Green Car News
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An action signed by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler removes the current restriction on smog-forming E15 ethanol blends in summer.
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Tariff threats, BC's electrified push, electric cars and politics: Today's Car News
China threatens to tax key electric-car ingredients in the expanding trade war. Republicans and Democrats are surprisingly unified about electric cars in the U.S. And British Columbia is doing its part by banning sales of conventional gas and diesel vehicles starting in 2040. All this and more on...
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British Columbia bans most gasoline and diesel cars after 2040
The province has passed the Zero Emissions Vehicles Act, which requires that all cars sold in the province by 2040 be "zero emissions vehicles." That could include plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell models.
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EVs could get more expensive as US trade war heats up
If China imposes new tariffs on rare-earth metals, it could take longer for electric cars to reach a price parity with internal combustion vehicles.
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Sea level rise by 2100 could be double previous estimates, scientists predict
A study asked 22 scientists to predict how global warming might affect ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. Observations show them melting much faster than expected.
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Politics be damned: Electric cars aren't really so polarizing
Politicians often try to make a political dividing line next to electric cars; but a recent study proves otherwise, pointing to positive popular views on EVs.
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A new ad likens the Nissan Leaf to a wingsuit. Chinese startup automaker Nio will delay introducing a car in the U.S. beyond 2020. Chevron staged a campaign to lobby against new EV chargers in Arizona. Reports claim Tesla's made a decision about where to make Model Y. All this and more on Green Car Reports. According to reports citing company insiders, Tesla is tooling up to add production of its upcoming Model Y crossover to its Fremont, California, factory, alongside its other models. The Model Y is due to go on sale late next year. Tesla originally said that the Model Y would likely be...
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Chinese automaker GAC teams up with Nio for EV, postpones US launch
Nio and GAC will form a joint venture to build and sell EVs under a new Hycan brand in China; they showed a concept SUV at an investor event in Hangzhou.
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Electric car ads: Latest from Nissan and Audi take very different approaches
A new ad for the Nissan Leaf flies high but says little, while an Audi E-tron ad helps hash through common concerns.
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Chevron taps retirees to oppose EV charging in Arizona
Astroturf lobbying organizations have been a fixture of the EV opposition and anti-climate-action movement—indeed of American politics—for a long time. A new report in the Arizona Republic tells us that support for electric cars still hasn't moved us past that. Chevron is tapping its...
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Report: Tesla to build Model Y in Fremont, release Model S refresh in September
Tesla could be stepping a refresh of the Model S up to September, and planning to make the Model Y crossover in California.
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VW's batteries, Bosch's pivot from diesel, US climate change reports: Today's Car News
The Trump administration takes aim at the government reports that justify climate action. Volkswagen struggles to secure enough batteries for its mass-market EVs. German diesel supplier Bosch plans to start supplying electric motors. And our readers weigh in on EV purchase incentives. All this and...
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The German supplier at the root of Dieselgate aims to diversify into the world of plug-ins and EVs, but hasn’t quite let go of diesel yet.
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What kind of EV incentives are most effective? Twitter poll results
Our poll finds that one familiar incentive—cash on the hood—wins out over other strategies like tax credits and carpool-lane privileges.
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Trump administration takes aim at National Climate Assessment
The Trump administration is taking aim at the National Climate Assessment itself by restricting the outward boundary of climate-change forecasts to 2040.
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$50 billion VW battery plan could need revamp after Samsung cuts back
Volkswagen, with its plan to build 22 million new electric cars across 70 models by 2030, is ground-zero for concerns over battery supplies. As more automakers get serious about building lots of electric cars, there are indications that supplies of batteries to power all those cars aren't ramping...
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Byton details, GM chargers, Opel electric, what readers want in fast charging: Today's Car News
GM is planning an electric-car charging network. Chinese self-driving electric-car startup reveals more details about its upcoming models. Opel announces its first independent electric car. And our latest Twitter poll asks readers what's most important to them in fast-charging their electric cars...
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GM plans its own nationwide charging network with Bechtel
General Motors, the nation's biggest automaker, is teaming up with construction giant Bechtel to build thousands of chargers around the U.S. with the aim of promoting adoption of electric cars. The companies will form a joint venture to build the chargers in which Bechtel will provide its expertise...
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In the rollout of the 2019 E-tron quattro SUV, Audi is making the claim that rated range might not be the most important thing on a road trip. The E-tron is rated at just 204 miles of estimated range, so the German automaker has some steep ground to gain versus Tesla. But it's made a case that consistency of real-world range and fast charging rates through an entire charge can make up for that. On a recent drive from California's wine country up past 7,000 feet to Lake Tahoe in the E-tron quattro, it indeed showed pretty consistent range estimates and charged quickly on one of Electrify...
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Corsa-e electric hatchback is part of Opel's first move independent of GM
Opel, now part of France's PSA Group, is releasing a Corsa-e electric hatchback with a 205-mile WLTP range; it will be a Europe-only model.
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Byton readies for China production of $45K US-bound electric SUV
Upstart electric vehicle maker Byton isn’t letting its Chinese assembly get in the way of plans to sell its long-range electric SUV in the U.S. starting mid-2020.
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Fiat Chrysler submits offer for Renault merger, could jump-start electric car development
Renault could give FCA the boost it needs in EV development, which it has largely ignored so far.
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Bay Area residents can get $4,000 credit on used plug-ins
In an effort to get and keep more used cars in its service area, a community utility provider in California's San Mateo County, between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, is offering its own incentive of $4,000 for qualifying buyers of used plug-in cars, the company announced at the "Future of...
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First all-electric airline could soar with converted old seaplanes
By land, by sea, and by air, battery power is expanding to drive all kinds of transportation. The most challenging of these modes may be air travel. It's harder to loft several thousand pounds of batteries into the air, to make them last potentially an hour or more. And if they run out of juice...
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