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Only Nissan and Tesla currently offer electric cars with different battery-pack options.
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Tesla AWD efficiency, CA fast charging, global electric-car sales: Today's Car News
We have news on electric-car efficiency, charging infrastructure, and sales today.
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2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL gas mileage review
Nissan made big waves a few years ago when it introduced its then-new 2013 Altima. On the side of a barn not too far from its Franklin, Tennessee, headquarters, the automaker painted "38 mpg"—referring not to its combined EPA rating, but its highway number. And then it took a bunch of...
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CA issues $9 million in grants for electric-car fast charger installations
California will fund installation of DC fast-charging stations along highway corridors.
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All-wheel-drive Tesla electric cars rated more efficient, but how?
One of the myriad advantages of electric propulsion, we’re told, is the efficiency of all-wheel drive. The AWD versions of the Tesla Model S, for example, are rated as more efficient than the rear-wheel-drive versions of the car. This flies in the face of 100 years of automotive history...
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VW diesel fallout: hot-selling Porsche Macans finally certified by EPA
The 2017 Porsche Macan was held up due to a lengthy emissions-certification process.
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U.S. electric-car sales decreased slightly last year, but they increased in China, Europe, Japan, and Canada.
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Tesla Model X 75D, 'forbidden fruit' electric cars, Lexus hybrid milestone: Today's Car News
Lexus and Tesla make headlines today.
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Tesla Model X gets new 75D base version, replacing 70D that was never built
With a restyled Model S released yesterday and more than 300,000 reservations globally for its $35,000 Model 3 coming in 2018, Tesla Motors has had a busy, busy month. Almost overlooked in all the news about those two electric cars was another update to another Tesla product. That would be the 2016...
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Lexus has sold 1 million luxury hybrid vehicles in 11 years
Lexus recently passed 1 million hybrid sales.
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Two-thirds of new cars in Norway last month were hybrid or electric
The majority of cars sold in Norway last month were hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or battery-electric.
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Dealer brings 'forbidden fruit' used electric cars to Boulder, Colorado
Some markets are stronger than others for certain types of cars. Think Subarus in the Northeast or the Rocky Mountains, convertibles in Florida, and pickup trucks in Texas. Used-car dealers carefully watch auctions to find cars in less demand elsewhere that they can sell locally for more money...
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In a new study, 56 percent of respondents said electric cars must have at least 300 miles of range.
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2016 Tesla Model S gets styling update, 48-amp charger, new interior options, $1,500 price increase (updated)
The Tesla Model S electric car, which went into production in June 2012, is getting its first styling updates in almost four years. The Silicon Valley carmaker said that Model S luxury sedans produced starting today in its Fremont, California, assembly plant will have a new front-end design...
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2016 Tesla Model S updates, VW diesel deadline, subsidizing Uber: Today's Car News
Tesla, Uber, and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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Do hybrid or electric supercars still have to roar to be taken seriously?
Carmakers consider the implications of silent supercars.
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Can VW, agencies meet April 21 diesel-fix deadline? EPA head not sure
Nine days remain until the deadline imposed by a judge for Volkswagen and two regulatory agencies to agree on the outline of a plan to modify vehicles affected by the diesel-emission scandal. That deadline was already postponed once, but whether VW, the EPA, and the powerful California Air...
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Tesla Model S: better electric stretch limo than Nissan Leaf?
A California company is building a Tesla Model S stretch limousine.
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A Florida city has become the nation's—and presumably the world's—first to subsidize Uber rides beginning or ending within its borders. Altamonte Springs, a suburb of Orlando, will cover 20 percent of any ride that starts or finishes within its city limits. Call Uber for a ride to SunRail, the region's commuter train system, in fact, and Altamonte Springs' government will pop for 25 percent of an Uber fare. ALSO SEE: Uber CEO would buy 500,000 autonomous Teslas The public-private partnership between Altamonte Springs and Uber is being touted as a low-cost alternative to subsidized...
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Reusing electric-car batteries: great idea, lots of practical challenges
In theory, it's a wonderful concept: once their tenure in an electric car is over, lithium-ion battery packs with as much as 70 percent of their energy capacity remaining can be sold and reused. In practice, however—especially at scale—the idea turns out to have some practical...
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2016 Dodge Dart lineup cut to 3 models as small sedan simplifies
The 2016 Dodge Dart lineup gets streamlined midway through the model year.
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Tesla Model X recall to replace third-row seat backs after European safety test
Tesla Motors will recall 2,700 Model X electric crossover utility vehicles to replace seat backs in the third row after a recliner unexpectedly slipped during seat-strength tests. The vehicles in question were built prior to March 26, and are all located in the U.S. Tesla said in a letter e-mailed...
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Tesla Model X configurator, 2016 Toyota Prius crash tests, BMW ReachNow: Today's Car News
We have news from BMW, Tesla, and Toyota today.
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Chrysler throws in towel on sedans: 200, Dart to die for SUVs, trucks (updated)
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the only U.S. maker to release five-year business plans to the media--and offer updates when things change. That's just what it did yesterday, when it updated its plan for 2014 through 2018. The biggest shocker of the day was the company's announcement that it would...
John Voelcker