Green Car News
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The Japanese-market version of the 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid gets a few cosmetic changes and improved spot welds.
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The Next Big Emissions Battle Is Not Cars; It's About Coal
The rules for vehicle gas mileage are pretty much locked down from now through 2025. The math is complicated, but vehicles in 2025 will have to reach a fleet-wide average of 54.5 mpg by 2025--or about 42 mpg on their window stickers. So what's the next battleground over reducing emissions? It's...
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Complex CAFE Math: Gas Mileage Higher Than Predicted, Lower Than Needed
Fuel economy averages are exceeding analysts' expectations, but still aren't meeting set goals.
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Has No Transmission: How It Works
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid has no transmission. To be more precise, there's nothing in a form we'd normally recognize as a transmission—no conventional automatic transmission, no automated dual-clutch system, no belt-and-pulley continuously variable transmission (CVT) either. There's no...
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Three Years With The First Nissan Leaf Electric Car Sold In The U.S.
The first person to take delivery of a Nissan Leaf electric car still enjoys it 30,000 miles later.
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Tesla Responds To Fire, Ford C-Max Recall, Gas Mileage Facts: Today's Car News
Today's news includes the latest on the Tesla Model S fire, and a couple of recalls.
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Suppose there's no way for businesses to make money on public electric-car charging stations--even with DC quick-charging? Then what? That was one sobering question that came up during the Plug-In 2013 conference, held in San Diego last Monday through Thursday. Almost three years after the first mass-produced electric cars went on sale in December 2010, the focus of the conference was on nuts-and-bolts questions of deployment, user data, electric utility partnerships, and much more. And, attendees seemed to agree, this year's Plug-In conference had a more realistic tone--perhaps sobered by...
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Owner Of Tesla Model S That Burned Still Loves Car, Will Buy Another
Tesla Motors is responding to media coverage of the first Model S fire with information and a testimonial from the car's owner.
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Five Things To Know About Gas Mileage That Will Save You Money
Gas mileage has gotten far more important in new-car choices over the last 10 years, and that's not likely to change. But not everyone really understands automobile efficiency--or how to maximize their mileage--and which tactics will really save them money. Here's our cheat sheet. (1) Your driving...
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Ford C-Max Hybrids Recalled To Add Missing Door Chime
Ford will update vehicle software to add the federally-mandated door chime.
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Quick-Charging Two In One: Tesla To Offer $1,000 CHAdeMO Adaptor For Electric Cars
Tesla Model S drivers will be able to access the network of CHAdeMo quick-charging stations with the new adaptor.
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Tesla's Talks With Samsung For Electric-Car Batteries Get More Serious
Tesla Motors could be close to a battery supply deal with Samsung.
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With the 2014 Corvette, buying a stick-shift nets one mpg in all categories.
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Tesla Catches Fire, Gas Taxes, Toyota Stresses Hybrids: This Week In Social Media
What got us all charged up in the world of green automotive news this week? Well, a Tesla Model S caught fire after hitting a piece of metal road debris, and we took a look at what actually happened. We spent some time driving the new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, and while we can't tell you anything...
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Canadian Car Sales, Kia Soul EV, CCS Quick-Charging: Today's Car News
Today's car news includes Canadian plug-in car sales for September, an electric Kia, and a new electric-car quick-charger.
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2015 Kia Soul EV To Be Sold In U.S.: First Korean Electric Car
We saw the Kia Soul EV spy shots almost three months ago, and now Kia has officially announced that its first battery-electric car will go on sale in the U.S. next year. It's an electric conversion of the new-for-2014 second generation of its "funky and iconic" Soul tall wagon, which Kia calls an...
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First CCS Electric-Car Fast-Charging Station Opens In San Diego
The first public CCS station is now open, but the cars designed to use it are just starting to trickle onto the roads.
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EPA Will Release Results Of Its Gas Mileage Audits
The EPA will release the results of its most recent round of gas mileage test audits, hoping to make the testing process more transparent.
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The Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Model S were probably neck-and-neck in Canadian plug-in sales, in September In August, the Chevy Volt won the sales podium by an 84-56 margin over the Nissan Leaf. Government records showed 55 new Tesla Model S registrations, leaving the California automaker in a close third place. But last month promises to be a closer affair. Chevy Volt and Tesla Model S GM's flagship extended-range electric vehicle sold 59 units in September. This may (or may not) be enough to lead the field: for the five months ending in August, the Model S averaged 56 monthly sales in Canada...
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Tesla Model S Fire, Fast-Charging Delay, German Elections: Today's Car News
Today's car news includes the impact of German elections on luxury cars, the delayed launch of cars equipped with the CCS quick-charging standard, and the first Tesla Model S fire.
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First Tesla Model S Fire Caused By Collision With Road Debris
It had to happen sooner or later: a fire in a Tesla Model S. And indeed, as first covered by Jalopnik, Tuesday's fire in one example of the luxury electric sedan outside Seattle, Washington, generated a remarkable amount of media coverage. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] issued a statement on the accident...
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2014 Chevy Silverado Pickup Gas Mileage Rises For Largest V-8 Engine
The 2014 Silverado equipped with the 6.2-liter V-8 posts significant mileage improvements over last year's model.
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Why German Elections Affect Your Next Audi, BMW, Or Mercedes
The results of German national elections don't get much news coverage in the U.S. But the re-election of Angela Merkel as chancellor on September 22 could prove to have an effect on your future Audi, BMW, or Mercedes-Benz. At issue is the desire of the European Union to impose even more stringent...
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First Car Sold With CCS Fast Charging Now Delayed To December
GM has pushed back the CCS fast-charging option on the Chevrolet Spark EV until the end of the year.
Stephen Edelstein