The Volkswagen ID.3 electric car is officially delayed a few months. BMW’s latest plug-in hybrid SUV gets a big battery. GM talks about getting in on the commercial EV business. And we have an update on the RAV4 Hybrid fuel-tank issue. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM CEO Mary Barra has explained the company's motivation behind... VW ID.3 delay, GM electric van, RAV4 Hybrid fuel tank update: Today’s Car News
The Volkswagen ID.3 electric car is officially delayed a few months. BMW’s latest plug-in hybrid SUV gets a big battery. GM talks about getting in on the commercial EV business. And we have an update on the RAV4 Hybrid fuel-tank issue. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM CEO Mary Barra has explained the company's motivation behind... 
Drivers of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid have an unusual issue: They’re only able to access part of their gas tank’s reported fuel-tank capacity—and thus they can’t take advantage of the 40-mpg Hybrid’s excellent 580-mile rated range. Toyota confirmed to Green Car Reports Wednesday that while the issue doesn't fall under the... 
European deliveries of the Volkswagen ID.3, the first in a family of mass-market electric cars from the German automaker, have been delayed to September. Binding orders for the initial 30,000 1st Edition models can be made in Europe beginning June 17, VW said in a press release Wednesday. The press release did not cite a specific reason for the... 
Fully electric commercial vehicles, like the electric van for delivery fleets that was first reported earlier this month, are “a huge opportunity” for GM, CEO Mary Barra said in a Bloomberg interview Monday. Barra nodded when asked about the project—reportedly code-named BV1—and added plenty of supporting reasons why the... 
The 2021 BMW X5 xDrive 45e is the second generation of the German automaker's mid-size plug-in hybrid SUV. Unveiled Wednesday for the U.S., it gets more than double the electric range of its predecessor, but also boasts more power. Estimated EPA range will increase to 30 miles, up from 14 miles for the previous-generation X5 plug-in hybrid. That's... 
BMW invests in synthetic fuel for internal combustion engines. Kia and Hyundai keep refining heat-pump technology. And a lease deal already applies to the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is only starting to reach dealerships, and yet an impressive discount already... 
Heat pumps will be a feature of future Hyundai and Kia electric cars, helping to improve efficiency and maximize driving range in cold temperatures, the automakers believe. Hyundai and Kia, which share their parent company and some research and development resources, began using heat pumps in 2014 on the first-generation Kia Soul EV, and now most... 
BMW is investing in Prometheus Fuels, a company that plans to remove carbon-dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and convert it into gasoline. Prometheus plans to begin selling its fuel at gas stations later this year, at a price comparable to conventional gasoline, BMW said in a press release Tuesday. Prometheus also plans to make diesel and jet... 
Although the cheap low-interest or no-interest financing deals for new vehicles have mostly gone away, as the auto industry recalibrates supply to a new coronavirus-recovery norm for demand, many of them are still good through June in the green-car sector—leading to some standout deals for electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hybrid vehicles...