Green Car News
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New legislation could shut down Georgia's electric-car tax credit by April 1.
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Ohio Dealers Renew Assault Against Tesla Motors Sales
Ohio car dealers are once again trying to force Tesla Motors out of the Buckeye State through legislation.
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Pickup Body Points Toward Fuel-Economy Gains
Making a large, heavy vehicle like a pickup truck economical isn't the easiest of tasks. You can drop in a more efficient engine, of course. But it'll struggle against poor aerodynamics and ample weight. Ford has done both the first and the third of these, the latter handled by a new aluminum...
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Car Emissions Hurt You More Than Electricity Generating: Here's Why
As an electric car owner, you're probably used to the accusatory look people give you when they inquire as to where your electricity comes from. The answer they're looking for is power stations, of course--before launching into a tirade about plug-in vehicles being just as dirty as regular...
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Toyota Announces Recall For 2010-2014 Prius To Update Electronics
Seven hundred thousand 2010 to 2014 Toyota Prius models are among nearly a million Toyota vehicles to be recalled over electronic issues in the U.S. The Japanese automaker has advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it's to recall affected Prius models to rectify...
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Life With Tesla Model S: NY-FL Supercharger Road Trip, Returning
Last week, in the middle of a prolonged and depressing stretch of winter weather in New York's Hudson Valley, I decided I had to get the hell out. Time for a road trip to a warm place. It was a perfect opportunity to test out Tesla's new East Coast Supercharger Highway, the just-completed string of...
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BMW, Boeing, and Tesla make headlines today.
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2014 BMW i3 Electric-Car Orders Limited To Single Trim Level (For 3 Months)
The 2014 BMW i3 electric car will only be offered in Launch Edition trim for its first 3 months on sale.
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Boeing Seeks To Certify Biodiesel For Jet Fuel Around The World
Tens of thousands of flights carry millions of passengers around the globe on a daily basis. Needless to say, the environmental impact of this is fairly large--but both airlines and aircraft makers are keen to reduce that impact and lower their own costs, too. Biofuel is the current buzzword in the...
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Electric-Car Fast-Charging Networks: Nissan CHAdeMO Vs Tesla Supercharger
It's easy to forget how young the current electric vehicle market is. Of the cars on sale today, none were launched before 2010. It's easy too to forget how at that time, a unified fast-charging standard was far from being agreed upon. Today, there are over 3,500 CHAdeMO fast-chargers worldwide...
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BMW Plans Slimmed-Down Range For Next-Gen MINI Models
The third-generation MINI has only just been launched, but that hasn't stopped parent company BMW commenting on what the next generation might hold. Details of the models themselves are unlikely to arrive for many years--the current car has a whole lifecycle, including a mid-life refresh ahead of...
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Tesla Patents Prepare For Common Cross-Country Electric-Car Travel Via Supercharger
This past week–almost exactly 500 days after Tesla Motors announced the first six stations in its Supercharger network–a father-daughter team in a Tesla Model S electric car became the first to cross the country by Supercharger alone. MORE: Elon Musk Talks Tesla Model X Details, Model S...
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Audi, Nissan, and Tesla make headlines today.
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2014 Cadillac ELR Ad: What Does It Say About Who Buys Electric Cars? (Video)
Well, if this is the guy who's actually going to buy a 2014 Cadillac ELR, there may be some interesting conversations to come with Nissan Leaf owners. This ELR driver is a hard-charging, self-assured, contemptuous-of-vacations, modern-home-owning middle-aged white male, as portrayed in a recent...
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Nissan's Greener Non-Electric Cars: Hybrids, Diesels, But No Plug-In Hybrids?
In the world of green cars, Nissan is best known for its Leaf electric car--which is the world's best-selling electric vehicle ever, with more than 100,000 delivered. But like any global automaker, Nissan is pursuing a variety of powertrain and other technologies to boost the efficiency of all its...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, Jan 2014: Another Chevy-Tesla Tossup?
The new year started out positively for Canadian electric-vehicle advocates, as government registration data showed Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales topped 3,100 vehicles last year, representing a 58-percent increase over 2012. MORE: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Canada In 2013: Up 50...
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Audi Quattro Hybrid System, Aero-Efficient Wheels Revealed In Patents
Audi is launching a technological offensive over the next few years, and among its innovations are a new hybrid powertrain and a wheel design featuring active aerodynamics. The details were revealed in patent drawings, and were spotted by Autocar. Most complex, though perhaps most interesting, is...
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Yet Another Electric-Car Condition: Now We Have 'Charger Fixation'
First came range anxiety. Then, we had charger rage. Now, people are noticing another condition unique to plug-in car owners: Charger fixation. It's what happens when you plug in your electric car at every single opportunity you get--and particularly if the charging is free. According to Orange...
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Where are you hedging your bets when it comes to the future of automobile propulsion? Maybe you're sticking with hybrids. Maybe you've already gone all the way to an electric car, or are rolling around in a range-extended Chevrolet Volt. For some, the latest version of the Toyota Prius with plug-in hybrid technology is just what they need. Largely similar to a regular Prius but equipped with a larger, lithium-ion battery pack and an extra few miles of electric range. We've compiled all our articles on the Prius Plug-In, bringing you all the information you'll need to decide whether it's the...
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Elon Musk Talks Tesla Model X Details, Model S Upgrades, At Europe Q+A Sessions
Tesla Motors is notoriously stingy with information about its cars and future plans, to the great frustration of news-hungry Model S owners and fans. But in a Q & A session in Norway on February 1, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the company's CTO JB Straubel revealed several intriguing tidbits about...
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Aluminum-Air Battery Developer Phinergy Partners With Alcoa
Phinergy and Alcoa will work to commercialize the Israeli startup's aluminum-air battery technology.
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BMW Advertises i3 And i8 Electric Cars On Olympics Broadcasts
The Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia, are now underway, and official partner BMW is using the games to promote its two plug-in offerings, the i3 and i8. Three different commercials will be broadcast during NBC's coverage of the games, focusing on different aspects of the BMW-i lineup. One...
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Nissan Frontier Diesel, California Electric-Car Meet, Carsharing Effects: Today's Car News
Electric cars, diesel, and carsharing make headlines today.
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August Electric Vehicle Meet In CA: Batteries Only (No Volts Allowed)
This August, a group of electric vehicle drivers will travel from Mexico to Canada up the West Coast as part of the BC2BC annual all-electric vehicle rally. To celebrate, the meet will bring together electric vehicles in Long Beach, California, to form the world's largest electric vehicle...
Antony Ingram