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The Tomcar LV1 is an electric off-road vehicle designed for use in mines.
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110-year-old electric cars sold at auction as collectors start to appreciate them
Two early electric cars recently sold at auction in the U.K.
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Toyota hybrid battery replacement cost guide (2016 update)
"Sure, but what do the batteries cost to replace?" is a question frequently posed to hybrid and electric vehicle owners. It's true that batteries aren't cheap, and at some point down the line they'll have expended their useful life and require replacement. But what do these packs actually cost, if...
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Tesla Model X for trailer towing: Edmunds is not convinced
The Tesla Model X's towing ability is a pro, but it comes with quite a few cons.
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Volkswagen diesel settlement delayed one more week by judge
Next Tuesday was to be the day when owners of almost half a million Volkswagens and Audis learned the final terms VW would offer them to settle hundreds of lawsuits over its diesel-emission cheating software. It won't be. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer gave Volkswagen and the EPA one more week...
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Tesla driver monitoring, Nissan Leaf sales decline, VW electric-car plan: Today's Car News
We stories on Nissan, Tesla, and Volkswagen today.
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It happens every so often: a driver claims that a car accelerated out of control just before it crashed into something or other. Only in the last 10 years have automakers had data to investigate the claims, usually from a "black box" that captures a car's most recent few seconds of operating information. Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has taken data collection on its cars' operation much further, with cars that continuously transmit what they're doing (and where) back to the company. DON'T MISS: Tesla refutes owner claims of Model X 'sudden acceleration' before crash That capability lets it...
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Volkswagen's plan to bounce back? 30 electric cars in 10 years
Roughly a week before the automaker is expected to tell a court how it plans to make amends for lying about cheating diesels, Volkswagen announced Thursday a far-reaching plan to stake the company's future on battery electric vehicles. Last year, the company admitted millions of diesel cars...
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What hurts Nissan Leaf sales: Tesla Model 3 or Chevy Bolt EV electric cars?
The numbers are in, and for the Nissan Leaf electric car, they're not pretty. Despite a boost in its EPA-rated range from 84 to 107 miles, its year-to-date sales of 4,697 units are down 40 percent on the 7,742 that were sold in the same five months last year. And those were down on the total of...
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Diesel BMW 7-Series won't be sold in U.S., company confirms
BMW will not offer a diesel version of the recently-redesigned 7-Series in the U.S.
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Elio Motors' new marketing partner is...The Onion ?!?!? Yep.
To market its three-wheeled car, Elio Motors is getting political.
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Volvo electric buses: quiet enough for classic-music concerts
Volvo electric buses are serving as mobile concert halls in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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We have lots of electric car news today.
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Tesla to sell electric cars at Nordstrom department store, expanding retail footprint
Tesla will open a pilot "gallery" in a Nordstrom store in Los Angeles.
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Bankruptcy shows scope of Peabody Coal's climate denial lobbying
These are tough times for the coal industry. Coal plants are being retired at an increasing rate in North America and Europe, replaced by a combination of natural-gas and renewable generating capacity. These days, virtually any way to produce electricity is seen as better than coal, which produces...
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Plug-in electric car sales for May flat: Leaf struggles despite range boost
U.S. sales of cars with plugs were essentially flat last month, as low gas prices and perhaps anticipation of longer-range entries within months kept a lid on buyer interest. The second-generation Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, now available throughout the country as a 2017 model, logged 1,901...
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Toyota Prius hybrid is cheapest car over 10 years that you can buy
The Toyota Prius has the lowest average maintenance costs over 10 years of any model, according to website YourMechanic.
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Tesla to provide batteries for energy storage farm in Kauai, Hawaii
Tesla and SolarCity will construct a combined solar farm and energy storage array in Hawaii.
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We have news from Nissan and Tesla today.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, May 2016: Canada crosses 20,000 cars with plugs
The Chevy Volt's May sales numbers put it in the driver's seat in Canada for the fourth time in five months The country welcomed its 10,000th plug-in electric vehicle around October 2014, about 40 months after the first Nissan Leafs arrived. This past April—about 18 months later—the...
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Net-zero-energy homes underscore evolution of electric utilities
Homes now have the ability to generate as much power as they use, but only if utilities stop fighting decentralized solar generation.
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Nissan takes a different approach to fuel cells: ethanol
When the world at large thinks of fuel-cell vehicles—to the extent it does, at least today—they are associated with hydrogen as the fuel to power them. But a fuel cell, more broadly speaking, is any device that produces electricity from a variety of input fuels or energy carriers. This...
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Car dealer tries to install solar, town-owned utility limits power it can generate
A Pennsylvania Ford dealer runs afoul of a town's restrictions on solar power.
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Tesla now building 2,000 electric cars a week, it says
As with any auto manufacturer, the vehicle production rate at Tesla Motors is intensely scrutinized by shareholders, fans, financial analysts, and competitors. Almost two years ago, CEO Elon Musk had said that the electric-car maker expected to be operating at a "run rate" of 100,000 cars a year by...
John Voelcker