The 2020 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid gains some important functionality, even though some of the key specifications for range and efficiency haven’t changed. The most important improvement, perhaps, is that the Prime now offers a third seat in th…
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Karma presents its electric-car vision to China and vies for partners
Karma Automotive doesn’t have just one vision for its future. It has three. The Southern California automaker unveiled a trio of new vehicles at the Shanghai auto show this week, ranging from a near-production look of the next version of the Karma Reve…
Obama, buy that Volt!
Our current President, Donald Trump, has made it abundantly clear where he stands on electric cars. It’s quite a contrast to our former President, Barack Obama, whose administration widely supported policy fostering more fuel-efficient vehicles, …
Volvo to boost plug-in hybrid production to 25 percent of fleet
While other automakers are moving away from plug-in hybrids to electric powertrains, Volvo is finding unexpected success with its lineup of plug-in hybrids. At a recent roundtable with journalists in Sweden, Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said the company …
EV Drive coalition begins lobbying effort to save tax credit
Members of the lame-duck Congress all got letters on their desks Tuesday stating why the electric-car tax credit should be revised and extended. Along with a five-point fact sheet made public Tuesday, the effort is the first salvo in a battle by the ne…
Trump vows retaliation against GM for layoffs
After General Motors announced on Monday that it will kill the Chevy Volt as part of an effort to streamline its lineup, close five factories, and lay off 15 percent of its workers, President Trump took to Twitter to vow retaliation for the damage the …
Commentary: How the media may have punctured plug-in hybrids’ balloon
Plug-in hybrids can offer most of the environmental benefits of long-range electric cars with less cost for giant batteries or range worries. So why don’t they sell better? As our esteemed former editor John Voelcker regularly noted, consumers just don…
GM to kill Chevy Volt production in 2019 (Updated)
General Motors confirmed Monday morning that it plans to cease production of the Chevrolet Volt in March, as part of an effort to streamline production and pivot its business more toward zero-emissions and personal-mobility efforts. The Volt was the fi…
Plug-in Subaru, Toyota hybrids, changes at the top: The Week in Reverse
Which electric automaker will get a new Chairman? What new model gets the highest gas mileage of any SUV without a plug? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 23, 2018. Wit…
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Colorado cleans up, why not a Tesla Model 3 or plug-in: Today’s Car News
The 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid gets better fuel economy than any other SUV without a plug. We take a look at the benefits of short-range plug-in hybrids. Our readers weigh in on why they haven’t yet bought a Tesla Model 3. And Colorado joins up with Calif…