Green Car News
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The supplier BorgWarner has devised a clutch system that creates the same handling dynamics as systems with dual rear motors.
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GM, Toyota, FCA join Trump administration in opposing California emissions rules
Four automakers and a trade group are joining the push toward “one national standard”—and stripping California of its authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.
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Dual-motor Leaf, Honda’s hybrid names, finger-pointing on CO2: Today’s Car News
Proposed support from the federal government could help automakers catch up with China on EVs, over 10 years. Nissan teases a dual-motor Leaf. SUVs are a big part of the CO2 problem. The EPA says that despite a higher limit it will reduce CO2. And Honda renames its hybrids and plug-ins. This and...
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EPA chief Wheeler says under new rules CO2 limits will be tighter
With all loopholes banished, the new rules will reduce CO2, claimed the EPA Administrator in a recent Detroit address.
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Honda rebrands its hybrids globally, with US plan still TBA
Honda has plans to rebrand all of its electrified models with nomenclature describing their configuration, like HEV for hybrid and BEV for fully electric.
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Nissan figured out how to make a dual-motor Leaf
It's not entirely a Leaf, actually, but a demonstration of what its next-generation scalable electric platform might be able to do.
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Passenger SUVs are to blame for growth in CO2 emissions, an upcoming paper finds, while the passenger-car sector has made CO2 reductions.
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Schumer's proposal would boost EVs and the companies making them in the US
An early proposal for the next session of Congress focuses on electric vehicles and building U.S. industry around them. It's not another Cash for Clunkers.
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GM electric trucks, early Model Y, first EVs for Mazda and Lexus: The Week in Reverse
Which eagerly anticipated electric crossover might be arriving many months early? What company teased its first mass production electric car? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 25, 2019. At the end of the week, we...
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Electric-car hopefuls for China, VW Golf diesels return, Bollinger pricing: Today’s Car News
Bollinger prices its tough electric SUV and pickup. The VW Golf relaunches with plug-in hybrids and diesels part of the European offerings. The Audi A6 plug-in hybrid isn’t headed Stateside. And we rounded up eight automakers that have big plans for China and perhaps the U.S. and beyond. Are...
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Seven China-connected electric-car companies: Headed for boom or bust?
Dozens of automakers have been vying for the grand scale of the Chinese car market, some with ties to the U.S. Which ones are for real?
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Audi A6 plug-in hybrid detailed, won't come to the US
Most of Audi's latest group of plug-in hybrid models is coming to the U.S.—although the newly detailed A6 plug-in hybrid isn't one of them.
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Volkswagen's fully new generation of its Golf hatchback does away with the e-Golf and adds plug-in hybrid options, yet doubles down on diesel.
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Bollinger B1 and B2 price to start at $125k, 200-mile range anticipated
Bollinger Motors is now taking refundable $1,000 deposits for its fully electric trucks, set to start at $125,000 and be delivered starting in 2021.
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Mazda electric car, Mitsubishi PHEV concept, Model Y arriving early: Today’s Car News
Mazda shows its first electric car, in concept form. Mitsubishi showed how plug-in hybrids and off-road adventure aren’t mutually exclusive. Honda was indeed considering the U.S. for its city-sized E. And Tesla has announced that the Model Y crossover is arriving early—next summer, it...
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Mazda aims its new MX-30 EV at the European market
Mazda has revealed its first "mass production" EV at the Tokyo Motor Show; more on a rotary range-extended version is to come later.
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Mitsubishi Mi-Tech small plug-in SUV concept takes an adventurous direction
Could the Mi-Tech concept hint that Mitsubishi's looking to expand its plug-in hybrid range beyond the Outlander PHEV?
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Honda's retro-styled E was originally planned for the US
The cute, city-savvy Honda E electric car might have made it to America, but in 2016 Honda execs cut the U.S. out of its plan.
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Lexus reveals its vision of an electric car in the year 2030, and announces it will unveil its first fully electric car next month. The i3 is due for another range boost. And we get a glimpse of Nissan’s first fully electric crossover. This and more today at Green Car Reports. We’ve waited years for this. Nissan’s long-overdue electric crossover, originally to be built on the Leaf architecture and then moved to a completely new dedicated electric-vehicle platform, has been revealed in concept form, as the Ariya Concept—with CHAdeMO port intact. And it looks quite...
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Tesla confirms Model Y ahead of schedule, launch in summer 2020
The Tesla Model Y will arrive mid-2020, and the Semi's still due for production in 2020, Tesla reported in a roundup for investors.
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Lexus confirms first electric car for November intro, plug-in hybrid soon after
Lexus is soon revealing its first electric car, expected to be a boxy compact designed to focus in on Europe and Japan.
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Lexus LF-30 Electrified concept shows brand’s vision for an EV in 2030
At the Tokyo Motor Show, Lexus is revealing a fully electric concept showing the brand's vision ten years into the future.
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Nissan Ariya previews electric crossover concept at Tokyo auto show
Nissan's long-awaited electric crossover arrives in concept form—and still uses a CHAdeMO connector.
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BMW i3 not dead yet, will get another range boost
BMW isn't willing to give up on the i3 yet. Another battery upgrade could help keep this uber-stylish city car relevant for road trips as well as in the city.
Byron Hurd