Category: The Week In Reverse

What does an owner think after six full months of driving a Chevy Bolt EV electric car? Why can't the Trump Administration say two little words that mean a lot? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, May 19, 2017. Friday, we explained why our Tesla-owning writer David...

Why won't the EPA target California's waiver to set its own emission rules—yet—according to one source? How bad are the real-world NOx emissions from diesel passenger vehicles and heavy trucks? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, May 19, 2017. Friday...

Why did we test a $71,000 luxury sedan with an EPA rating of just 25 mpg? What did a top Volkswagen executive say that riled up Tesla fans? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, May 12, 2017. Friday, we wrote about spending several days with a 2017 Hyundai Ioniq...

Why is one noted manufacturing expert very worried about the Tesla Model 3? Which article topic got more reader comments: hydrogen fuel-cell prospects or the impact of delayed CAFE rules? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, May 5, 2017. Longtime readers will know...

Which makers showed plug-in electric concepts in Shanghai that were conspicuously absent from the New York auto show? What caused Tesla to recall more than 50,000 of its electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, April 21, 2017. Friday, we explained a...

What's it like to ride in a fully autonomous Nissan Leaf electric car for several miles through varied city traffic? What more did we learn about the fast-charging behavior of the 238-mile 2017 Chevy Bolt EV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, April 7, 2017...

Why are two of the very earliest Nissan Leaf owners not happy with their electric car? What can you do personally to cut emissions of climate-change gases that the Trump Administration will no longer regulate? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 31, 2017...

Who posted a video of an important future electric car with more than 200 miles of range? What alarming bill is quietly advancing in the U.S. House of Representatives? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 24, 2017. Friday, we noted that a tweet by Tesla CEO...

What did President Trump actually say he'd tell the EPA to do when he spoke to automakers in Detroit on Wednesday? Why did one longtime reader decide to cancel his order for a 238-mile Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 17...

What date did we finally get for the unveiling of a very popular electric car's next generation? Why are we increasingly nervous about the fate of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under its climate-science-denying head? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday...

What innovation did a 94-year-old battery legend discuss last week? Why should green-car buyers even consider purchasing a new diesel vehicle? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 3, 2017. Friday, recent financial data from Tesla Motors prompted us to ask...

What did we think of the new 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, with its 58-mpg combined gas-mileage rating? When will the Tesla Model 3 be rolling off the production lines in high volumes? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, February 24, 2017. Friday, we previewed the...

Which eagerly awaited electric car finally broke cover—and what worried question did those spy shots prompt? Why does Toyota think plug-in hybrids will catch on with customers more quickly than 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 17...

What remarkable accusation did the Volkswagen board of directors make against its former CEO and scion of the family that founded the company? And what date does one rumor give for the start of pilot production of the eagerly awaited Tesla Model 3 electric car? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car...

What will happen to more than 80,000 Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles powered by 3.0-liter V-6 diesels that were sold from 2009 through 2016? And just how far off base was Ford CEO Mark Fields in claiming that up to 1 million jobs could be lost under the fuel-economy standards now in place? This is our look back at the Week In...

When will Tesla's Autopilot restore its previous capabilities and add new features that take it closer to self-driving? And how is Hyundai suggesting electric-car buyers should assess models that compete with its new Ioniq Electric? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on...

When can you buy a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car from your local Chevy dealer? And what carmaker pleaded guilty to four felony charges and will pay more than $4 billion in fines for its criminal actions? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Inauguration Day, Friday...

Which U.S. automaker may have its own diesel emission problem (though it's different to those bedeviling VW)? And what all-new version of an extremely popular hybrid sedan broke cover at this week's Detroit Auto Show? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, January 13...

Which U.S. automaker dropped some bombshells about its future plans for electric cars, and Mexico too? And what did we learn at the gigantic Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, January 6, 2017. Friday, we covered a new $150...

Which electric model might be the used-car bargain of the year? And exactly what kind of car is a new hybrid we just drove? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 30, 2016. Friday, we published our first drive of the 2017 Kia Niro hybrid, which Kia says is a...