Green Car News
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The electric race car's lap wasn't only a blistering lap time, it was also the most efficient racing lap, too.
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Tesla brings back free Supercharging to juice high-end sales of Model S and Model X
Owners of new Model S and Model X vehicles will receive free lifetime Supercharging for their cars.
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California, NHTSA lawsuit; Karma GT; Canada tax credits; self-driving mpg: Today's Car News
States line up against Trump's proposed fuel-economy freeze, Volvo shows how driver-assistance features can save gas, and more.
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Volvo study shows driver-assistance, self-driving features will make cars more efficient
Cars equipped with driver-assistance features such as adaptive cruise control will be more efficient, according to an NREL study.
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EV incentive credited for boosting Canadian sales by 30 percent (Updated)
Canada's national EV incentive could be boosting electric-vehicle sales. Plug-in sales are up 30 percent since it took effect in March.
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Pininfarina-kissed Karma GT plug-in hybrid heading to Monterey Car Week
Pininfarina helps bring the Karma Revero a new coupe version, although the company hasn't yet confirmed if it will be built.
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The federal government now plans to freeze fines in the enforcement of fuel economy regulations, and California has waged a lawsuit against the plan.
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BMW reveals steering wheel for self-driving iNext electric SUV
For a vehicle that will sometimes transition from self-driving mode to driver control, BMW has revealed a steering wheel that can help quickly orient the driver.
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Audi diesel epilogue, electric F-150 conversions, EV infrastructure: The Week in Reverse
Who got arrested on charges relating to VW's emissions cheating scandal? What company found low confidence in EVs among consumers? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 2, 2019. The diesel-emissions scandal apparently...
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2020 Kia Optima Hybrid, shorter-range Audi E-tron, Tesla Megapack: Today's Car News
Audi plans a more affordable, shorter-range E-tron in Europe. Tesla is introducing a larger stationary battery pack for businesses. The Kia Optima Hybrid merges back in for 2020 with minor changes. And a California startup company wants to turn CO2 into gasoline. All this and more on Green Car...
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Gasoline from solar and wind power: Zero-carbon doesn't assure clean or efficient
At least one startup may be getting close to scaling up fuel production with carbon captured from the air. But burning the fuel would still pollute.
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Tesla announces bigger Megapack for stationary storage
With the Megapack, wind and solar farms will be able to cut down on the number of individual energy-storage units.
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A new version of the Audi E-tron saves about $12,000 for a smaller battery pack, slower fast-charging, and slower acceleration.
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2020 Kia Optima Hybrid includes more active-safety features
For the 2020 model year, the 41-mpg Kia Optima Hybrid includes active-safety items such as active lane control and adaptive cruise control.
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Pence and Workhorse, lithium supply, robo-charging, EV confidence: Today's Car News
Vice President Mike Pence announced that Workhorse has received funding to buy GM's Lordstown, Ohio, factory to build plug-in hybrid trucks—maybe. A report shows lithium mining is ramping up to meet demand for batteries. Electrify America is working on a system to plug in self-driving...
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VP Mike Pence says Workhorse deal to proceed for GM Lordstown plant (Updated)
Workhorse hasn't yet announced what Vice President Mike Pence claimed earlier this week: that it's secured financing to buy the GM facility in Lordstown, Ohio.
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Report: New lithium mines may bring battery prices down
Automakers are saying that lithium may be in short supply for electric-car battery packs; but the mining industry worries about abundance.
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Project examines how to automate charging for self-driving fleets
Stable Auto and Electrify America are partnering on a pilot project in San Francisco that will study how to automate DC fast charging.
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A new J.D. Power report suggests that Americans don't have a lot of confidence in electric cars and broadly misunderstand self-driving cars.
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Audi diesel-scandal arrest, Hyundai Kona Electric fire, EV infrastructure: Today's Car News
German police have rearrested former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on diesel emissions-scandal charges. Parked in a garage, a Hyundai Kona Electric explodes. A new transportation infrastructure bill in Congress includes funding to support electric cars. And readers weigh in on their favorite ads for EVs...
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Former Audi CEO arrested in Germany over diesel-scandal allegations
Rupert Stadler led Audi through a long period in which he knew about software-based emissions cheating but continued to allow the sale of non-compliant vehicles.
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What's your favorite EV ad so far? Twitter poll results
Votes are in for your favorite electric-vehicle ad so far in 2019, and you chose the funny one.
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Senate bill includes up to $1B for clean-car infrastructure
A bill introduced to the Senate could include spending on electric-vehicle charging infrastructure, as well as projects cutting carbon emissions.
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Hyundai Kona Electric explodes in Montreal garage
A 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric exploded in an incident possibly related to its lithium-ion battery pack. No cause has yet been determined.
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