Category: Today in Car News

Today, Ford announces a slew of new electrified vehicles, the Chrysler Portal electric-car concept appears ahead of CES, and Tesla tests an Autopilot software update on a small number of cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on last week's news with our Week in Reverse feature. More solar-energy generating capacity was added in...

Today, we drive the 2017 Kia Niro hybrid, Tesla uses data to develop self-driving cars, and President-elect Donald Trump's advisors may be against ethanol. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla is just one of many companies working to develop self-driving cars, but could a trove of real-world data give it an advantage? Despite what...

Today, the outgoing Obama administration aims to quickly enact more green-car rules, the next Hyundai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle may get a boost in range over the current Tucson Fuel Cell, and a second-generation Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous prototype will begin testing in the new year. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The successor to the...

Today, see why this week is a good time to buy a green car, get the latest update on electric-car startup Faraday Future, and read one possible explanation for continued low sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. President-elect Donald Trump owned a Tesla electric car at one point, making it...

Today, waits at Tesla service centers get longer, Elon Musk teases a more powerful Tesla Supercharger DC fast-charging station, and new analysis claims some forms of renewable energy are now the cheapest unsubsidized sources of electricity in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out the potential cost of the Volkswagen 3.0-liter...

Today, a new report estimates the cost of a Volkswagen 3.0-liter diesel settlement at $1 billion, Tesla tops Consumer Reports' customer satisfaction index, and we look at why electric cars may lead to job cuts. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Electric-car group buying programs have helped increase sales, and now they're spreading to new...

Today, Michigan socks hybrid owners with new fees, Volkswagen teases a new electric concept car ahead of the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration delays an increase in penalties for automakers that fall short of fuel-economy standards. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Volkswagen will debut an...

Today, Volkswagen reaches an agreement with regulators to address 3.0-liter diesel vehicles with illegal "defeat device software," Toyota elects to share its hybrid technology with other automakers, and the BlueLA electric-car sharing service is set to launch in Los Angeles next year. All this and more on Green Car Reports. In response to a...

Today, we compare electric car battery warranties, the first 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedans are delivered to customers in California, and a report indicates Mitsubishi may share an electric-car platform with Renault. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Future Mitsubishi electric cars will use a platform shared with Renault and Nissan, a...

Today, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak buys another Tesla Model S, General Motors makes the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car its main autonomous-driving testbed, and the 2018 BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid debuts for the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on recent news with our Week in Reverse feature. The California Public...

Today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is named to President-elect Donald Trump's business-leader forum, Volkswagen experiments with online sales in Denmark, and the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car will be available with an AeroVironment charging station. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you are planning to buy and install an electric-car...

Today, we have a first look at the design of Lucid Motors' luxury electric car, President-elect Donald Trump picks Rick Perry to head the Department of Energy, and Car2Go Europe CEO Thomas Beermann discusses the future of car sharing. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Lucid Motors reveals the design for its electric luxury sedan, was well as...

Today, we have another teaser for the Fisker EMotion 400-mile luxury electric car, an indication that Renault and Nissan may share a future electric-car platform, and an estimate of the quantity of Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars General Motors must sell to meet California's zero-emission vehicle mandate. All this and more on Green Car Reports...

Today, find out why it may be more urgent for Tesla to turn a profit in the coming years, what language about battery degradation in the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV owner's manual means, and what a new study says about global carbon emissions. All this and more on Green Car Reports. See why Volkswagen believes the cost of electric cars and diesels will...

Today, we review the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, Chrysler reportedly plans to unveil a new electric car at CES, and Porsche may have used an illegal emissions-cheating "defeat device" in its gasoline cars Missed last week's news? Catch up with our Week in Reverse feature. Chrysler will reveal a new electric car at CES in January...

Today, we have more details on Lucid Motors' upcoming electric car, pricing information on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze diesel, and a legal scuffle between the European Union and member nations over emissions standards. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Lucid Motors' electric "executive sedan" will be unveiled later this month. The base model...

Today, Donald Trump nominates a climate-science denier to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Congress questions $2 billion in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure funding from the Volkswagen diesel scandal, and a new study claims it is better to recycle electric-car battery packs than reuse them. All this and more on Green Car...

Today, Tesla opens a gallery in Michigan, one of the states that bars it from actually selling cars to customers, automaker lobbyists fail to overturn EPA emissions rules, and BMW sets the goal of selling 100,000 plug-in cars next year. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla still can't sell cars directly to Michigan, but it now has a...

Today, General Motors has a new 9-speed automatic transmission that may boost fuel efficiency, Chinese startup NextEV will offer an electric SUV under its Nio brand, and a city in Finland is making a bid for the next Tesla "gigafactory." All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out why one Finnish city thinks it's ideal for the next Tesla...

Today, we compare three upcoming luxury electric SUVs, Ford plans to ask President-elect Donald Trump to loosen fuel-economy rules, and a new report claims General Motors will lose money on the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Buick Velite plug-in hybrid concept car was unveiled at the 2016 Guangzhou Auto...