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Of the four prestige German auto brands, BMW is clearly the most aggressive in its plans for plug-in electric cars in various segments. Last year it launched the BMW i3 battery-electric small hatchback and the sexy BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupe. According to reports out of Germany, the next vehicle in the "i" family will be called the BMW i5--and it will be a plug-in hybrid sport sedan that can run the majority of the time on electric power only. DON'T MISS: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In Hybrid SUV To Debut In Shanghai This Month But the putative i5 sedan will have far more electric...
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Honda Accord Hybrid Production Relocates From Ohio To Japan
The topic of the press release issued late last Wednesday was not the sort of thing to set green-car fans' hearts racing: "Statement...Re: North American Production Portfolio". But buried in several paragraphs of detail from John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, was one...
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2016 Chevrolet Spark EV To Be Sold At Retail In Canada
It may not have too many more years to live, but the Chevrolet Spark EV will be sold in some new markets starting with the 2016 model year: three Canadian provinces. While General Motors had offered the Spark EV for fleet purchase in parts of the country, it wasn't available to retail...
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Cross-Border Carbon: Mexico Sets Limit On Climate-Change Emissions
Mexico is one of the first countries to submit an emissions-reduction plan ahead of U.N. climate-change negotiations.
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Third Recall For Fiat 500e: 5,600 Electric Cars To Be Checked For Software Fault
Roughly 5,600 Fiat 500e electric cars will be recalled by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to fix a potential software problem with the cars' Limp Home mode. In a notice issued Saturday, the company said that, "incompatible software between Electric Vehicle Control Unit and Battery Pack Control Module may...
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New Tesla Model, Elio Three-Wheeler, Plug-In Hybrid Porsche: The Week In Reverse (Video)
Why did winter hurt the performance of one Porsche we drove? And what surprise did electric-car maker Tesla drop on us Wednesday morning? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, April 10, 2015. Friday we wondered what the...
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An unadvertised incentive could make Mercedes' electric car the deal of the moment.
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Tesla Presidential Limo, Chevy Volt Production Halt, Electric Car Price Guide: Today's Car News
Chevrolet and Tesla make headlines today.
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More Olympics Green Cars: Soviet Hydrogen-Gasoline Minibuses Of 1980
The Soviet Union deployed hydrogen-gasoline prototype vehicles at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
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2015 Chevrolet Volt Production Ends To Retool For All-New 2016 Volt Launch
2015 Chevrolet Volt production will end next month for retooling and to clear inventory.
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MGM Adopts Cadillac XTS Stretch Limos Powered By Natural Gas
MGM Resorts International now operates a fleet of 31 CNG-powered Cadillac XTS stretch limousines.
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When Will The Presidential Limo Become A Tesla Electric Car?
Forgive us a Friday fantasy, if you will. We're looking forward a few years to a Request For Proposals issued by the Secret Service for a future presidential limousine. There's already a proposal out to replace the current limo, known as "The Beast," that's been used by President Barack Obama since...
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Shell and Scion make headlines today.
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Electric Volkswagen Bus Teased Again: Will It Be Real This Time?
The idea is as cool as it is durable: An all-electric reincarnation of the classic Volkswagen Bus, beloved people carrier of the Sixties and Seventies. It was first mentioned fully five years ago, when Volkswagen showed an all-electric taxi concept based on an updated minivan with all the design...
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Shell Project M Concept City Car: Huge Efficiency Gains Possible, Designer Gordon Murray Says
Famed car designer Gordon Murray will team up with former Honda engine specialist Osamu Goto and oil company Shell to develop a concept for "an ultra-compact, efficient car for city use based around the internal combustion engine." It's not intended for production. Instead, the project's ambitions...
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Are 'Clean Diesels' Actually Not Nearly As Clean As Claimed?
The only region where diesel passenger cars sell in equal numbers to gasoline-powered vehicles is Europe. And until the advent this year of tougher Euro 6 emission standards, new European diesel cars were significantly dirtier than those sold since 2008 in North America. But one European transport...
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Aging Electric-Car Batteries Can Still Offer Useful Range: Report
A new study finds that even degraded electric-car batteries may be able to meet drivers' needs.
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Why Toyota’s Scion Brand Isn’t Planning A Hybrid Or Electric Car Anytime Soon
Toyota’s Scion small-car brand has been called a laboratory; and it seems like the perfect testbed for new plug-in hybrid or full electric-car products. Yet you won’t see any of those from the brand—not even hybrids—in the lineup anytime soon. The reason why is that the...
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A Seattle dealer attempts to eliminate haggling, but has trouble adjusting.
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Tesla Model S 70D, Nissan Rogue Hybrid, Aluminum-Ion Battery: Today's Car News
Nissan and Tesla make headlines today.
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The Challenges Paul Elio Faces To Launch A Three-Wheel, 84-MPG, $6,800 Car
Startup Elio Motors, which needs $230 million to begin production of its radical lightweight, two-seat, three-wheeled fuel-efficient vehicle, is still about $165 million short. CEO Paul Elio, speaking at last week's New York Auto Show, said it has taken more than 41,000 deposits from eager...
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Aluminum-Ion Battery Cell Is Durable, Fast-Charging, Bendable: Stanford Inventors (Video)
Researchers at Stanford University demonstrated a new type of aluminum-ion battery cell last week that is flexible enough to be bent without damaging it. The chemistry team claims its design charges faster, and is both safer and more durable, than today's lithium-ion cells. It could recharge a...
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Best Deals On Hybrid, Electric, Diesel Cars For April 2015
There are several green car deals available in April.
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Nissan Rogue Hybrid Launched In Japan, U.S. Sales Uncertain
More than four years after launching its Leaf electric car, Nissan is by far the leading maker of electric vehicles globally. In hybrids, however, it was late to the game and has struggled to package products that will prove compelling to North American buyers. Its announcement this week that it...
John Voelcker