Green Car News
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Electric-car charging station owners can now personalize their appliances with custom skins from Gelaskins.
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Cadillac ELR Priced, Audi Q5 TDI And Honda Accord Hybrid Driven: This Week In Social Media
So what in the world happened in the green automotive universe this week? We spent some time driving the new 2014 Audi Q5 TDI diesel crossover, and we're finally allowed to tell you how the new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid drives. Oh, and we also explained how that Accord Hybrid actually works, since...
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2014 Cadillac ELR Priced At $75,995, In Showrooms By January
The 2014 Cadillac ELR will hit showrooms in January with a base price of $75,995.
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RIP Chevy Malibu Eco, Prius V Lawsuit, Nissan Funds Fast Chargers: Today's Car News
Toyota, Nissan, and Chevrolet are making headlines in today's car news.
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Life With Tesla Model S: Pushing the Range Limits In 60-kWh Car
In the eight months I've owned my 60-kWh Tesla Model S, I've never had occasion to drive it more than 120 miles, comfortably within the car's EPA-rated 208-mile range. The phrase "range anxiety" was not in my lexicon. But last week, I got an invitation from Don Sherman, Technical Director of Car...
David Noland -
Nissan Offers $15,000 For New Electric-Car Quick Chargers By Dec 31
With the long-term business model for public charging stations increasingly unclear, at least one carmaker beyond Tesla is boosting its efforts to promote the rollout of quick-charging stations for electric cars. Nissan's EV Advantage program offers $10,000 to companies, groups, and others who...
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Troubled electric-car charging company Ecotality's Blink network will be bought by the Car Charging Group
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Toyota Prius V Fails IIHS Automatic-Braking Safety Test, Owners Sue
The Toyota Prius V hybrid wagon's automatic braking system didn't meet IIHS standards, which has a group of owners feeling litigious.
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Electric Cars Can Now Travel From Montreal To Detroit Via Sun Country Charging Stations
Sun Country is unveiling a network of electric-car charging stations running along Highway 401 from Montreal to Detroit.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 Chevrolet Malibu Eco Mild Hybrid Canceled, Base Model Equals It In MPG
A more efficient 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine has rendered the Malibu Eco mild hybrid obsolete.
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BMW i3 Range Extender, Chevrolet Malibu, Canadian Electric Cars: Today's Car News
The BMW i3, Chevrolet Malibu, and Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid make headlines in today's car news.
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What Does It Take To Drive An Electric Car In Canadian Winters?
So how on earth do you use an electric car in places that consistently get many feet of snow every winter? Short answer: snow tires. Long answer: plan ahead. Being based in Vancouver--what passes for the Canadian tropics*, where snow had to be helicoptered onto local ski hills during the 2010...
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The Smart has lost more money than any other European car, a new report says.
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2014 Chevrolet Malibu Start-Stop System: How It Works (And Why It Has 2 Batteries)
The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu's 2.5-liter engine matches the pricier Malibu Eco's hybrid drivetrain for fuel economy.
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2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Price Cut By $2,000 To $4,600
The 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid is the latest of many plug-in cars to get a price cut.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 BMW i3 With Range Extender Priced At $46,125, Or $3,850 More
Adding the small range-extending engine to the 2014 BMW i3 battery-electric minicar will increase the price by $3,950, the company announced this evening. The standard 2014 BMW i3 electric car starts at $42,275 including delivery, before any Federal, state, or local incentives. BMW had announced...
John Voelcker -
Zero-Car Families, Tata Nano CNG, Taxi of Tomorrow: Today's Car News
The Tata Nano CNG emax, Honda Accord Hybrid, and New York City's "Taxi of Tomorrow" are all making headlines today.
Stephen Edelstein -
NYC 'Taxi Of Tomorrow' Rule Deemed Unlawful; Fatal Blow?
The power to contract and compel medallion owners to purchase the Nissan NV200 from Nissan for 10 years does not exist in the City Charter. And with that sentence, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Shlomo Hagler ruled yesterday that New York City's plan to standardize its 14,000 medallion taxis is...
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The Tata Nano CNG emax can switch between gasoline and natural gas on the fly.
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GM EV1 & Tesla Model S: Looking At 20 Years Of Electric Cars
Last week, we were struck by a single photo that captured electric cars across two decades. The image, showing a GM EV1 and a Tesla Model S on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus, was posted on Facebook by Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]. More than anything we've seen in a while, that photo showed...
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Are You A Zero-Car Family? You're Not Alone--It's Popular These Days
The number of American households without a car is rising, a new study says.
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Mitsubishi Doubles Down On Plug-In Hybrids: 2 Tokyo Motor Show Concepts
Mitsubishi will debut large and small plug-in hybrid SUV concepts at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: First Drive Report
Does the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid really get 50 miles per gallon? And does it drive as well as a regular four-cylinder Honda Accord? To cut right to the spoiler: yes and yes. For some shoppers who already know and like the Accord, that might honestly be enough—once they run the...
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Coal Battles, Prius Plug-In Facelift, Complex CAFE Math: Today's Car News
Today's news includes emissions minutiae, a facelifted Toyota Prius Plug-In, and the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid's clever drivetrain.
Stephen Edelstein