Green Car News
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Tesla and Audi dominated this week's news about electric vehicles and efficiency; other highlights included Rivian kitchen and GM's new electronics backbone.
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Tesla Autopilot gets bad marks, 2020 Karma Revero, Audi plug-ins: Today's Car News
Audi ramps up the number of its future vehicles that will have charge ports. Karma opens a new luxury design center for its 2020 Revero. And BMW releases a new ad showing the retiring chairman of Mercedes going home to drive a BMW. Tesla Navigate on Autopilot makes drivers do the work in Consumer...
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Tesla Navigate on Autopilot drives itself poorly, Consumer Reports finds
Consumer Reports tests automatic lane changes on Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot and finds it creates safety concerns.
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Audi boosts plug-in plans to include 20 all-electric models by 2025
Audi on Thursday announced a dramatic expansion of its plans to develop electric and plug-in cars. At its annual shareholders' meeting, the company told investors that it plans to release 20 new electric cars along with 10 new plug-in hybrids by 2025 as part of its "four rings" plan to reduce its...
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2020 Karma Revero GT breaks cover–with smaller mustache
The 2020 Karma Revero GT will trim back its signature handlebar mustache for a bushier walrus variety. And when it goes on sale late this summer, buyers will be able to order it at a new $100 million custom design center adjacent to the Karma factory in Moreno Valley, California. "Our [Karma...
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BMW posts a smart sendoff for longtime Mercedes chief
With a lookalike actor, BMW applies a German sense of humor to a video that congratulates outgoing Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche on his retirement.
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Rivian built an outdoor kitchen into its electric pickup. We took a road trip to assess the Audi E-tron's range in the real world. And EVgo is bringing fast chargers to gas stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Electric-truck hopeful Rivian is building all kinds of accessories for its upcoming pickup before the model even goes on sale. The latest is an integrated kitchen that slides out of the bed and runs on the truck's batteries. Swiss electric-car startup Piëch moved beyond plans to build an electric sports car with specs and drawings for two follow-up models, a four-seat...
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2019 Audi E-tron road-trip review: Wait, range ratings aren’t everything?
Audi claims there’s more to it, pointing to the faster charges and more consistent real-world range thanks to battery thermal management.
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Want to charge up? EVgo builds chargers at Chevron gas stations
If electric cars need more public places to charge, maybe they could just go to gas stations. That seems to be the approach behind the latest installations of EVgo stations in California. CHECK OUT: Gas stations OK, electric-car chargers too ugly? The company, which bills itself as the largest...
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Electric-car startup Piëch sketches out future models, including SUV
Swiss startup Piëch wants to be more than a pretty face. The company showed a sleek new electric concept coupe at the Geneva auto show in March called the Mark Zero, which it plans to put into production in 2022, and recently released sketches of two models expected to follow the Mark Zero: a...
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Rivian builds R1T Overland as cookout camping special
Rivian hasn't even launched any vehicles, and it's already building special editions and devising expensive accessories for its R1T electric pickup. The latest is a camping special, not sized for a giant slide-in camper, but outfitted with a bed-top tent and an integrated slide-out kitchen for...
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Audi Q5 plug-in, Apple and Tesla, Model S value then and now: Today's Car News
Audi reveals details of its new 2020 A5 55 TFSI e quattro for Europe. Our readers weigh in on the fairest way for electric-car drivers to contribute to road maintenance in our latest Twitter poll. Yes, Apple tried to make a move for Tesla—years ago. And we take a look at the value of a 2013...
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An analyst in a CNBC report has confirmed that Apple bid for Tesla in 2013, at $240 a share. Apple is reportedly no longer working on a self-driving car of its own.
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"How should EV owners pay for road maintenance?" Twitter poll results
Last week, after several states proposed new registration fees on electric cars, ostensibly to pay for road maintenance, we wondered what our readers thought would work best. We have nothing against electric-car drivers paying their fair share for road maintenance, but some state proposals seemed...
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2020 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid arrives in Europe
The Audi Q5 55 TFSI e quattro is part of a new family of plug-in hybrids with stronger performance, longer all-electric range, and tech tools aiming at making the most of it.
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2019 Tesla Model S Long Range vs. 2013 Model S 85: How do they compare in value?
The Tesla Model S has gained more features over the years—including a longer driving range of up to 370 miles—and yet its price adjusted for inflation has decreased.
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GM's over-the-air updates, EPA's new math, hydrogen from seawater: Today's Car News
The EPA plans to stop counting potential lives saved from new pollution rules. GM reveals a platform that's connected to the future. Stanford scientists devise a way to use seawater to make hydrogen. And our latest Twitter poll asks what types of incentives work best to sell EVs. All this and more...
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Report: EPA model will count fewer deaths to help favor coal plants
As reported by the New York Times, sources familiar with the EPA's plans indicate the agency may use a new model that will count fewer premature deaths as caused by air pollution.
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Electric vehicle incentives, such as the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, can go a long way in making electric vehicles more attractive. Which one drives you?
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Seawater could bring breakthrough for hydrogen cars
A new type of anode catalyst could help prevent salt from corroding it, making it possible to use seawater to make hydrogen for fuel cells.
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GM builds new electric architecture for EVs, self-driving cars
General Motors is building some of its future vehicles with a backbone that can support over-the-air updates and better overall security.
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Tesla cutbacks, Norway EVs, Hyundai filters, Hawaii beaches: Today's Car News
Electric cars have become "normal" in Norway. Hyundai aims to keep particulates out of the cabin. Hawaii fights climate change with a sea wall. And CEO Elon Musk takes another razor blade to Tesla expenses. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Oil-rich Norway has become famous for how many of...
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Big investment not enough for long term at Tesla, Musk says: report
Elon Musk told Tesla employees he will review "all expenses of any kind anywhere in the world, including parts, salary, travel expenses, rent, literally every payment that leaves our bank account" going forward
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Hawaii responds to global warming threat against Waikiki beach
Renewable power makes sense for Hawaii's wider adoption of electric cars, and it's part of a state plan to cope with the effects of global warming.
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