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We find ourselves, once more, in December, the last month of another year. And that means it's time once more for our annual Best Car To Buy award. Somewhat to our surprise, this is now the sixth time we've chosen the one car or lineup--newly introduced for the coming model year--that represents the best new green car to enter the market. DON'T MISS: 2015 Volkswagen Golf: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2015 We should explain right up front that to qualify for consideration, a car must be all-new or substantially updated from the previous model year. (That's why, Tesla fans, we're not...
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Nov: Volt Strong, But Leaf, i3 Decline (UPDATED)
Sales of plug-in electric cars generally fall off a bit as the weather gets colder, and it's the same this year, with November sales slightly down on those of October. The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt continued strong, even though it's on sale only in California and a few other states, but weakness in...
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Hyundai Ioniq Name Confirmed For Hybrid, Electric Prius Competitor
As rumored about a month ago, Hyundai has chosen the model name Ioniq for its upcoming five-door hatchback, whose lineup will include hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric versions. The news came via a press release from the U.K. arm of Hyundai; at the time this article was published...
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2016 Prius Vs Volt, Porsche Mission E, ZEV Alliance: Today's Car News
Chevrolet, Porsche, and Toyota make headlines today.
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Mercedes: 'More Than Competitive' Electric Cars Possible--When Business Makes Sense
BMW has had a battery-electric car (with an optional range extender) on the market for two years now. Audi and Porsche have announced battery-electric luxury models coming in two to four years that directly target Tesla. But what of the third German automotive powerhouse, Daimler? DON'T MISS...
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Every New Car Emission-Free By 2050? 'ZEV Alliance' Plans To Make It So
A coalition of local and national governments commits to ambitious goals for zero-emission vehicles.
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Fiat Chrysler is converting its Detroit-area parts-delivery fleet to CNG.
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Downside Of Higher Gas Mileage: AAA Slams 'Disappearing' Spare Tires
AAA bemoans the replacement of spare tires as a weight-saving measure.
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CO State Group Deal On 2015 Nissan Leaf Electric Cars Cuts $9,000 From Price: UPDATED
For the rest of the year, consumers in the northern part of Colorado state can take advantage of a remarkable discount on the world's best-selling electric car. Through December 31, the dealership Tynan's Nissan is offering $9,007 off the retail price of a 2015 Nissan Leaf with an 84-mile range...
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Confirmed: Porsche Mission E Electric Car Will Be Built By 'End Of Decade'
It's official now: Porsche will put its striking and all-electric Mission E concept car into production within three to five years. One of the hits of the Frankfurt Motor Show held in September, the low, sleek, four-door Mission E concept represented Porsche's take on an all-electric luxury sport...
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Beijing Smog So Severe It Requires Headlights At Noon
Air in Beijing was so bad last week that drivers couldn't see.
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2016 Toyota Prius Vs 2016 Chevrolet Volt: Video Test
They're both green-car leaders--in the public eye and in EPA energy-efficiency ratings. But the new 2016 Toyota Prius and 2016 Chevrolet Volt take very different approaches to delivering that efficiency. The newest Prius is the latest generation of the world's best-known, and best-selling, hybrid...
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There's more Volkswagen diesel news today.
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New York City To Deploy Vast Electric-Vehicle Fleet By 2025
New York City wants to electrify roughly 2,000 non-emergency municipal vehicles by 2025.
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VW Internal Diesel-Cheating Probe: So Far, 50 Employees Have Talked
Volkswagen offered amnesty to employees wiling to testify in an internal investigation.
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VW 'Defeat Device,' Electric-Car Batteries, Japan Hydrogen Plan: Today's Car News
Diesel, battery-electric cars, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars make headlines today.
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Japan's Ambitious Hydrogen-Vehicle Plans Stumble, With Bureaucracy To Blame
Japanese regulators are dragging their feet with rules for a new type of fueling station.
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German Regulators Deem VW Diesel Emission Software A 'Defeat Device,' Deepening Crisis
The Volkswagen diesel emission scandal deepened on Tuesday as German regulators ruled that software to evade the use of emission-control systems constituted an illegal "defeat device." Known by its initials KBA, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority issued its decision in an e-mail--though...
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It's a frequent question about electric cars: What happens to the battery packs after they reach the limit of their automotive life? The usual answer is that they'll have a second life as energy storage in houses or for other stationary uses. But what if that second life were in another vehicle? DON'T MISS: Renault Zoe Electric Car: First Drive Of Europe's Leaf Alternative That's the suggestion of French startup Carwatt, which has build a prototype Renault Trafic delivery van repowered with used battery packs from Renault electric cars. By far the highest-volume electric car built by the...
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Will Cheap Gas, Soaring SUV Sales Sink Fuel-Economy Goals?
Consumers are turning away from fuel-efficient cars as gas remains cheap.
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What Comes After Lithium-Ion Batteries To Power Electric Cars, And When?
Lithium-ion batteries may eventually be supplanted by other technologies.
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Chevy Bolt EV Spy Shots, EPA Ethanol Rules, Audi A3 TDI 'Goodwill': Today's Car News
The Chevrolet Bolt EV, EPA ethanol rules, and the Volkswagen diesel-emissions scandal are in the news today.
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VW Diesel NOx Problem: So Tough Angela Merkel Complained About It (In 2010)
Angela Merkel complained about California emissions standards to the head of the state's Air Resources Board in 2010.
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Final 2016 Ethanol Rule: Fuel Blenders, Biofuels Interests Unhappy With EPA Numbers
The final EPA 2016 ethanol rule bothers both the biofuel and oil industries.
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