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Clean energy, the oil industry, and China make headlines today.
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China To Force Toyota To Build Electric Cars It Loathes
Toyota has been more than abundantly clear in its belief that the best approach to reducing fuel consumption and offering zero-emission vehicles lies in a combination of its present-day hybrids and future hydrogen fuel-cell cars. It no longer sells the RAV4 EV electric SUV whose powertrain was...
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Big Oil To 'Lose Control Of Auto Industry': Energy Conference
Bloomberg predicts the car industry will leave Big Oil behind.
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Wind, Natural Gas, Solar Provide More U.S. Power, Replacing Coal
Wind, natural gas, and solar power generation are set to increase in 2015 while coal decreases, government figures say.
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China's BYD Yuan Plug-In Hybrid Mini-SUV: Styling Stolen From Ford?
The BYD Yuan is a small crossover with derivative styling.
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Audi Electric 'SUV Coupe' Arrives In 2018 Or 2019: CEO
It's now clear that we'll see a slew of all-electric luxury vehicles with ranges of 200 miles or more from German makers Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz starting in 2017 or 2018. What's less clear is whether those vehicles will be developed as electric cars from the ground up or whether they'll be...
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Audi, Mazda, and Tesla make headlines today.
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Despite Quick Charging, Toyota Exec Says Electric Cars Won't Work For Long Ranges
The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car's chief engineer criticizes battery-electric cars.
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More Informed Car Buyers Don't Need Salesmen, But 'Facilitators'
Car buyers today have far more information than they did just 15 years ago, and they're using it. Google says that three-quarters of all auto shoppers now do hours of research before they ever visit a dealer. They can find some information on dealer invoice prices--though not necessarily all the...
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Will Tesla Model 3 Electric Car Hit 2017 Production Date?
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has done many remarkable things in its short decade of existence--including a few the auto industry viewed as impossible. But the company has never managed to get a car into volume production on the date it first announced. That applied to its Roadster, the Model S...
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2016 Mazda Miata: At 30 MPG Combined, Gas Mileage 25 Percent Higher
Gas-mileage ratings for the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata are in.
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Electric Car 'Do Not Unplug' Notices: Public Education At Its Best
Hanger signs could help eliminate conflicts over public charging spaces.
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Electric-car maker Tesla sits in the heart of Silicon Valley, a place where software security is--or should be--a constant focus of attention. Still, corporate websites present a juicy and visible target for hackers worldwide. For a brief period Saturday afternoon, hackers appear to have taken over the Tesla Motors website and Twitter account. DON'T MISS: Why Nothing Competes With Tesla Today, Plug-In Hybrids Included Shortly thereafter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Twitter account was also briefly hacked. As noted by The Verge, the language of the attacks "suggested this was just an unsophisticated...
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2016 Toyota Mirai Is First Fuel-Cell Car To Pace A NASCAR Race Tonight
A 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen car will pace a Toyota-sponsored NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway.
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Volt Deals, MINI Drive, Tesla & Google, Shanghai Show: The Week In Reverse (Video)
What does E85 ethanol fuel tun out to be really, really good for? And, where do you have to live to get a good clearance deal on a 2015 Chevy Volt, at least right now? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, April 24, 2015...
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Tesla Beyond Compare, 2016 Volvo XC90 Pricing, Plug-In Hybrid Hummers: Today's Car News
Hummer, Tesla, and Volvo make headlines today.
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Plug-In Hybrid HUMMERs Headed For The South Pole On Biofuel
Zero South plans to drive two modified Hummers to the South Pole without using any fossil fuels.
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2016 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid Priced At $69,100; Sportier R-Design Is $71,000
We'd missed it until now, but pricing for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 'Twin Engine' plug-in hybrid SUV was released earlier this month. The base XC90 T8 Momentum trim level carries a sticker price of $69,095, which includes a mandatory $995 delivery fee. The sportier XC90 T8 R-Design starts at $70,995...
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Two years ago, the launch of the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid produced the first ostensible large luxury plug-in sedan competitor to the Tesla Model S electric car. The Porsche is a plug-in hybrid, with an electric range of 15 or 16 miles; the Tesla is all-electric, with ranges of 208 to 275 miles. DON'T MISS: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid: Gas Mileage Review Of Plug-In Hybrid At the time, many commentators suggested the Porsche would eat into Tesla's sales, giving a new option to luxury buyers who wanted a large plug-in sedan from a prestige brand. Porsche sells about 100 plug-in Panameras...
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2015 BMW 535d Named 'Diesel Car Of The Year' By Diesel Driver Site
The 2015 BMW 535d is Diesel Driver's Diesel Car of the Year.
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Getting More Electric Cars On Roads Faster: Recommendations From NRC
A National Research Council study advocates increased government promotion of electric cars.
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Chevy Volt Vs Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Audi 'e-Diesel,' Green Car Sales Misinterpreted: Today's Car News
Audi, Chevrolet, and Mitsubishi make headlines today.
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How Similar Are Chevy Volt & Malibu Hybrid Powertrains? Very Much; Here's Why
In less than six months, General Motors has unveiled three separate 2016 vehicles that use its hybrid and plug-in hybrid Voltec powertrain. The Chevrolet Volt and Malibu Hybrid, and the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid, span three different vehicle segments. One's a compact hatchback, one's a mid-size...
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New Toyota Film Appropriates Musk 'BS' Comment On Hydrogen For Its Title
Toyota launches a series of videos on renewable hydrogen.
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