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A new debate is raging in the electric-car and charging communities: Whether electric-car drivers should pay for charging like gas, by the kilowatt-hour; or like parking, by the minute. Electrify America, which has been firmly in the latter camp, released new pricing plans last week that takes a few steps toward the former. With chargers getting faster all the time, it may make less sense to charge by the minute. Instead, the company will charge users for the time connected, yet also according to the charge rate, to help off-set the added costs of higher powered charging stations. DON'T MISS...
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Settlement pays Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ram 1500 diesel owners up to $3,075
Owners of Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram pickup trucks with a 3.0 turbodiesel V-6 may be eligible for up to $3,075 after the automaker settled with a group of owners last week. The $307.5 million settlement was approved by a federal judge Friday. Owners have until February 3, 2021 to file claims...
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Lincoln plug-in hybrids and EVs are part of its renewal, not just for California
The 2020 Lincoln Aviator and 2020 Lincoln Corsair that arrive this year both have plug-in hybrid versions, and they pave the way for a 2021 Lincoln electric car.
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Tesla EPA ratings, 2020 Hyundai Ioniq update, EVgo curbside chargers: Today's Car News
Reports emerging from around the electric-car industry point to a wave of possible battery shortages on the horizon. The EPA rates the new Tesla Model 3 Standard Range and Standard Range Plus, as well as the Model S Long Range. Hyundai reveals the range of the new battery in the 2020 Hyundai Ioniq...
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EPA confirms Tesla Model S Long Range at 370 miles, Model 3 efficiency boost
As Tesla has scrambled to revamp its model lineup in the face of lower tax credits and falling U.S. sales, some new variants have gone on sale before the EPA's site, FuelEconomy.gov, has even posted those updated ratings. Now the EPA is displaying official numbers for the Model 3 Standard Range and...
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric gets more range and power, faster charging—in Europe
The 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric will get a big boost in range along with more power when it goes on sale later this year in Europe. New specs released by Hyundai's European sales organization point to a significant update to the car, though when Green Car Reports reached out to Hyundai's U.S. arm...
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With wires running along almost every street in America where cars drive, putting EV chargers along the curb would seem a natural enough place to put them. While several other countries such as Britain have begun efforts to put charging stations on light poles, in America, chargers have been sited almost exclusively in parking lots and garages. Now EVgo, a network of mainly DC fast chargers, has set up the first public fast chargers along the side of the street in Sacramento. READ THIS: California utilities commission passes record incentives for chargers The new installation, on 6th Street...
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Could battery lawsuits, material shortages delay some EVs?
Shortages of raw materials for batteries, as well as a new lawsuit among battery suppliers, may lead to delays in some upcoming electric cars. On Thursday, according to Reuters, Tesla's global supply manager for battery metals, Sarah Maryssael, told a conference of mining executives and lawmakers...
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1960 Henney Kilowatt electric car was a junction box of 20th century future
With the backing of utility companies and some leading engineers involved, the 1960 Henney Kilowatt could have been a turning point for electric cars.
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Tesla safety, Ford plug-ins, electric-car myths, Smart exit: The Week in Reverse
Which company made active driver safety aids standard on their cars? What model got a new variant just for Canada? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 3, 2019. It was a big week for green car news, from California to...
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Tesla safety features, 2020 Toyota Prius Prime, Polestar tax credits: Today's Car News
The 2020 Toyota Prius Prime gets useful updates. Chinese electric-car startup Nio announced layoffs in the US. Polestar revealed that its cars will earn tax credits separately from parent-company Volvo. And Tesla announced that it will make some of its active lane control features standard. All...
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Autopilot or not, Tesla adds two more levels of lane assistance
On its way to rolling out full self-driving, Tesla will use the technology to add two more basic safety features to all its cars, the company announced on Thursday. Tesla's Autopilot system can often track lanes better than most other self-driving systems—and occasionally not. But the cars...
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China's Nio, which aimed to build its own electric vehicles in China and sell some in the U.S., has decided to close some of its U.S. operations.
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2020 Toyota Prius Prime gains seating for 5, Apple CarPlay, revamped lineup
The 2020 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid gains some important functionality, even though some of the key specifications for range and efficiency haven't changed. The most important improvement, perhaps, is that the Prime now offers a third seat in the center-rear, making it a five-passenger car...
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Tesla raising cash after sluggish start to 2019, and Elon Musk is buying big–Update
Tesla expects to raise up to $2.3 billion to boost the company's cash reserves for the year.
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Polestar will qualify for $7,500 electric-car credit separately from Volvo
Electric-car brand Polestar will operate independently from Volvo.
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Tesla Model 3 for Canada, 2020 BMW 745e, LA's Green New Deal: Today's Car News
Tesla raises cash and introduces a new very short-range version of the Model 3 for Canada. The BMW 745e brings a new 6-cylinder engine, with lower fuel-economy ratings, and slightly more electric range for 2020. Los Angeles launches its own Green New Deal. All this and more on Green Car Reports...
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Tesla Model 3 becomes eligible for Canada's EV tax credit with 93-mile version
Tesla announced a new entry-level version of the Tesla Model 3 for Canada on Wednesday. The new version is designed to limbo under the $45,000 (Canadian) price cap on Canada's new $5,000 (Canadian) electric-vehicle tax credit, which was itself designed to exclude wealthy Tesla buyers from receiving...
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The plug-in version of the 7-Series, called the 745e xDrive, gets a bigger engine for 2020 and a bigger battery.
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LA Green New Deal targets 80 percent EVs, less driving
As Washington DC waffles on developing a Green New Deal—or works to torpedo it altogether—LA's environmentalist mayor, Eric Garcetti, signed off on a local Green New Deal for the city on Monday. “Politicians don’t need to look across the aisle to find the answers—they...
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2019 Audi E-tron discounts, GM electric truck, EV myths debunked: Today's Car News
GM CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the company is developing an all-electric pickup. Audi is offering significant incentives right out of the gate on its new 2019 E-tron electric SUV. Our editor emeritus debunks some pervasive electric-car myths. Tesla faces a new lawsuit over last year's fatal...
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Tesla faces lawsuit in fatal Model X crash on Autopilot
The family of a driver killed in a Tesla Model X alleges the company knew or should have known that its cars weren't self-driving.
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Busting 7 of the most common myths about electric cars
Reader receives some misleading information about electric cars, batteries, and manufacturing. We respond with facts and reason.
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When will it be socially unacceptable to drive a car with a tailpipe? Twitter poll results
At Green Car Reports, we've developed something of a tradition for Earth Day. Back in 2014, we formulated the question: "When will we start to see tailpipes on cars as morally wrong?" The question came originally from a friend who works in advocacy in public health, who likened CO2 emissions from...
Eric C. Evarts