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Often reader comments raise issues that are worth covering for a broader audience. So when our reader Brian Lakatos wrote to ask us about the tone of recent coverage of electric cars, we responded at some length--and then decided to turn the response into an article. (Plus, we hate wasting copy that can be adapted and reused.) DON'T MISS: U.S. Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Apr: Pace Continues Steady Lakatos wrote: Your "Electric Car Price Guide" and news articles seem prejudiced towards the Nissan Leaf (certainly the first-and-best-seller, but not the best choice for everyone) & Kia Soul...
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Toyota Prius Brand Perception More Negative In Social Media: Analysis
The Toyota Prius will go down in history as a truly ground-breaking vehicle, both the first and the highest-production hybrid vehicle built to date. It's also the sole vehicle sold in the U.S. this year that is rated at 50 miles per gallon combined--for three different models, no less. But a new...
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The New Fisker Is Live: Original Karma Owners Get Most Support
A new Fisker website offers parts support for current owners.
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2016 Ford F-150 Offers Natural-Gas/Propane Prep-Kit Option
The 2016 Ford F-150 will get a gaseous-fuel prep kit for 5.0-liter V-8 models.
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Tesla Model S Certified Used Electric Cars: Now On Sale Online
Tesla has been selling used cars online since last week.
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Priced From $33,995, Or $1,175 Lower Than 2015 Volt
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be priced from $33,995 when it goes on sale sometime this fall, a GM executive said this morning. The price, which includes delivery, is $1,175 lower than that of the outgoing 2015 Volt. The old Volt lacks the 50-mile range, 41-mpg fuel efficiency, and...
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Which pastime has our 71-year-old contributor George Parrott taken up in his new Tesla? And, what irony is China's aggressive electric-car promotion forcing on Toyota? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, May 1, 2015. Friday, we ended the week with an unusual personal story. Our contributor George Parrott, a semi-retired California college professor, has been driving electric cars for several years now. He recently traded in his first Tesla Model S for the latest, highest-performance P85D version. Now, it turns...
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Tesla Drag Racing, 2017 Jaguar XE Diesel, Plug-In Electric Car Sales in Apr: Today's Car News
Jaguar and Tesla make headlines today.
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Avis Builds Largest Electric-Vehicle Lease Fleet In Europe With Latest Nissan Order
Avis will deploy 401 Nissan e-NV200 vans, and 60 more Leaf hatchbacks.
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Tesla's New Powerwall Batteries: 7 Or 10 kWh For $3,000 Or $3,500
Tesla unveils its new line of batteries for energy storage.
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2017 Jaguar XE Small Sport Sedan To Offer Diesel Option At Start
The 2017 Jaguar XE 20d will feature a diesel engine from Jaguar's new Ingenium line.
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Drag-Racing My Tesla P85D: 71-Year-Old Novice Hits The Strip (Video)
It had been more than 50 years since I'd been to a drag race--back in what now seems almost like the very dawn of motoring. Back then, I just watched. Yet here I was, just a month ago, behind the wheel of my Tesla Model S P85D, facing off against another car as I watched the lights change. Red...
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Seven-seat vehicles, electric cars, and gas prices make headlines today.
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Will Fuel Economy Rules Require Future Cars To Use Premium Gas?
Premium gasoline offers potential fuel-economy benefits, but will consumers pay?
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Suppose Two-Thirds Of Gas Stations Gave Away Free Gasoline...
The majority of public electric car charging stations are free to use, survey finds.
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2016 Honda HR-V Subcompact SUV Starts At $19,995, On Sale May 15
The 2016 Honda HR-V will start at just under $20,000.
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Third Row Seats, Good Gas Mileage: What Are Your Options?
If you need to fit more than five into your vehicle—even just sometimes—and the thought of getting less than 25 miles per gallon in daily driving repulses you, the pickings for U.S. vehicle shoppers are still surprisingly slim. Why are there no hybrid minivans at all, no three-row...
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Life With Tesla Model S: Valet Mode Hides Away All The Fun
As arguably the coolest, most cutting-edge car in the world, the Tesla Model S electric car attracts a lot of curiosity and envy from other drivers. What self-respecting car guy—or gal—wouldn’t love to take a Tesla out for a quick spin around the block, just to sample its...
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While hybrid cars have had a good 10-year run in North America as the most fuel-efficient alternative, Europe never warmed to hybrid-electric powertrains. With roughly half the passenger cars sold in the European Union being powered by more efficient diesel engines, the difference between hybrid and diesel economy figures was much lower than in the U.S. DON'T MISS: Hey, Media: Electric Cars Aren't Hybrids, The Difference Matters While the industry consensus even five years ago was that all makers would have to offer hybrids in notable volumes to achieve carbon-reduction and fuel-efficiency...
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Tesla Home Batteries, CAFE Explained, Washington Electric Cars: Today's Car News
Tesla home batteries, Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, and electric-car policy make headlines today.
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Tiny 40-Year-Old Electric Car Now As Fast As Tesla Roadster
A 1975 Enfield electric car morphs into a drag racer.
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Tesla's Big Bet: Batteries For Energy Storage A 'Major New Product'
Tomorrow night, if its strong hints are accurate, Tesla Motors will announce that it plans to offer lithium-ion battery packs for home and business energy storage. Such storage comes at a cost on top of that of the photovoltaic solar panels that generate the energy. But the promise is that such...
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Let's Be Clear: Real 2025 Gas-Mileage Goal Is 40 MPG--Or So--Not 54.5 MPG
The difference between unadjusted CAFE figures and window-sticker fuel economy.
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Washington State Loves Electric Cars, But Gets Very Few: Here's Why
Washington state loves electric cars, but misses out on many of them.
Stephen Edelstein