VW ‘annoyed’ it won’t get order for electric vans it didn’t make

Deutsche Post StreetScooter electric van prototypeSuppose you're one of the world's three largest automakers. You don't offer a type of vehicle that a relatively small but highly visible customer in your home market wants. Do you have the right to be annoyed if that customer designs those vehicles itself? DON'T MISS: USPS picks AM General to help build next-generation mail trucks Only...

Plug-in hybrid next-generation Mini Countryman teased before launch

Mini Countryman plug-in hybrid prototypeThe next generation Mini Countryman crossover utility vehicle will be the brand's first model to offer a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Its parent company BMW has released teaser images confirming an upcoming production plug-in hybrid. While it did not specifically say the model was a Countryman, the camouflaged prototype being driven by Mini...

India, EU ratify Paris climate agreement: takes effect next month

Hyundai ix35 (Tucson) Fuel Cell Paris taxiLast December, representatives form 195 countries met in Paris to negotiate an agreement to address climate change on a global scale. Almost a year later, enough countries have now formally ratified that agreement in order that it can officially take effect. The tipping point was reached when India and the 28 members of the European Union ratified...

European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan-Aug 2016

Renault Zoe electric cars on the Outer HebridesThe Renault Zoe once again maintained its position as the best-selling electric car in Europe, at least through August. As has been the case all year, the subcompact hatchback's main competition for that title was the Nissan Leaf—built by Renault's Japanese alliance partner—which once again earned the second-place spot. The Leaf...

DoE energy-loan program (notorious for Solyndra) now turning a profit

Photovoltaic solar power field at Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TennesseeThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan program that became a lightning rod during the 2012 presidential election is now turning a profit. The program became infamous for backing solar company Solyndra, which later went bankrupt. Three years after Soyndra's failure, though, the program is now in the black. DON'T MISS: Carbon emissions from U.S...

DoE energy-loan program (notorious for Solyndra) now turning a profit

Photovoltaic solar power field at Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TennesseeThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan program that became a lightning rod during the 2012 presidential election is now turning a profit. The program became infamous for backing solar company Solyndra, which later went bankrupt. Three years after Soyndra's failure, though, the program is now in the black. DON'T MISS: Carbon emissions from U.S...

How much is a prototype Tesla Roadster really worth?

Tesla Roadster Prototype for sale on eBayHow much would you pay to own one of the earliest Tesla Roadster electric sports cars? Early production models and prototypes of notable cars can often become valuable collectors' items. That's something the seller of this prototype Tesla Roadster seems to be counting on. DON'T MISS: Tesla Roadster 3.0 340-mile battery upgrade now shipping The...

Atieva Atvus, Audi R8 e-tron dead, 2017 Toyota Corolla: Today’s Car News

Audi R8 e-tronToday, we have the first photo of the Atieva Atvus electric car, the Audi R8 e-tron electric car ceases production, and we drive the updated 2017 Toyota Corolla compact sedan. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What will be the most unexpected thing about the Tesla Model 3? Our Twitter followers weighed in for our latest poll. A new hydrogen...

2017 Toyota Corolla: first drive of updated compact sedan

2017 Toyota Corolla, test drive, Ojai, California, Sep 2016The Toyota Corolla has been almost the default compact sedan among North American buyers for what seems like decades now. In good years, more than 350,000 are sold to retail and fleet buyers in the U.S., and they're part of the automotive landscape in even the reddest states of the union. The latest Corolla is thus cautiously evolutionary, with...