Green Car News
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Citroen hasn't been seen on U.S. shores for many years now, but if its latest production vehicle is anything to go by, that's something of a pity. Called the C4 Cactus, it's Citroen's latest take on the compact crossover hatchback. Most comment will go to its unusual name and even more unusual styling, but the Cactus is among the cleverest compact cars we've seen for decades in terms of usability, weight-saving and efficiency. Ultra light The car's weight is possibly its most impressive aspect. Typical compacts have crept ever heavier over the past few decades as they've grown, as safety kit...
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Carsharing Eats Into New-Car Sales, According To Study
Car sharing is more popular than many have previously estimated, the study's authors say.
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Mahindra Reva Halo: Indian Electric Sports Car Debuts In Delhi
Perhaps understandably, most automakers producing electric vehicles have concentrated on fairly humble, practical vehicles--compact hatchbacks, sedans, city cars. Those wanting something a little more exciting have been left in the cold, though--unless they're prepared to pay more for Tesla's...
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2015 Kia Soul EV Electric Car: Chicago Auto Show Live Photos
Yes, they're still selling these things with hamsters. If you can get over the rodent-based adverts, Kia's new electric Soul, the 2015 Soul EV, is quite an interesting vehicle, and it's the first electric car sold by Kia in the U.S. It's making its debut at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and gives...
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Nissan, Cummins Present Frontier Diesel Project At Chicago Auto Show
More and more automakers are slotting diesel engines into pickup trucks, and at this year's Chicago Auto Show Nissan and Cummins have made one of the most compact yet, the Frontier Diesel Runner. Based on the Frontier Desert Runner 4x2, Nissan has dropped a 2.8-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine into...
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2015 Kia Soul EV, 2015 BMW X3 Diesel Crossover, Tesla Panama Trip: Today's Car News
We've got all of the important green-car debuts from the 2014 Chicago Auto Show.
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It was only a matter of time. Produce an electric car with enough range, and the journeys it can realistically achieve become almost limitless. There have been a flurry of coast-to-coast trips recently as Tesla opens up its countrywide Supercharger network, but perhaps the most impressive trip undertaken is that of Randy Denmon and Dean Lewis--who've driven a Model S from Texas to the Panama Canal. There's certainly no handy Supercharger network down that neck of the woods, and as EV World reports, preparation amounted to little more than collecting a bunch of different plug adapters and...
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2014 Kia Optima Hybrid Updated: Aerodynamic Tweaks And More
The 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid was unveiled at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show.
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2015 Kia Soul EV Electric Car Unveiled At Chicago Auto Show
Call it electric Soul: Kia took the wraps off its first electric car to be sold in the U.S. this morning, officially launching the 2015 Kia Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show. The Soul EV was one of three Kia vehicles featured at the Chicago show. It was shown alongside the Kia Niro Concept, a hybrid...
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Kia Niro: Subcompact Hybrid Urban Concept At Chicago Auto Show
Kia's Niro concept, a subcompact-sized urban hybrid, is making its U.S. debut at the Chicago Auto Show today. First unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Niro points the way to possible future models for Kia, a potential rival for models like the Nissan Juke and upcoming Honda Fit-based...
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Electric Honda Fit EV Goes Ice-Racing Against Old Two-Stroke Saab
Given the recent cold snap, spending a day deliberately driving around on ice might not seem that appealing. Others, such as those from the Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club, like nothing more than to take to a frozen lake in their cars. But this past weekend they got to compete against a sort of...
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2015 Chevrolet City Express Small Van Launched At Chicago Auto Show
Chevrolet has announced full details of its 2015 City Express van, launched at this year's Chicago Auto Show. Basically a rebadged version of Nissan's NV200 van--best-known in its more fenestrated guise as New York City's "Taxi of Tomorrow"--the City Express promises greater fuel efficiency than...
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The BMW X3 sport-utility vehicle will add a diesel engine option for 2015 to the two gasoline engines now offered, part of a mid-cycle refresh for BMW’s compact crossover. The new diesel X3 gives BMW a direct competitor for the new 2014 Audi Q5 TDI, and the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 250 BlueTEC—meaning that all three German luxury brands now offer a small crossover with a diesel engine and all-wheel drive. MORE: 2014 Audi Q5 TDI Diesel Crossover: Fuel Economy Test Known under BMW’s complex naming system as the X3 xDrive28d, the new model will likely just be called the “X3...
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2015 Tesla Model X Will Have All-Wheel Drive Only, Company Confirms
With less than a year to go before the first production Tesla Model X all-electric crossover utility vehicles are scheduled to roll off the assembly line, the company has confirmed that every Model X will come standard with all-wheel drive. Previously, four driven wheels were listed as an option...
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Tesla A Top Brand, Diesel Ram Mileage Ratings, Electric-Car Sales To Surge: Today's Car News
Electric cars and tiny SUVs make headlines today.
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Tiny SUVs Shown By Chevy, VW, Honda At India Auto Expo
Automakers unveiled several small SUV concepts at the 2014 India Auto Expo.
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Global Electric-Car Volume To Surge 67 Percent This Year: Analyst
Electric cars may be suffering from the January blues, but if one analyst is correct that lull in sales won't last very long. Ben Scott, an analyst for IHS Automotive, predicts that global production of plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles will rise by 67 percent this year. According to...
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2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid: Gas Mileage Test Disappointing
Hybrid SUVs and crossover utility vehicles remain rare compared to the growing array of hybrid passenger sedans and hatchbacks. So we've been eager to test the new 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, one of only four hybrid crossovers. MORE: 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid: Is It Hybrid Enough To Matter?...
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Au revoir, Renault Fluence Z.E. You were among the first electric cars on the market, and you've lived through Better Place's bankruptcy, but now you're gone. Gas2 reports that Renault has quietly discontinued its electric sedan, which has sold little more than 3,500 units since going on sale in 2011. [EDITOR'S NOTE: We've subsequently learned that this story was broken by Transport Evolved, back on January 7. That site's reporting preceded the article 12 days later on Globes.co, the Israeli business site, which Gas2 used as its source.] Most of its troubles have stemmed from the bankruptcy...
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2014 Honda Civic Hybrid On Sale Today, Natural Gas In 10 Days
The Honda Civic Hybrid and Natural Gas get a few changes for the 2014 model year.
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Tesla Already Among Top 10 Car Brands In Consumer Reports Survey
Image is vitally important to car brands. It's what makes people want your vehicles. A strong image leads to healthy brand perception, and that spreads. It even allows people to overlook the odd fault here and there, easing your company through rough patches. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has done much...
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FINAL UPDATE: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In January: Leaf, Volt Both Low
In the first month of 2014, sales of the two most popular plug-in electric cars were lower than they've been in many months. Sales levels likely fell victim both to the predictable winter slowdown in electric-car sales (which we saw in 2012 and 2013 too) and to particularly bad weather last month...
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Fuel Economy: 23 MPG Combined
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel's EPA fuel-economy ratings are in.
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2014 Jeep Cherokee Diesel, Glucose Batteries, 2017 Audi Q8 e-tron: Today's Car News
Diesel and electric cars make headlines today.
Stephen Edelstein