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The GreenCars Podcast is back for Season 2 with deeper conversations about EVs, hybrids, sustainability, battery tech, and the future of driving. First up: Volvo’s Vanessa Butani on what cleaner transportation really takes.

The development of Ford’s Universal EV Platform aims for efficiency through light weight, fewer parts, and slippery aerodynamics.

Yes, EVs are making it easier to take a breath! According to a 2026 study from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC), rising electric vehicle adoption has directly reduced air pollution in California. Here’s what the study reveals.

How do you make cars safer? Well, Volkswagen Group has a nifty idea of using real world data from customer vehicles to analyze stressful traffic scenarios to improve driver assistance systems to improve occupant safety.

Just when you may have thought that the world of new electric cars was getting a bit boring, Audi unveils a radical new all-electric two-seater sports car to drive us into the future in high style.

It has a kitchen, room for up to eleven, and solar power. The new Hyundai Staria Camper is aimed at European campers, families, and businesses.

Strong consumer demand is leading the latest hybrid car pivot toward more fuel-efficient vehicles. Major automakers such as Honda and Toyota are refocusing their strategies, introducing exciting new models such as the Honda Civic Hybrid and Toyota’s strong hybrid lineup including advanced components such as Toyota’s e-Axles.

America has always been a nation on wheels, daring to travel to new possibilities, to venture off the map and strive for something better. In 2026, GreenCars parent company Lithia & Driveway celebrates 80 years of making personal transportation dreams come true through quality vehicles, parts and services that keep people on the road.

Mazda's first dedicated, purpose-built EV for the U.S. market is a mid-size electric crossover, set for production in 2027 and projected to be in North American dealerships in 2028.

As of this writing in December of 2026, The Ford F-150 Lightning all-electric full-size pickup truck… is dead, as in no longer in production. The big EV truck is being replaced by an extended range electric version called the F-150 EREV.

It has been a great year for Cadillac, and it is ending 2025 by saving you money on leasing a luxurious Lyriq EV. Find out how you can save $115 per month when you lease a new Lyriq.

Sales of Toyota hybrid models in the U.S. are growing fast. The car company recently announced that over half of its sales in America will be “electrified models” for 2025.

The national EV battery charger deployment, primarily guided by the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, is proceeding with acceleration in station openings for 2026.

For American car buyers, the federal EV tax credit is over, and while EV prices continue to come down and battery tech improves to eliminate “range anxiety,” one form of fuel-efficient vehicle remains strong: the hallowed hybrid.

Except for here in the United States, the Toyota Hilux mid-size pickup truck is known the world over. Now a new ninth-generation electric version will be Toyota’s first EV pickup.