Increasingly, there's nothing super about a supercar if it's not electric. Last week, British magazine Autocar reported that Audi will make that leap for its next-generation R8 sports car, converting it from a pounding gas-fueled V-10 engine to purely electric power. DON'T MISS: Audi reveals PB18 e-tron concept in Monterey–with moveable...
As electric cars have made inroads in the market, a California study shows they have largely replaced conventional hybrids, not straight-up internal combustion cars. It's an important question, because hybrids were expected to fill the gap, improving efficiency in bigger cars and introducing more conservative buyers to electric driving, as battery...
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The Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV fight for plug-in hybrid and electric car sales dominance in Canada. California plans to go carbon-free for electricity by 2045. A thief drove off with a Tesla using just his smartphone. And we ask what the most exciting electric car coming in 2019 may be. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. The...
The carmaker’s initial public offering was no doubt hindered by American tariffs, but its mooted valuation was also far too high.
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Cybersecurity is big for cars, and a Tesla proved why last week. The thief used Tesla's smartphone app to open and drive away in a Model S from the Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to a Fox News report. The car was stolen from Trevla, a company that rents Teslas at the mall. CHECK OUT: Tesla Model 3 gets new features via OTA...
We've reported that 2019 will be the year of the electric crossover SUV, with new models coming from Audi, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz, in addition to a Mustang-like mystery SUV from Ford, and several new electric SUVs from startup automakers. That led us to wonder which new electric cars our readers are looking forward to the most in 2019. DON'T...
California has long been in the vanguard of clean energy when it comes to cars. Now, as the state fights a battle against the EPA and the Trump administration to maintain its ability to lead the nation in clean cars, the California Legislature has passed a new plan to radically clean up power plants. According to a report in the San Francisco...
Ahead of the final expiration of electric-car tax credits in Ontario, Canada, the Nissan Leaf posted its highest monthly sales total north of the border: 1,050 units. The number was more than double what Nissan sold in June and July, and still significantly more than its previous record of 906 Leafs in May. (The most electric cars sold in any...
The departure of Tesla’s senior accountant comes as the electric-car maker is entering a crucial period in which there can be no uncertainty about its financial statements.
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Just before National Drive Electric Week organizers planned to hold what they call the first electric-car-only drive-in movie event in San Francisco next Thursday, Green Car Reports reader Michael Kamm wrote to us wondering if we’d be interested in a story about an all-electric drive-in movie night that happened two weeks before, outside...
