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Company startups are, by their nature, secretive and turbulent places. Toss in a Chinese billionaire or two, a new business model for selling transportation services rather than cars, and the brutal competition in the global auto industry, and you have the recipe for frequent and disruptive change. And, more often than not (as history shows us), failure. DON'T MISS: Faraday Future Shows FFZero1 Concept, But What Did We Learn? The highly anticipated press event held by electric-car startup Faraday Future at January's Consumer Electronics Show left more questions than answers in its wake. The...
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Plug-in electric car sales, Tesla Model 3, Morgan EV3 electric three-wheeler: Today's Car News
Morgan and Tesla make headlines today.
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Plug-In electric car sales for Feb: winter doldrums continue
As in previous years, the dog days of January and February were not kind to electric-car sales this year. Both 2014 and 2015 saw the lowest number of plug-in cars sold in their first two months, and 2016 appears to be following that pattern. While February sales were slightly up on those in...
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Tesla Model 3 invitations going out for March 31 debut event
Tesla recently sent out invitations for the Model 3 debut event.
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German shareholders sue VW over diesel emission scandal
German shareholders claims Volkswagen didn't inform them of developments related to the diesel scandal in a timely fashion.
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Morgan EV3 electric three-wheeler: eccentric British maker's official video
Morgan unveiled its production EV3 electric three-wheeler at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
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Chevrolet and Hyundai make headlines today.
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Charger, charger, on the wall, who's the prettiest plug of all? (video)
You can't refuel your gasoline or diesel car in your garage, but one of the greatest benefits of owning a plug-in electric car is home recharging. With a device that requires no more wiring than an electric clothes drier, electric-car drivers quickly learn to plug in when they arrive home in the...
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Yesterday's hybrid car is tomorrow's Energizer battery
Energizer uses material from hybrid-car battery packs in its household batteries.
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Supercars stampede toward hybrids, electric power: Geneva roundup
The 2016 Geneva Motor Show was full of hybrid and electric supercars.
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2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, Electric: more notes from Geneva Motor Show
The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq lineup was largely downplayed by European media that focused more on local makers, along with the supercars and high-end luxury vehicles debuts, at this week's Geneva Motor Show. Korean maker Hyundai was the 19th press event of the morning, almost three hours after media days...
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2017 Chevy Volt: what GM is doing differently this time
By virtually all accounts, the second-generation Chevrolet Volt is a handsome, enjoyable, efficient, and comfortable plug-in hybrid hatchback. This site named it our Best Car To Buy for 2016, and it's won plaudits from reviewers across the spectrum. But as we wrote last summer, "We worry most about...
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We have news from Audi, Subaru, and Rimac today.
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Audi Q2 small SUV debuts at Geneva, another utility vehicle for German luxury brand
The Audi Q2 is a new smaller crossover from the German luxury brand.
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Subaru XV Concept hints at next Crosstrek due for 2018 model year
The Subaru XV concept previews the next-generation Crosstrek.
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Rimac ups power, cuts weight with Concept S electric supercar in Geneva
Croatian firm Rimac unveiled an even more extreme version of its electric supercar in Geneva.
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Hyundai Ioniq: most important car at the Geneva Motor Show?
The Geneva Motor Show is stuffed with cars, both European volume cars we don't see in North America and a huge number of pricey and high-performance supercars and customs. So despite the fact that it was a global debut, the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq didn't seem to get the buzz it might have if it had been...
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2017 Honda Civic hatchback, VW T-Cross Breeze, electric-car range cost: Today's Car News
Honda and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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Nissan will upgrade telematics equipment in existing Leaf electric cars as AT&T retires its 2G network.
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2017 Honda Civic hatchback unveiled in Geneva
The 2017 Honda Civic hatchback debuts in "prototype" form at Geneva.
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How much does electric-car range cost per mile?
When it comes to electric cars, range is a commodity. But how much are buyers paying to increase the amount of driving they can do between charges? We looked at every electric car currently on sale, as well as the upcoming 200-mile 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and Tesla Model 3, and some of the...
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VW T-Cross Breeze Concept in Geneva previews new small SUV
Right now, Volkswagen has two crossover SUVs in production: the new second-generation Tiguan that will come to North America next year, and the larger, pricier Touareg premium utility vehicle A concept introduced this morning at the Geneva Motor Show, however, points the way to a new and smaller...
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Cheap 2015 Nissan Leaf, Tesla drag racing, RI electric-car incentives: Today's Car News
We have news on electric-car buying, drag racing, and incentives today.
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Dirty money from polluters funds clean-car incentives in Rhode Island
Rhode Island uses penalties collected for environmental-law violations to subsidize electric cars.
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