Category: The Week In Reverse

What Tesla Model 3 question seems to preoccupy quite a lot of people right now? How might the Trump Administration plan to justify slashing corporate average fuel-economy rules for future new vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, February 16, 2018. Friday...

How did Tesla respond to questions over its latest delays in delivery dates for the Model 3 electric car? Why should EV owners and advocates worry about consumer awareness of plug-in electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, February 9, 2018. Friday, we...

Which two automakers may start to run out of electric-car tax credits this year? What happens if you buy a used Fiat 500e electric car outside California and it needs service? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, February 2, 2018. Friday, we wrote that it's taken...

Which legendary British luxury sedan intends to tackle the Tesla Model S head-on? How much of a role is there for radically more-efficient combustion engines in making future vehicles greener? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, January 26, 2018. Friday, we covered...

What tricks and technologies did Chevy engineers use to boost the fuel economy of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup truck? Which state will likely counter any proposed weakening of corporate average fuel-economy standards by the Trump administration? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car...

Why do a majority of auto executives believe that hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will dominate plug-in electric cars in the future? What do individual Tesla Model 3 parts tell us about that crucial but currently challenged electric car? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on...

How much did sales of plug-in electric cars grow during 2017? Why did China end sales of more than 500 separate cars on January 1? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, January 5, 2018. Friday, we noted that while the Tesla Model 3 Long Range is rated at 310 miles of...

Which startup luxury electric-car maker is now in even more perilous straits? What did we conclude about electric-car charging during road trips? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the holiday week ending on Friday, December 29, 2017. Friday, we noted that just a year ago, few people were...

Which two new green cars have readers driven and reported on for us? Why weren't 15 separate charging stops enough during our first drive of the plug-in hybrid version of the 2018 Kia Niro? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 22, 2017. Friday, we wrote...

Which country may wipe the floor with the U.S. in the global race among makers of electric cars? What car may pose a significant threat to the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 15, 2017. Friday, we learned EV shoppers can...

Which upcoming electric car has more than 200 prototypes on the road that have now covered 1.5 million miles of testing? What claims by Tesla caused some head-scratching among battery engineers? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 8, 2017. Friday, we...

Which pair of European plug-in hybrids got bigger batteries and more rated range for 2018? What were the big stories from this week's surprisingly news-packed Los Angeles auto show? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 1, 2017. Friday, our Tesla-owning...

What new hybrid and plug-in cars are coming from Ford, which has been notably silent on that front since 2013? How does fossil-fuel-loving EPA administrator Scott Pruitt define the word "environmentalism"? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 24, 2017. This...

What strong new competitor to the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid will go on sale December 1? Which vehicle did we name our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 17, 2017. Friday, we covered all the news from the unveiling...

Which of three finalists will win the Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018 award? What two important reports came out this week, and why did one of them embarrass the Trump Administration? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 20, 2017. Friday, we broke the...

Which hybrid crossover utility vehicle will add a new and less expensive version for 2018? What bad news did Tesla CEO Elon Musk share with the world? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 20, 2017. Regular readers may notice we were a bit lighter than usual...

Which carmaker sold 10,000 cars with plugs in September? (No, not Tesla, or Nissan, or GM ....) How many stories this week did we have that explained crossover utility vehicles are the big thing these days? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 20, 2017...

What company teased us with the possibility of 6-minute electric-car recharging? Which vehicles made it into the finalists for our Best Car To Buy 2018 award, and which didn't? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 20, 2017. Friday, we wrote that Mazda has...

Which European cities are rapidly putting the brakes on gasoline and diesel cars? It's an increasingly long list. What Obama-era energy initiative does the EPA (not exactly living up to the P in its name) intend to axe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October...