg rules outweigh affordability gains
Consumer Reports has looked at the potential costs of raising mpg requirements just 1.5 percent a year, or freezing them.
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With headlight tweak, Chevy Bolt EV is a Top Safety Pick
Chevrolet electric car is now one of three U.S.-market EVs to meet the insurance-funded group's safety criteria.
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Volkswagen breaks ground on plant expansion for US-made electric cars
Volkswagen plans on making electric cars "for millions, not just millionaires" at its plant in Tennessee, including a crossover starting in 2022.
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Ford electric SUV gets a pony-car name: Mustang Mach-E
The Ford Mustang family is going fully electric, with the addition of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV.
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Gigafactory for Berlin, Hyundai tech tackles road noise, EV lease deal: Today’s Car News
Hyundai has developed a potentially weight-saving active noise control solution for road noise. Tesla has announced a location for its European factory. The EPA has public-health experts very concerned. And no, the days of sub-$100/month EV leases aren’t in the past. This and more, today at...
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The best lease deal of the year on an electric car could be this $79/month lease on the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric.
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Hyundai develops world's first cabin active noise control aimed at road noise
Active noise cancellation has up until now taken aim at engine or powertrain noises, but a more sophisticated system quells road noise.
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EPA wants to limit the studies behind environmental regulations
With new procedures, any data used in EPA regulations or rulemaking would be subject to public scrutiny—including individual health records.
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Tesla picks Berlin for European Gigafactory
European factory is expected to make Model Y, Model 3, and energy products for the EU and beyond—perhaps as soon as late 2020.
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GM’s EV for China, Ford Ecosport, Volvo plug-in miles and mpg: Today’s Car News
GM has revealed a new electric car, but so far it’s only for China. Volvo’s plug-in hybrids get more miles and more mpg. A new study underscores the importance of workplace charging. And a major environmental organization jabs Ford over fuel economy. This and more, today at Green Car...
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2020 Volvo plug-in hybrids: Bigger battery boosts EPA range, mpg
A slightly larger battery pays off with both a longer electric range and better fuel economy numbers on Volvo's 2020 PHEV models.
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The Union of Concerned Scientists homes in on Ford's smallest model for the U.S. market and its sub-30-mpg ratings.
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GM reveals the Chevy Menlo electric car to China
GM has introduced an electric car called the Chevrolet Menlo, produced jointly with SAIC, to the Chinese market; it's not related to the Bolt EV.
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Report: Employers should see workplace charging as more than a perk for its workers
Looking at workplace charging as a face-value perk may be the wrong approach, advises a report aimed greening company images.
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Electric G-Wagen, Volvo’s crypto-sourcing, ethanol hiccups: Today’s Car News
The boxy Mercedes G-Wagen will go electric. Trump’s ethanol push isn’t actually making it to many pumps. Lucid moves earth to build Air. Volvo is using tech from cryptocurrencies to track its raw materials for batteries. And is the German auto industry falling behind? This and more...
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Volvo turns to blockchain tech to keep track of cobalt sources
Volvo looks to blockchain technology in order to better keep track of its supply chain and the sourcing of conflict materials.
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Costly retrofits, state rules keeping E15 gas from making it to many stations
Despite controversies over a formulation that adds to smog issues, a Trump push for more E15 gas has been stymied by state rules and costly station retrofits.
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