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The full impact of Volkswagen's diesel-emission cheating scandal has yet to be realized, but what it has apparently already admitted to doing could result in the largest civil fine ever levied by the Federal government on an automaker. And that's just the beginning. Besides paying civil penalties, and coping with a spate of criminal actions, and class-action lawsuits, and investigations by multiple levels of government, VW also needs to deal with the 482,000 cars it sold--plus more in limbo at dealers--that clearly do not comply with emission laws. DON'T MISS: VW Diesel Emissions Recall: What...
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Shape-Shifting Mercedes, Luxury Electrics, Is Diesel Dead? Today's Car News
We've got lots of stories on infrastructure today.
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VW Emission Cheating Could Kill Diesel Passenger Cars In U.S., Even Globally
We're just four days into the Volkswagen diesel-emission cheating scandal, but it's not too early to ask about its ultimate ramifications. The 482,000 VW and Audi cars being investigated by the EPA are a majority of all the diesel passenger cars sold in the U.S. since 2008, when new and tougher...
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Electric Cars Cut Greenhouse Gases, Energy Use: New EPRI-NRDC Study
A new study claims electric cars and the grids that power them could have a major impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA Changes Shape For Better Efficiency
The Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA changes shape at certain speeds to lower drag.
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EPA Expands VW Diesel Probe To Audi, Porsche V-6s; All Diesels To Be Tested
Amidst a growing list of probes into Volkswagen's diesel-emission cheating scandal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expanding its investigation to cover additional diesel engines used in VW Group vehicles. The original admission by the company that it used a software "defeat device" to...
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A Vermont bed & breakfast invests in a solar farm, partly to power electric-car charging stations.
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VW Diesel Update, Apple Car 2019, Electric-Car Advertising: Today's Car News
We have updates on two popular news stories: the Volkswagen diesel scandal and the Apple electric car.
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That BMW Owner Who Got An Electric Car? The BMW's For Sale
Oh, those dastardly electric cars. Their siren-like allure tempts otherwise innocent drivers to abandon their life-long infatuations with ultimate German driving machines and other fine automotive specimens that deliver driving pleasure via explosions of vaporized hydrocarbons thousands of times a...
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Apple Electric Car Is "Committed Project," To Ship In 2019: Report
Apple is reportedly speeding up its electric-car project.
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Mazda Tests Hybrid Vs Electric To See Which Japanese Drivers Prefer
Mazda plans to use current Japanese consumer trials to decide on future green powertrains.
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VW: 11 Million Diesels Had Cheating Software, $7.3 Billion Set Aside; Criminal Probe Reported
Volkswagen AG said today it would adjust its third-quarter earnings to set aside $7.3 billion (€6.5 billion) for costs related to its admission that it used software to cheat on U.S. emissions tests of its diesel engines. That sum will "cover the necessary service measures and other efforts to...
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A new study claims lack of advertising is to blame for low electric-car sales.
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VW TDI Recall, Tesla And Women, LNG For Trucks: Today's Car News
Volkswagen and Tesla make headlines today.
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Mazda Predicts Further 30-Percent Efficiency Gain For Next SkyActiv Engines
Mazda says its next-generation SkyActiv engines will achieve a 30-percent boost in efficiency.
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Truckers Slowly Warm To Cold Liquified Natural Gas
Changes to the tax code could make LNG more attractive to truckers.
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Tesla Model X: The Electric SUV Women Say They Want
Tesla reportedly designed the Model X to appeal to women.
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Episode Of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' Features Electric Cars
An episode of 'Mister Roger's Neighborhood' includes a test drive of an electric car.
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Which carmaker was charged by the EPA with creating special software to cheat for years on emissions tests? And, why is the same electric car rated at both 107 miles and 155 miles of range? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, September 18, 2015. Friday, we covered a breaking story: The EPA charges that Volkswagen and Audi deliberately programmed their 2.0-liter TDI diesel engines with "defeat device" software that operated differently during emission testing than it did regularly. Running the engines during...
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VW, Audi TDI Diesel Cars Had 'Defeat Device' That Violated EPA Rules, 500K Cars Recalled: BREAKING
The announcement came out of the blue: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a media call at 12 noon EST today, Friday, September 18, to make an announcement regarding a major automaker." When it was all over, German carmakers Volkswagen and Audi had been ordered to recall half a...
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1917 Detroit Electric Vs 2014 BMW i3: A Century Of Electric Cars
What a difference a century makes, more or less. The 1917 Detroit Electric Model 68 in these photos was painstakingly restored over a period of years by owner Donald Davidson, who is only the car's third owner in 98 years. It's shown with Electric Auto Association board member Chris Neff's 2014 BMW...
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Tesla Vs Porsche, Green-Car Deals, No Bolt For U.K., Taiwan Thunder: Today's Car News
We've got lots of stories on infrastructure today.
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Best Deals On Hybrid, Electric, Diesel Cars For September 2015
These are the best deals on green cars for the month of September.
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Germans Vs Tesla In High-End Electric Cars: Will Fast Charging Follow In Time?
Arguably the most stunning car at this week's Frankfurt Motor Show was the Porsche Mission E, a low, sleek all-electric sport sedan that is likely to go into production within three or four years. It stole much of the limelight from the other all-electric debut, the Audi e-tron Quattro Concept, a...
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