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Would you buy into a Volkswagen EV subscription plan? Twitter poll results

Left to right: Volkswagen ID, ID Buzz and ID Crozz conceptsSeveral automakers are experimenting with electric-car sharing programs as they look to an autonomous future when cars are more about providing rides than being purchased. Volkswagen is going whole hog, launching an electric-only car sharing program in Europe that it also plans to bring to North America and Asia. That led us to wonder if an…
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Which electric SUV are you most excited about for 2019? Take our Twitter poll

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQCFor 2019, no fewer than 15 companies have announced that they will introduce new electric SUVs. Last week, our Twitter poll asked broadly which electric cars our followers were most excited about for 2019, and none of those SUVs took the prize. Instead, by an overwhelming majority, our Twitter followers chose the long-promised, still-not-delivered…
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What's the most exciting electric car for 2019?

Tesla Model 3 bought [Photo by reader AH]Tons of new electric SUVs are hitting the market for 2019. None, though, can apparently hold a candle to the entry-level Tesla Model 3, in our Twitter followers’ estimation. That’s the result of our Twitter poll last week, which asked, “What’s the most exciting electric car for 2019?” In response, fully 58 percent of our Twitter followers chose…
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Would you buy into a Volkswagen electric-car subscription plan? Take our Twitter poll

Left to right: Volkswagen ID, ID Buzz and ID Crozz conceptsVolkswagen announced in July that it will launch an all-electric car sharing plan in the U.S. in 2020. Called “WE,” the program is likely to serve as a marketing program for the company’s new line of electric cars, the hatchback ID, and the ID Crozz crossover SUV. The ID is slated to go into production at the end of 2019, followed by the ID Crozz…
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Will electric cars eliminate conventional hybrids from the market? Twitter poll results

2019 Honda InsightAs electric cars have made inroads in the market, a California study shows they have largely replaced conventional hybrids, not straight-up internal combustion cars. It’s an important question, because hybrids were expected to fill the gap, improving efficiency in bigger cars and introducing more conservative buyers to electric driving, as battery…
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Should classic cars be converted to electric power? Twitter poll results

Jaguar E-Type ZeroGreen Car Reports readers sometimes leave themselves open to having extreme viewpoints. Such were the results of last week’s Twitter poll, when we asked: “Should classic cars be converted to electric power?” We asked the question following what seemed like a rash of announcements of people doing exactly that, from established automakers to…
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Will electric cars eliminate conventional hybrids from the market? Take our Twitter poll

2004 Toyota Corolla, 2006 Toyota Prius, 2015 Nissan Leaf outside home [photo: John C. Briggs]A new report from California shows electric cars are replacing hybrids—not conventional, gas-only cars—on the roads. There could be many reasons for that, but the most obvious is that they’re vying for the same buyers: early adopters who want to take a stand for the environment. Now that electric cars are available, many of those…
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