Category: Today in Car News

If you have a strong position regarding the EPA's proposal to freeze fuel economy standards at 2020 levels through 2026, speak out. Tomorrow is the deadline for making public comments that are part of the legal record. A zinc-air battery project is backed by a big name and claims to have achieved the $100/kwh cost barrier and plans to find its way...

Hybrid repairs to keep customers happy, nine years of green-car lessons, the first of a new electric car is delivered in LA, and Tesla offers us candy. Sort of. We think. All this and more on Green Car Reports. It appears that Elon Musk is starting a candy company, announced (of course) via Twitter. What, the Model 3 challenges aren't enough? The...

Buyers want to know when they can order their Tesla Model 3s with all-wheel drive; Elon Musk hints at the answer. Upgrading the dirtiest diesels in Germany could prove costly. Canadian university researchers show that all green-car drivers want is the same thing as everybody else. Rising gas prices don't necessarily make people drive less. And we...

Tesla reveals its Model Y launch window, EPA and California may still agree on emissions, a fast-charge network is coming for Bolt Maven drivers, and German electric luxury sedans aim higher than the Model S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Reports put production of the Tesla Model Y starting in fall 2019. Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk says he...

Three new Buicks with plugs are coming for China, the Prius hybrid may get a restyle, sedans and small cars continue to depart Detroit, and we've got this month's best green-car deals. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If a report from a Japanese site is correct, the 2019 Toyota Prius hybrid will get a mild facelift to look a bit more like...

A Tesla founder has a new startup car company, the British utility would be OK with more electric cars sooner, reporters are getting a crucial distinction wrong, and we've got a new Twitter poll on the Honda Clarity. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The national electric utility in the U.K. supports moving up the date sales of new cars with...

A startling announcement from a zero-emission truck maker, some grim news on climate change, sloppiness from the Trump administration's EPA, and a quixotic round-the-world electric-car trip. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week's most important green-car stories. It may seem...

Today, the Jaguar I-Pace shows how EV styling can be done; Daimler announced Smart will be all-electric brand by 2020, 2018 Nissan Leaf owners spot fast-charge problems; and the EPA refutes 1,217 pages of its own scientific analysis with 38 pages of lobbying arguments: All this and more on Green Car Reports. With its new electric I-Pace crossover...

Today we find out why one reader traded his brand new Chevy Bolt for a used Tesla Model S, why trucks aren't the problem for fuel economy requirements that automakers have claimed they are, how enthusiastic Canadians were to buy electric cars this year, and the latest trends and concerns in electric cars from a business perspective, based on the...

Today, we've got an apt pupil (China) learning from the master (California), a diesel crossover that's MIA, our context to keep perspective on the EPA's announced plans to let cars emit more, and some new info on the 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports. California pioneered legislation requiring zero-emission...

Today, we've got an apt pupil (China) learning from the master (California), a diesel crossover that's MIA, our context to keep perspective on the EPA's announced plans to let cars emit more, and some new info on the 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports. California pioneered legislation requiring zero-emission...

Today, we've got last month's sales numbers for plug-in electric cars (and a possible obituary for monthly sales data), a broken promise from Tesla on Model 3 production, and our latest Twitter poll. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Our latest Twitter poll asks our followers whether they think electric cars will come faster or slower than...

Today, we've got some history on a Classic Mini converted to all-electric, more efforts from China's government to promote plug-in cars, a new hydrogen station in California, and a (very short) first drive in the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric luxury crossover. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we...

Today, we've got a recall for no fewer than 123,000 Tesla Model S electirc cars, some worrisome data on newer Nissan Leaf battery life, the EPA working to downplay climate science, and a gentle rant about how automakers define utility vehicles. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We updated our earlier stories on the 2019 Toyota Corolla...

Today, Beverly Hills (of all places) has released a policy that's got plug-in hybrid drivers in an uproar, we look at a missing mid-size hybrid SUV, and our Twitter followers surprised us, a lot. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We asked our Twitter followers when they expected to buy their first battery-electric car. We did not expect the...

Today, most of our news comes from the New York auto show, where reporters have attended events Monday and Tuesday and media days formally start Wednesday. For us, this year's show is all about SUVs of all sizes and a lot of plug-in hybrid powertrains. All this and more on Green Car Reports. It's all about crossover utility vehicles at this week's...

Today, we dug up an interesting legal commitment by Volkswagen, added detail to our explanation of California's revised clean-car carpool-lane permits, consider the intersection of pricey Teslas and electric-car rebates in Canada, and offer some good news on battery recycling. All this and more on Green Car Reports. "What happens to old...

Today, we dug up an interesting legal commitment by Volkswagen, added detail to our explanation of California's revised clean-car carpool-lane permits, consider the intersection of pricey Teslas and electric-car rebates in Canada, and offer some good news on battery recycling. All this and more on Green Car Reports. "What happens to old...

Today, we've got new hybrids at the New York auto show, more than 100 electric vans plus battery storage, and EPA plans to permit more emissions from future cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week's most important green-car stories. Combining battery storage with plug-in...

Today, we've got a fond look back at the world's first affordable modern electric car, winter EV testing in the snows of Norway, the new 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback, and BMW's big plans for volume production of plug-in cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A Norwegian club tested five electric cars in winter conditions, and found some...