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Toyota says it's received 1,900 requests for the 1,000 2016 Mirai build slots.
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Infiniti Sees No Demand For Luxury Electric Cars Before 2020
Infiniti will not pursue an electric car in the near future, and will instead focus on higher-volume models.
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2016 VW Diesel Lineup Withdrawn: Jetta, Passat, Golf, Beetle TDI Models May Be Modified
Michael Horn, CEO of Volkswagen's U.S. arm, will testify today before Congress on the VW diesel-emission cheating scandal, including what he knew and when he knew it. His testimony, released yesterday, included a nugget of future product information: VW has withdrawn its application for...
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Kia Soul EV Sales Expand Again, To Four Northeast States
The 2016 Kia Soul EV will be offered in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland.
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Six Possible VW TDI Diesel Fixes: From Software To New Car
"You have power, you have energy, you have emissions: You get to choose two of them." That's the conundrum facing diesel-engine engineers, as summarized by Don Hillebrand, the director of energy systems research at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. And the VW diesel emission cheating scandal...
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VW Ups Incentives, Tesla Model X Classified, U.S. Average Fuel Economy Falls: Today's Car News
Today, Volkswagen issues a $2,000 loyalty bonus to retain customers, we try to classify the Tesla Model X, and U.S. average new-car fuel economy falls. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Volkswagen is upping incentives on new cars to keep its current customers from leaving in the wake of the...
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The Tesla Model X electric luxury vehicle has widely been referred to as an SUV or a crossover utility vehicle by the media, the company, and buyers. And indeed, it's taller and somewhat boxier than the sleek Model S "sedan," which is actually a hatchback. But we've had some energetic discussions internally about what segment the Model X falls into: Is it indeed an SUV or crossover? Or is it a wagon? Or a hatchback? DON'T MISS: Tesla Model X Spreads Its (Falcon) Wings: Production Details Revealed Knowing the passion of Tesla owners and advocates, we suspect there will be plenty of opinions on...
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Average New-Car Fuel Economy Falls As SUV Sales Rise, Gas Stays Cheap
Average new-car fuel economy in the U.S. fell 0.1 percent in September, researchers say.
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Good Time To Buy Another VW: $2,000 Loyalty Bonus For Owners
Volkswagen is upping incentives to keep buyers from defecting.
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Tesla Model Y, Self-Driving Semi, VW Diesel Damage: Today's Car News
We've got lots of stories on infrastructure today.
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VW Diesel Emission Scandal: Five Possible Long-Range Effects
Thus far, it's a been a quiet start to the third week of the Volkswagen diesel-emission cheating scandal. Eight years' worth of VW TDI models, both new and used, have been taken off sale at the company's North American dealerships. We surmise its engineers are working around the clock at their...
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Tesla Model Y: Lower-Cost Electric SUV? Deleted Musk Tweet Hints At It
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is famous for tweeting bits of key product and company information. Looks like he's done it again, referring to a 'Model Y' that may have falcon doors as one of two future products, the other being the Model 3 affordable sedan Tesla plans to put into production late in...
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Every year, like Green Car Reports, our sister site The Car Connection names its Best Car To Buy. This year, it's now giving you the opportunity to vote for the best new cars of the year as well. Dubbed the 2016 Driver's Choice Awards, there are six categories, which include Best Performance Car, Best Green Car, Best Luxury Car, Best Looking Car, Best Car On A Budget, and Best Car For Families. DON'T MISS: U.S. Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Sep: Waiting On Better 2016 Models Voting is easy and quick: Head over to the 2016 Driver's Choice Awards page here, then simply click the Vote button for...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales In Canada, September 2015: Triple-Triple
With a "double-double" being Canadian shorthand for a coffee with two creams and two sugars, we might call September a "triple-triple": Three plug-in electric car models hit the 100-sales mark last month. Chevy sold 126 first-generation Volts in Canada in September, down slightly from August's 167...
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Electric-Car Sales (Tesla Too), Euro Emission Demands, Jaguar Diesels: Today's Car News
We've got lots of stories on infrastructure today.
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Sep: Waiting On Better 2016 Models
Sales of plug-in electric cars in the U.S. had a low-to-average month in September, with the sole bright spot being the astounding sales of the BMW i3 electric hatchback. Two new 2016 models, the entirely redesigned Chevy Volt and the longer-range 107-mile Nissan Leaf, should start this month, but...
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Jaguar Land Rover Diesel Plans Move Ahead, Despite VW Emission Mess
Diesel engines may be suffering in the public eye due to the scale of the Volkswagen diesel-emission cheating scandal, but luxury carmakers are pushing forward with plans to boost overall fuel efficiency by fitting more of them to pricey premium models. No maker has a more ambitious diesel program...
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Tesla Delivered 11,580 Cars In Q3; Can It Meet Full-Year Goal?
While it still refuses to report standard monthly U.S. sales like other carmakers, Tesla Motors now at least reports quarterly global sales of its electric cars. During the third quarter--July through September--Tesla said last week that it delivered 11,580 cars, all but six of them presumably its...
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Carmakers in Europe, Asia, and North America have met exhaust emission limits for decades, as measured by strict standardized vehicle tests on dynamometers, or "rolling roads." With the Volkswagen diesel scandal now entering its third week, U.S. and European regulators plan to test more cars under real-world conditions to measure their on-road emissions. If that happens, European makers say, the legal limits for emissions of nitrous oxides, or NOx--the very substance that VW's diesel TDI cars cheated on--must be raised significantly. DON'T MISS: VW Diesel Emissions Recall: What You Need To...
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Four Years In, Ford Releases First U.S. Focus Electric Ad (Video)
On most American streets and highways, the Ford Focus Electric is as rare a sight as some exotic sports cars. And unfortunately, some continued rather dismal sales numbers support that. Focus Electric sales totaled 1,964 in calendar-year 2014, up only slightly from the previous year’s total...
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Fisker Becomes Karma Automotive, To Relaunch In 2016
Fisker Automotive is now Karma Automotive.
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VW Reputation Damaged, Self-Driving Chevy Volt, Formula E Returns: Today's Car News
Chevrolet and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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Formula E Electric-Car Racing Raises The Power For Season 2
The FIA is increasing the amount of power allowed during Formula E races, and making other changes.
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Flow Batteries Could Back An Affordable Tesla Powerwall Rival
Could flow-cell batteries be better suited to energy storage than lithium-ion cells?
Stephen Edelstein