The next-generation Audi R8 sports car may go all-electric. BMW plans to drop diesel-powered cars in the United States after this year. A fuel-cell company develops a new hydrogen filling robot. And the results are in from one of our latest Twitter polls. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Come 2022, the Audi R8 could be an electric car. A…
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BMW drops diesels in favor of plug-in hybrids
BMW is the latest automaker to eliminate diesels from its lineup and focus on plug-in hybrids and electric cars. A BMW spokesman told Green Car Reports on Tuesday that it will drop diesels from its lineup for 2019. “We’re putting all our eggs in the PHEV basket,” said BMW spokesman Alexander Schmuck. BMW currently sells five plug-in hybrid models…
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Plug Power develops new hydrogen filling robot
Filling up with hydrogen is not as easy as filling up with gas or plugging in an electric car—at least it’s not yet. To make it easier—and importantly, cheaper for businesses—Plug Power, a New York fuel-cell company, has developed a new robotic hydrogen filling station. The system is designed to work in warehouses where…
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Report: 2022 Audi R8 to go electric
Increasingly, there’s nothing super about a supercar if it’s not electric. Last week, British magazine Autocar reported that Audi will make that leap for its next-generation R8 sports car, converting it from a pounding gas-fueled V-10 engine to purely electric power. DON’T MISS: Audi reveals PB18 e-tron concept in Monterey–with moveable…
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Will electric cars eliminate conventional hybrids from the market? Twitter poll results
As 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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Leaf/Outlander PHEV sales race, California goes zero-carbon by 2045, and electric car poll: Today's Car News
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The Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV fight for plug-in hybrid and electric car sales dominance in Canada. California plans to go carbon-free for electricity by 2045. A thief drove off with a Tesla using just his smartphone. And we ask what the most exciting electric car coming in 2019 may be. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. The…
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Thief steals Tesla from mall using smartphone
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Cybersecurity is big for cars, and a Tesla proved why last week. The thief used Tesla’s smartphone app to open and drive away in a Model S from the Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to a Fox News report. The car was stolen from Trevla, a company that rents Teslas at the mall. CHECK OUT: Tesla Model 3 gets new features via OTA…
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What's the most exciting electric car for 2019? Take our Twitter poll
We’ve reported that 2019 will be the year of the electric crossover SUV, with new models coming from Audi, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz, in addition to a Mustang-like mystery SUV from Ford, and several new electric SUVs from startup automakers. That led us to wonder which new electric cars our readers are looking forward to the most in 2019. DON’T…
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California Legislature passes zero-carbon power plan for 2045
California has long been in the vanguard of clean energy when it comes to cars. Now, as the state fights a battle against the EPA and the Trump administration to maintain its ability to lead the nation in clean cars, the California Legislature has passed a new plan to radically clean up power plants. According to a report in the San Francisco…
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Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV vie for Canadian sales lead in August
Ahead of the final expiration of electric-car tax credits in Ontario, Canada, the Nissan Leaf posted its highest monthly sales total north of the border: 1,050 units. The number was more than double what Nissan sold in June and July, and still significantly more than its previous record of 906 Leafs in May. (The most electric cars sold in any…
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