Green Car News
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With its new pair of Escape Hybrids, Ford re-enters a gas-electric landscape—and puts down a marker on future battery-electric vehicles, too.
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Porsche Taycan electric car: 2-speed could be first of many in EVs
The 2020 Porsche Taycan has a new 2-speed transmission—a component that will be increasingly likely in future electric vehicles—especially performance and SUV models.
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VW and eClassics to offer classic Beetle EV kits
With a new kit—likely only for Europe—Volkswagen is showing how easy it is to turn one of its classics into a fully electric car.
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Report: Trump Administration aiming to revoke California emissions authority
In a plan drawn with the EPA and NHTSA, the Trump administration is aiming to take vehicle emissions authority away from California.
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Ford EV ads, fuel-cell frustrations, Taycan vs. Model S: Today’s Car News
Hydrogen remains in short supply in Northern California. Ford is tackling EV misconceptions. And we see how Taycan compares to Tesla. All this and more at Green Car Reports. Months later, a hydrogen-storage explosion continues to leave many Bay Area fuel-cell drivers out of fuel. Ford is aiming to...
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Tesla Model S vs. Porsche Taycan: How the two electric cars compare
Two premium electric cars from Tesla and Porsche offer similar acceleration numbers and overall dimensions but vary greatly in many other ways.
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Since a June explosion at a Bay Area facility, hundreds of drivers of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are have found their commutes and routines interrupted.
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Ads from Ford tackle EV misconceptions, amid electric push
Ford is studying up on electric-vehicle misconceptions as it prepares a new ad campaign to support plug-in products.
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California EV sales; Porsche Taycan photos, specs, and stories: Today's Car News
EV sales in California are booming. We get to tell you what it’s like to ride in the Porsche Taycan electric car. And Porsche pushes out specs and info, and pulls the final wraps off the Taycan, triggering a mother lode of stories from our editors. All this and more at Green Car Reports...
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Why the Porsche Taycan electric car won't have one-pedal driving
Tesla one-pedal driving doesn’t apply in the 2020 Porsche Taycan electric car—or any upcoming EV from the sports-car brand.
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2020 Porsche Taycan electric car: Seven things we didn't expect
The production car developed from Mission E follows through on many of the specs Porsche has teased all along, albeit with a few peculiar choices.
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2020 Porsche Taycan preview: Fast, electric, expensive
Porsche unlocks all the secrets of its new all-electric Taycan battery vehicle.
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California's latest report shows that EV sales are gaining big—while the same isn't true of traditional frugal small cars.
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Another VW settlement, electric school buses, Americans want better mpg: Today’s Car News
It’s time for electric school buses to take to the streets. Volkswagen is settling up with owners over misstating fuel economy numbers. And a survey confirms that Americans do indeed want better mileage. All this and more on Green Car Reports. For a vast swath of the U.S., it’s...
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Survey: Vast majority of Americans want higher mpg in new vehicles
The push for higher-mileage new cars isn't as controversial as the federal government might be making it sound.
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Big yellow school buses go green with electric power
Cities and school districts are expressing interest in electric school buses, and one such builder sees orders for them perking up.
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VW paying drivers $97M for overstating fuel economy, must forfeit emissions credits
About 98,000 VW, Audi, Bentley, and Porsche vehicles allegedly game federal emissions tests used for fuel economy calculations.
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Porsche Taycan performance teased once more—on an aircraft carrier
The acceleration, braking, and stability of Porsche's upcoming Taycan electric car has been shown off in an aircraft-carrier stunt.
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Free of tailpipe emissions, the all-electric ferry boat is configured for point-to-point passenger and car-ferry duty.
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Aptera return, Polestar factory, Bollinger progress, Tesla insurance: The Week in Reverse
What ingredient for electric-car batteries is currently in a state of oversupply? And which electric-vehicle brand from the past dusted off the mothballs and claimed a 1,000-mile range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending...
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Explorer Hybrid mpg, Lincoln’s plug-in hybrid, Tesla’s China advantage: Today’s Car News
Tesla has been given a purchase tax exemption from the Chinese government. We drive Lincoln’s new plug-in hybrid. The Ford Explorer Hybrid gets fuel economy numbers. And could rust generate power? All this and more at Green Car Reports. After a short stint behind the wheel of the 2020 Lincoln...
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Tesla gets official nod from China with tax exemption
The Chinese government has given Tesla an exemption from a purchase tax, applying to all of its current vehicles.
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Rusting sheet metal could generate electricity for EVs
In a process that's a bit like a flow battery, scientists have generated electricity by spraying salt water on a rusty film.
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2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid rated at up to 28 mpg combined
The 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid can tow up to 5,000 pounds, and it's been given an EPA rating of up to 28 mpg combined.
Bengt Halvorson