Green Car News
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Byton aims to start selling electric cars in the U.S. next year. If these testing photos are any indication, it's working hard to get there.
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Chinese fuel-cell cars, lithium-ion battery growth, EPA and health: Today's Car News
A Chinese hydrogen company introduces its own line of fuel-cell cars. A Texas startup plans to make motors more efficient. A report shows more battery production coming online. And without science boards the EPA questions some fundamental links. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Chinese...
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Lithium battery production set to grow 50 percent a year
Battery makers are working quickly to meet growing demand for new lithium-ion battery cells from automakers.
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New electric motor could eliminate transmissions
Design can vary the ratio of torque to horsepower through a higher ratio of rotors to coils.
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Grove launches hydrogen fuel-cell car brand in China
Grove Hydrogen Automotive Co. will focus on fuel-cell cars, starting with a four-door SUV, and plans to launch in China later this year
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EPA panel questions health effects of air pollution
Recommendations could dramatically limit what studies are used to determine safe limits on air pollution, and question the link with mortality.
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Former President Barack Obama made a promise on the campaign trail in 2012. Let's see if he keeps it—if even for his museum.
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President Trump derides electric cars, suggests “one car per family” with Green New Deal
Latest Trump rally: Electric cars have a range of 160 miles, and families will be restricted to one vehicle under the Green New Deal.
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Chevrolet tax credits, Tesla delays, Nissan Leaf Plus range drive: The Week in Reverse
Which new electric car didn't give us any range surprises in a recent test drive? What new features have been enabled on some Teslas? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 29, 2019. After this weekend, electric cars from...
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Chevy Bolt EV deals, Ram eTorque, in-wheel motors, wind and solar costs: Today's Car News
Ram's new eTorque does more than most mild-hybrid start/stop systems. Chevrolet is making no big sales push at the end of the quarter, despite the expiration of full tax credits for its vehicles. In-wheel motors for EVs may be making their way to the mainstream. And renewable electricity may have...
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No deal for Chevrolet Volt, Chevy Bolt EV buyers in final days of tax credit
Consumers have less than three days to buy a plug-in Chevy Volt or Bolt EV from GM and still qualify for the full $7,500 federal tax. And yet Chevrolet isn't making any final push to clear out inventories of either car. Nor does GM have any plans to cut prices after the tax cut expires on Monday...
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Hybrid or not, 2019 Ram 1500 eTorque does some smart things with 48V tech
As more mainstream vehicles, like the 2019 Ram 1500 lineup, get increasing levels of electrification, but stop short of becoming fully electric or even full-fledged hybrids, it can be easy to get lost in semantics. Generally speaking, the term “mild hybrid” means some energy can be...
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From an environmental standpoint, it's rare that buying something new can have a lower impact that keeping whatever's old. But that's what's happening with renewable energy now, according to a new report published by Energy Innovation. For most of their history, the knock on renewable wind and solar power is that they cost more than fossil fuels. Not only do they now cost less than new fossil fuel powerplants, they cost even less than running existing old coal powerplants in most cases. DON'T MISS: Global warming emissions hit record level in 2018, IEA reports It's called the "coal...
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Motor supplier sees mass-produced in-wheel motors around 2023
Nidec has a new in-wheel motor system that could be mass-produced for an electric car as soon as 2023. But old obstacles like weight and cost remain.
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Tesla Model 3 delays, Chevy Volt lessons, EPA emissions recalls: Today's Car News
We look back at 10 lessons learned over eight years of Chevrolet Volt production. Owners are reported delays in delivery of the Standard Range Tesla Model 3. The EPA plans to publicize more emissions recalls. And global warming threatens to eat the global seed corn saved for just such a disaster...
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Global warming threatens global seed bank in Norway's Arctic
The Doomsday Vault, as it's called, has had trouble re-freezing, with scientists advising fossil-fuel-burning vehicles may be to blame.
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Recalls of older cars for excess emissions may get more sunlight this year
Earlier this month, the EPA announced a voluntary recall by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of nearly 900,000 older vehicles for excessive emissions. The announcement may have raised eyebrows and prompted a few wagging fingers, but it was hardly new; last year automakers recalled more than 5 million...
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$35,000 Tesla Model 3 deliveries still delayed
Those with orders of the Standard Range version of the 2019 Tesla Model 3 are reporting no update on delivery date, after first cars were due.
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On February 15, GM ended production of the innovative Chevrolet Volt with little fanfare. Over two generations and nine model years, the company sold more than 150,000 of the compact plug-in hybrid hatchbacks. In automotive time, nine model years isn’t that long. The best brand names live for decades: think Ford F-150, or Honda Civic, or Toyota Corolla. So the short life of the Chevrolet Volt is unusual. DON’T MISS: Long-range Cadillac SUV to lead GM’s next electric-car push GM hasn’t said if its Voltec plug-in hybrid technology will survive in any future vehicles, but...
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Record-high emissions, battery-life predictions, EV racing: Today's Car News
The promoter of racing's wackiest series wants to include EVs. A new report from the International Energy Agency shows greenhouse gas emissions set new records in 2018. And our latest Twitter poll shows which upcoming electric SUV our readers most want to buy. All this and more on Green Car...
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Which electric SUV would you buy? Twitter poll results
Our readers are nothing if not Tesla fans. After Tesla introduced its more-affordable SUV, the Model Y, earlier this month, we revisited the question of which electric SUV on the market our readers would be most interested in buying. It was one of the most popular polls we've posted in months, with...
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Researchers learn how to better predict battery degradation
Some electric-car owners go to great lengths to preserve the battery life in their electric cars. Others just plug them in every time they're finished driving and charge them up to full. Maybe, according to new research announced earlier this week, the durability of batteries can be determined...
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Global warming emissions hit record level in 2018, IEA reports
The International Energy Agency reported on Tuesday that global warming emissions reached a record level in 2018, despite efforts in the U.S., Europe, and China to reduce emissions with more sales of electric cars and cleaner power. Greenhouse gas emissions increased faster in 2018 than during any...
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Could grassroots racing bridge the electric-car culture clash?
The daily news cycle already provides plenty of fodder for taking sides for or against electric cars. In the real world it’s just not that polarizing. Most people who decide to embrace electric vehicles probably understand that EVs do anything but preclude driving enjoyment; and many want to...
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