Green Car News
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Construction has started on an Arizona assembly plant, the aspiring electric automaker reports.
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Report from Germany: Tesla years ahead, German automakers falling behind
An editorial from one of Germany's largest newspapers analyzes how German automakers lost their way with tech and electric vehicles.
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Polestar 1 drive, Infiniti’s future, Tesla pickup countdown: The Week in Reverse
What model emerged the energy-efficiency champ of the U.S. vehicle market? And what do the Karma Revero and upcoming Lordstown Motors Endurance electric pickup both have in common? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November...
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2020 Tesla Model 3 is the most energy-efficient US passenger vehicle
The Model 3 might top the charts as the top-rated vehicle for energy efficiency in the U.S. market for the 2020 model year.
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Lordstown electric truck, Karma Revero range, Toyota and BYD: Today’s Car News
Karma has some of the longest plug-in range, among plug-in hybrids. GM’s Lordstown plant may soon really be building an electric truck. Hyundai is going for green-car variety in the U.S. And Toyota and BYD are new partners for electric vehicles in China. This and more, today at Green Car...
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Hyundai will expand electrified propulsion variety in the US—but will it meet demand?
Hyundai notes that its lineup of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and EVs will greatly expand by 2022, although the announcement doesn't include anything about sales volume.
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Karma has managed to nearly double the electric range of this plug-in hybrid; with a new engine, fuel-efficiency improves, too.
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Toyota and BYD join forces for EV development in China
Toyota is forging another useful global alliance for electric-car and battery technology—this one with BYD.
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Done deal: Ohio company aims to build electric work trucks at former GM plant
A new entity formed from Workhorse will build a version of its already-developed range-extended electric work truck out of the Lordstown plant.
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Tesla truck, ID Space Vizzion, more miles for Ioniq Electric: Today’s Car News
Volkswagen shows more of the concept car due to be shown at LA this month. The Ioniq Electric has been rated for a longer range for 2020, and again tops the efficiency scales for electric cars. And Tesla’s cybertruck shall soon be revealed. All this and more today at Green Car Reports. Tesla...
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VW electric-car debut at LA show will be spacious “crossover of tomorrow”
The EV concept Volkswagen is due to show at Los Angeles this month is aiming for a spacious interior and long driving range.
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Ann Arbor, home of EPA vehicle emissions lab, is declaring a climate emergency
It's awkward. The city hosting the EPA's national emissions lab is itself declaring a climate emergency, due in part to the EPA's inaction.
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U.S. EPA ratings have confirmed that the Ioniq Electric is rated at 170 miles with its larger 38-kwh battery pack, arriving in 2020.
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Tesla electric pickup gets “Blade Runner” nod: Now what will it look like?
The Tesla "Cyberpunk Truck" will be revealed November 21, in Los Angeles—the date and location a nod to the 1980s movie "Blade Runner."
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Electric Mustang, vintage truck’s Bolt EV transplant, Kia’s racy SUV coupe: Today’s Car News
Kia revealed its electric SUV coupe of the future, in concept form. Ford appears to be planning to build both of its important electrified F-150 version in Michigan. And the SEMA aftermarket show is clearly aiming for electric, as Ford teased a one-off 800V electric Mustang and Chevy built a crate...
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Electric Ford F-150, hybrid pickup will both be made in Michigan
UAW labor negotiations have helped confirm where Ford will build two of its most important upcoming electrified products.
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Chevy E-10 electric hot-rod truck concept has a double shot of Bolt EV
GM's Chevrolet brand is displaying an electric vintage pickup with a performance "crate propulsion package" and two Bolt EV battery packs.
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Kia Futuron concept points to the electric "SUV coupe" of the future
Kia shows promise of being adventurous with its electric-car designs in the future with a concept aiming many years ahead.
Byron Hurd -
A collaborative car presented by Ford and Webasto at the SEMA show presents one very quick electric Mustang—with a stick.
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Polestar first drive, electric Land Cruiser, carbon progress slows: Today’s Car News
An annual energy report suggests that getting so many diesels off the world’s roads wasn’t a good thing for global energy efficiency. Germany approves bigger incentives for plug-in vehicles. An Australian company gives vintage Land Cruisers a new life as electric work trucks. And...
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Australian company positions electric Land Cruiser as a zero-emissions work truck
The Australian company Zero is converting Land Cruiser 79 SUVs and pickups to fully electric special-purpose work trucks.
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Germany set to boost buyer incentives on electric vehicles
To help meet its goal of putting 10 million EVs on the road by 2030, Germany will up its incentives to buyers.
Byron Hurd -
Report: SUV boom, VW diesel scandal, Chinese steel all relate to slipping CO2 progress
The annual efficiency report from the IEA reveals a number of factors that have slowed worldwide energy efficiency improvement.
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First drive review: 2020 Polestar 1 is the "go" in green
The Polestar 1 is a first in many ways—a plug-in hybrid from a new brand, with a carbon-fiber body and dual-motor rear-wheel torque vectoring.
Aaron Cole