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Faraday Future, Ford, and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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VW's European Efficiency Issue: Only 'Slight Deviations' On 9 Cars
Volkswagen says a previously-reported issue with fuel-economy figures is less significant than originally thought.
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Three Hybrids On Ward's '10 Best Engines' List For 2016
The Chevrolet Volt, Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid, and Toyota Prius powertrains make Ward's 2016 "10 Best Engines" list.
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Faraday Future Chooses Nevada For Electric-Car Plant
Faraday Future says it will build an electric-car plant near Las Vegas.
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Updated 2017 Ford Focus Electric: 100-Mile Range, DC Fast Charging
When it was launched for 2012, the Ford Focus Electric hatchback was more or less competitive at 76 miles of range. Its major competitor, the Nissan Leaf, had 73 miles of range (increased for 2013 and later years to 84 miles). But times have changed, and in the face of increased electric range from...
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Audi TDI Fix, 2016 Toyota Prius Sales, 2016 Chevy Malibu Hybrid Priced: Today's Car News
Audi, Chevrolet, and Toyota make headlines today.
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While Volkswagen has submitted details of proposed fixes for its 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI diesel models to the EPA, no details of the changes required have emerged. But for the other set of VW Group diesel engines, the 3.0-liter V-6 TDI units used in Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles, Audi's CEO says the fix may be simple. That V-6 is used in seven different 2009 to 2016 vehicles, with total U.S. sales of 85,000 cars across all models. DON'T MISS: Software Must Be Updated In All 2009-2016 VW, Audi V-6 Diesels Rupert Stadler told a group of Audi workers at the company's Ingolstadt...
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Five Years After Launch, 200,000th Nissan Leaf Electric Car Sale Coming Up
Nissan expects to deliver the 200,000th Leaf in January.
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Low Gas Prices Lead To Lower 2016 Toyota Prius Global Sales Targets
The 2016 Toyota Prius, the fourth generation of the company's iconic hybrid-electric vehicle, is just starting to come onto the market around the world. But with the price of oil a fraction of what it was two years ago, and gasoline prices at recent lows in major markets, the title of highest fuel...
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Starts At $28,645
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid starts at $28,645.
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Best Deals On Hybrid, Electric Cars For December 2015
These are the best deals on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars for December 2015.
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Tesla Motors Has More Than 1,600 Jobs Open, Many For Engineers
Tesla reportedly has 1,656 jobs open.
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Hyundai, Tesla, and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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Two-Thirds of Earliest Tesla Drivetrains To Need Replacement In 60,000 Miles, Owner Data Suggests
With almost 100,000 on the world's roads, the Tesla Model S electric car is a remarkable achievement. It remains the longest-range electric car in volume production more than three years after it launched. But reliability issues with electric traction motors in early cars--those from the 2012 and...
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Hyundai Supplies Five Tucson Fuel Cell Taxis To Paris Fleet
Five Hyundai fuel-cell vehicles will enter taxi service in Paris.
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Electric Car 'Outrage': Obama Goal Missed, Dubious TV Report Dissected
"Billions of your tax dollars were spent to put a million electric cars on the road by the end of this year. You might be outraged when you hear what happened." Sounds shocking, doesn't it? Also perhaps vaguely reminiscent of 2011 and 2012, when uninformed, context-free, and factually-wrong "news"...
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Used VW Prices Fall More, With No End To Diesel Scandal In Sight
Volkswagen prices continue to slip as the diesel scandal continues.
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Tesla Continues To Try To Sell Electric Cars In Michigan; State Ignores It
Tesla wants to crack Michigan's direct-sales ban.
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Taiwanese Gogoro Brings Back Battery Swapping, For Scooters, Not Cars
Taiwanese startup Gogoro applies battery swapping to electric scooters.
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EU Regulators Gave In To VW, Exxon Demands For Easier Emission Rules
A Volkswagen official e-mailed European regulators to argue for less-strict emissions rules.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, November 2015: Autumn Reign For Volt
The second-generation Chevy Volt followed up its 203 October sales with 178 units in November, likely leading the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle pack. Though it will end December with slightly lower year-over-year volumes, the positive early reception suggests the 2016 Volts have the potential...
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Elon Musk On Climate: Tax Carbon Appropriately, Tesla Founder Says (Full Transcript, Video)
The COP21 climate summit in Paris is now in its second week. Presentations, conferences, trade shows, and probably thousands of individual meetings are being held among attendees from almost all the countries of the world. Last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk spoke to a group of college students...
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More Than 500 Nissan Electric Cars In Taxi Service Now
Nissan says more than 550 Leaf and e-NV200 taxis are operating in Europe now.
Stephen Edelstein