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Fleet data shows that electric cars have greater range loss in cold weather than their gasoline counterparts.
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Cars To Vanish From Downtown Oslo Before 2020
A new plan by Oslo's city council would permanently eliminate cars from the Norwegian capital's downtown.
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Life With Tesla Model S: Battery Degradation Update
Last summer, I wrote in this space about an apparent loss of battery capacity in my 2013 Tesla Model S after a three-month Supercharging binge. I wondered whether, despite assurances from Tesla Motors, the two events might have been related. My doubts had started when I noticed that, after a...
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Tesla Model S Saves Woman, Child In Landslide
A Tesla Model S protects a woman and child during a landslide.
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Honda Civic, Scion iA Drives; Tesla Reliability; Nissan Electric Aims: The Week In Reverse (Video)
Why does Nissan think it can boost electric-car sales by a factor of 10 in just five years? And, what did VW say about electric cars as it prepared to launch its so-called "clean diesels"--which we now know weren't clean at all? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at...
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Tesla Take Two, Nissan Electric Goals, No VW Reprieve In U.S.: Today's Car News
We've got lots of stories on infrastructure today.
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Back in November 2009, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said 20 percent of his company's sales would be electric cars by 2020--and that electric cars would make up 10 percent of global sales. But Ghosn was widely pillored for his projections just a few years later, when Nissan Leaf sales proved slower than expected after its December 2010 launch. As the car approaches its fifth birthday, around 200,000 Leafs have been delivered. It's the best-selling electric car in history, but still just a tiny fraction of the company's sales. DON'T MISS: Nissan And Renault Have Now Sold More Than 250,000 Electric...
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VW: Newest Diesel Engines Had No 'Defeat' Software, Legal In Europe
One of the many complications of the VW diesel emission scandal is that the 482,000 affected cars in the U.S. encompass three different types of engine and emission-control system. In Germany, Volkswagen has investigated its newest generation of 2.0-liter diesel engines to find out if they too...
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Younger Car Buyers In U.K. Want Electric Cars Far More Than Older
U.K. teenagers are enthusiastic about electric cars, a new study finds.
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Hot Pizza: Domino's DXP $25K Chevy Spark Includes Warming Oven
Domino's is converting Chevrolet Spark hatchbacks into pizza-delivery vehicles.
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Tesla Reliability, Take Two: Are Newer Owners Less Tolerant?
Newer Tesla owners may be less tolerant of glitches, an analyst says.
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Wringing Out Car-Making Efficiencies: Honda's 'Green Path' Detailed
It's well established by now that the energy required to extract raw materials and turn them into a finished car is considerably less than the energy that car will consume over its lifetime to move itself around. But that isn't stopping manufacturers from chipping away at the huge amounts of energy...
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Aston Martin, BMW, and Tesla make headlines today.
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Autopilot drives Tesla Model S Electric Car Coast-To-Coast (More Or Less)
A team takes an Autopilot-equipped Tesla Model S on a cross-country drive.
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BMW i3 Electric Car To Get Longer Range Next Year, CEO Says
The BMW i3 will get more range next year, and will eventually be followed by another "i" model, BMW's CEO says.
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VW Diesel Owners In Limbo Until Recall Issued, While Cars Lose Value
As owners wait for a fix, Volkswagen TDI models lose value.
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All-Electric Aston Martin RapidE: Now THIS Is A Tesla Competitor! (Video)
Almost any new electric car tends to be pitched as a "Tesla competitor" these days, down to the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV subcompact hatchback. Yesterday, however, British specialty carmaker Aston Martin unveiled a large, sleek, four-door sedan powered entirely by batteries that clearly targets the...
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Tesla Loses CR Recommendation, Back To The Future, GM And LG Partnership: Today's Car News
General Motors and Tesla make headlines today.
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When General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV concept last January at the Detroit Auto Show, the 200-mile electric car was a shock to the industry. But equally startling was the launch schedule that emerged over the following months: The Bolt EV is to go into production before the end of 2016. Now GM has revealed how it managed such an aggressive timeline: It partnered with its Korean battery supplier LG Chem for large parts of the car's running gear and electronics. DON'T MISS: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt 200-Mile Electric Car To Start Production In Oct 2016 Automakers...
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Will My Diesel Volkswagen Be Recalled? Check Your VIN On VW Website
Volkswagen owners can now check to see if their diesel cars are being recalled.
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Tesla Model S: Too Many Problems To Recommend, Consumer Reports Says
Every honeymoon comes to an end sooner or later, and so it was with Consumer Reports and its former paramour, the Tesla Model S electric car. As part of its yearly reliability report on cars sold in the U.S. market, the respected consumer magazine said it could no longer recommend the Model S...
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Toyota Mirai, Electric DeLorean Highlight Back To The Future Movie Anniversary
The 30th anniversary of 'Back to the Future' features some unusual car-related events.
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Old Saab 9-3 To Become Turkish National Car; Electric Version May Be Included
NEVS has licensed the Saab 9-3 to the Turkish government, which plans to use it as the basis for a "national car."
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Dyson Buys Solid-State Battery Startup Sakti3 For $90 Million
Dyson, the U.K. company famous for its bagless vacuum cleaners, has acquired solid-state battery company Sakti3 in a deal worth $90 million. The news comes just seven months after Dyson announced a $15 million investment in the company, a spin-out from the University of Michigan. Sakti3 represented...
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