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Among owners and advocates of zero-emission vehicles, few topics generate as much back-and-forth debate (to put it politely) as those cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Discussions of wells-to-wheels carbon footprint, the presently nonexistent hydrogen fueling infrastructure, and their purported advantages over electric cars produce energetic discussion. DON'T MISS: 10 Questions On Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars To Ask Toyota, Honda & Hyundai Blogger Joe Romm has created what he considers to be seven stipulations for an alternative-fueled vehicle to be successful in the long-term market. The...
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Nissan And Renault Have Now Sold More Than 250,000 Electric Cars
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has now sold more than 250,000 electric cars.
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New 2016 Chevy Cruze To Sell Alongside Older 'Cruze Limited'
The first-generation Chevrolet Cruze will live on as the Cruze Limited.
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Tesla's Contradictory Messages: Is Supercharging Unlimited, Or Not?
At Tesla’s annual shareholders’ meeting earlier this month, CEO Elon Musk groused about Model S owners who aggressively use the company’s Superchargers for their local driving. Superchargers, Musk said, were intended for long-distance charging. For Model S owners fortunate enough...
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Orion Plant For 2017 Chevy Bolt EV To Get Small Cadillac SUV As Well: UPDATE
General Motors will invest $245 million and add 300 jobs at its Orion Assembly plant.
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Tesla Model 3 For 2017, Electric-Car Drag Racing, Elio Motors Seeks Funds: Today's Car News
Elio Motors and Tesla Motors make headlines today.
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When Paul Elio said in April that his startup carmaker, Elio Motors, was pursuing crowdsourced funding, most journalists likely imagined sites like Kickstarter or GoFundMe. In fact, the investment opportunity is slightly more formal than that. Elio needs to raise roughly $230 million to start manufacturing its three-wheeled, two-seat, "84-mpg" vehicle in a 4-million-square-foot former General Motors plant in Shreveport, Louisiana. DON'T MISS: Elio Motors: First-Ever Auto-Show Press Event In NYC Touts '84-MPG' Three-Wheel Car So the company is now offering early-stage investments to so-called...
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Electric Cars At Local Dragstrip: 8 Models, One Afternoon, Results Vary
By this point, many of us have seen videos and articles showing Tesla Model S high-performance versions running against loud and smoky gasoline cars. But these have almost always been a single Tesla taking on the dinosaurs. Last week, the Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association organized an...
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Tesla Model 3: Revealed Next Year, Production Starts 2017, Company Confirms
Tesla confirmed the Model 3 is still on track for 2017 after reports circulated of a production delay.
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2016 Chevy Cruze Hatch, Tesla & Panasonic, Porsche 918 Spyder Finale: Today's Car News
Chevrolet, Porsche, and Tesla make headlines today.
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Proposed 2021 Fuel Economy Rules For Heavy-Duty Trucks, Buses Released
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released proposed standards that would further boost the fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses, starting in the 2021 model year and running through 2027. The new regulations were announced on Friday by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and...
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Do Tesla, Panasonic Differ Dramatically On Growth Of Electric Car Batteries?
The rate of sales growth for electric cars may be the greatest unknown in the auto industry as companies prepare to spend billions of dollars on new products. Electric-car startup Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] projects annual sales to increase by 50 percent for years to come. Other makers, industry...
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Back in December 2010, an unassuming compact hatchback hit the Japanese and American markets. A new small Nissan isn't normally the cause for fanfares and celebration, but the Leaf is one of the most significant cars of recent years--as it's a competitive, usable electric car. Whether you love or hate the Leaf, it's playing a part in both turning electric cars into a mainstream product, and showing that a large car company really can put an electric vehicle into mass production. We've been covering the Leaf since its early days, and we've now brought together a guide that covers all aspects...
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Toyota Fuel-Cell 'Megafactory' Matches Tesla Gigafactory In Impact
As shown by its roughly half-million references in Google, Tesla’s lithium-ion cell and battery Gigafactory is a big deal. And deservedly so. Producing the same volume of lithium-ion cells in one building in 2020 as were produced by the whole industry during 2013 should allow substantial...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze To Be Shown This Week, Hatchback Model Included: Report
The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze could be sold as both a sedan and a hatchback.
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Porsche 918 Plug-In Hybrid Supercar Ends Production After 918 Units
For an automobile with such a small production run, the Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar has spent quite a long time in the public eye. More than five years after it was unveiled as a concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, production of the 918 has finally run its course. After several...
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South Korea Wants More Electric-Car Charging Stations
The capital city of Seoul wants to install more charging sites as a new tactic to spur electric-car adoption.
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Tesla On CA ZEV Rules, 2016 BMW X5 Plug-In Hybrid Price, 2017 Infiniti Q30: Today's Car News
BMW, Infiniti, and Tesla make headlines today.
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The Fiat 500e electric car is recalled for the fourth time.
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Price Of Electric-Car DC Fast Charging Varies: Sacramento A Test Case
While fast charging for electric cars is still nonexistent--or just starting to roll out--across much of the country, California leads the way. And the state capital of Sacramento now has such stations installed both by private vendors and the local public utility, Sacramento Metropolitan Utility...
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Car Buyers: Fuel Economy Important, Doesn't Matter How You Get There
Consumers don't care about how cars achieve fuel-economy improvements, a new study finds.
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2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In Hybrid SUV Starts At $63,095
The 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e will be the second most expensive X5 model.
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Tesla Success Shows 'Weakness' Of CA Zero-Emission Rules, Company Says
Tesla opposes other carmakers' attempts to change California ZEV rules.
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Fisker To Open California Plant, No Date Yet For Electric Car Production To Resume: UPDATE
Fisker says it will open a plant near its California headquarters.
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