Senate tax plan leaves electric-car purchase credit in place

U.S. Capitol BuildingThe battle over early termination of the U.S. income-tax credit for purchase of an electric car took a new turn on Thursday. HR1, the draft Tax Cut and Jobs Act introduced in the House of Representatives, would end the credit as of December 31. The U.S. Senate version of the tax-reform bill introduced late Thursday, however, retains the credit...

Which car would you pick as Best Car To Buy 2018? Poll results

2017 Tesla Model 3 in Tesla assembly plant parking lot, Fremont, CA, November 2017As we do every year at this time, our editors have gotten together, analyzed and discussed and argued, and come up with what we think is the Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018. We covered our process in a series of articles, including one that lays out the qualifications and rules. To be eligible, a car must be fully or substantially new for...

Ford C-Max Energi plug-in production over; Hybrid has only months left

2018 Ford C-MaxThe Ford C-Max, launched as a 2013 model, never really served the purpose its maker intended. The tall five-door compact hatchback was intended to be Ford's counter to the successful Toyota Prius hybrid line, more stylish and comfortable inside with almost the same fuel-economy rating. Its owners' real-world experience, however, bore no...

Finalist for Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018: Hyundai Ioniq

2018 Hyundai IoniqHyundai is known in the auto industry as an aggressive and very capable competitor, and the world's largest makers watch it closely and take it very seriously. The company didn't introduce its first hybrid car in the U.S. until 2011 and, frankly, that year's hybrid Sonata sedan wasn't very good. Just six model years later, the company's hybrids...