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California institutes income caps for its electric-car rebate program.
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2017 Infiniti Q30 Video: 'Lust And Logic' In Compact Hatchback For Frankfurt Show (UPDATED)
Two years after the unveiling of a concept car that previewed it, the 2017 Infiniti Q30 compact luxury hatchback will launch at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Nissan's luxury brand confirmed the launch yesterday, for the same show where that concept--in reality a thinly-disguised version of...
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Next Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, 3000-HP Venturi Electric Car, Ram Diesel Sales: Today's Car News
Ram, Toyota, and Venturi make headlines today.
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Next Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid To Have 30 To 35 Miles Of Range: Source
Cars with plugs have been on sale since December 2010, and a second generation will start arriving next year. But while long-range battery-electric cars--the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and an all-new 2017 Nissan Leaf--grab attention, another vehicle on the way could be equally important. That's the...
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Canadian Plug-in Electric Vehicle Study: 1 Percent To 30 Percent Is The Challenge
Even two years ago, about a third of Canadian car buyers were open to buying a plug-in electric car--but they need a lot more practical and real-world information about the options than they're getting. And without sustained and coordinated policy support, those potential buyers may dwindle to the...
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Faraday Future, Tesla Model S Choices, Luxury Plug-In SUVs: Today's Car News
Electric cars and plug-in hybrid SUVs make headlines today.
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Nissan and Leaf owners appear to have reached a final settlement in a lawsuit filed almost three years ago.
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E10 Is Less Corrosive Than Ethanol-Free Gasoline, Research Says
Ethanol is a beleaguered fuel these days, with national availability E85 nowhere in sight, rollout of E15 seemingly stalled, and concerns over its full carbon footprint hotly debated. Most drivers pumping gas pay little attention to its ethanol content, which in several states may now be at 10...
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Faraday Future: Startup Promises Long-Range Electric Car In 2017
Over cocktails, two former Lotus colleagues met up in Irvine, California, the mecca for car design. They realized they shared a common dream: to create a next-generation electric vehicle... With a photo of a drink on a bar napkin, so begins the creation myth for Faraday Future, the secretive...
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Best Deals On Hybrid, Electric, Diesel Cars For July 2015
Here are the best green car deals for July 2015.
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Do BMW, Mercedes, Volvo Plug-In Hybrid SUVs Compete With Tesla Model X?
We've known they were coming for more than a year, and now they're within weeks or months of landing in dealerships. In this case, "they" are the first plug-in hybrid SUV models from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and other luxury makers. Large, luxurious, plug-in ... almost sounds like a description...
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Tesla Model S Versions: What Are Your Different Options?
A guide to all of the available Tesla Model S versions.
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What do Tesla CEO Elon Musk and comedy legend Mel Brooks have in common? And, how many miles can you cover on the original battery pack of a Toyota Prius hybrid? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, July 17, 2015. Friday, we told you all about the latest updates to the Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan. There's a new, larger, 90-kilowatt-hour battery pack, and a "Ludicrous" mode that's even faster than the previous top-end mode called "Insane." Spaceballs references, anyone? On Thursday, we noted that no less an...
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UPDATED: Tesla Model S Gets New 90-kWh Battery, 'Ludicrous' Performance Mode
The Tesla Model S luxury electric sedan will get an upgrade of its highest-capacity battery pack, from 85 to 90 kilowatt-hours, as well as a new optional high-performance mode called "Ludicrous" mode. The news was announced today by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk during a press conference (and followed...
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How Musk Controls Tesla, Electric-Car Sales, Ethanol Laws: Today's Car News
Electric cars and alternative fuels make headlines today.
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State Laws On Ethanol In Gasoline: Only Seven States Require E10 Blend
Only seven states require ethanol to be blended with gasoline.
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales Soar Globally Even As U.S. Is Flat This Year
Gasoline prices remain low and sales of plug-in electric cars this year are only about equal to last year's levels. That's led to a number of articles from general media outlets (some of them rather lacking in context) questioning whether electric-car sales have stalled or whether plug-in cars have...
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2015 Ford F-150 'Air Curtain' Cuts Aerodynamic Drag
The Ford F-150 uses ducting in its wheel wells to deal with aerodynamic drag from spinning wheels.
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Tesla Motors commands outsize attention within the world of electric cars--and the auto industry in general. Its CEO, Elon Musk, has a huge personal following that eagerly hangs on his every word. Or perhaps "his every tweet" would be more appropriate, Twitter often being his preferred mode for communicating and, seemingly, thinking out loud. DON'T MISS: No, Tesla Won't Make A 'Model M' Electric Motorcycle (Despite That Rendering) Musk is a dynamic figure, and under his leadership, Tesla has accomplished a number of things that were dubbed flatly impossible by the auto industry. The company...
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Small Crossover Price Starts At $20,000
The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will start at just over $20,000.
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Used Nissan Leafs, Tesla 'Model M,' Toyota Prius Taxi Endurance: Today's Car News
Nissan and Toyota make headlines today.
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BMW's Ominous Black i8 Fuel-Cell Prototype: What It Sounds Like (Video)
Very, very few people on the planet have ever seen a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells, much less ridden in or driven one. But if you've wondered what they sound like in operation, now's your chance. At a recent technology presentation, BMW showed off two different prototype vehicles powered by...
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State With Dirtiest Power Grid Had Highest Electric-Car Incentive, But Now Only For Natural-Gas, LPG Cars (UPDATED)
Life is full of little ironies. And life in the 50 states that make up the United States of America is full of inconsistencies, including those among electric-car incentives from state to state. West Virginia, for instance, turns out to have offered offer a remarkably high income-tax credit of up...
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Recall: 2012-2014 Toyota Prius V Software Update To Cure Stalling
The Toyota Prius V is recalled for the second time this year.
Stephen Edelstein