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Confused By MPG? Ford Contest Rewards App Developers Who Help

Confused By MPG? Ford Contest Rewards App Developers Who Help

Life can be confusing for those motivated into greener cars with the aim of saving money. With all the options available to today's buyers--more efficient gasoline, diesel, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, biofuels and more--it's hard to know what is really best. Throw in the multitude of...

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Ford Escape Hybrid Taxi

UberX Service Offers Hybrid Cars, Lower Fares In NY, San Francisco

A car service, not for the rich, but for the rest of us. It’s a novel idea, and its time has come, thanks to on-demand car service startup Uber, which will soon start... August 10, 2012 by  2


 
TuneIn streaming radio integration  -  2012 Tesla Model S

Tesla Model S Gets First Direct TuneIn Internet Radio Integration

Deliveries for the 2012 Tesla Model S have started, and in case you missed editor John Voelcker's first drive of the Model S this past week, one point of note was how calm... July 24, 2012 by 


 
Relay Rides smartphone app for car sharing, with 2012 Chevrolet Volt in background

Onstar Lets Owners Rent Out Their GM Cars Via Relay Rides

One way to drive greener is to use fewer cars more efficiently. The average car sits stationary for 23 hours a day; surely if it were used more, we would need fewer cars... July 18, 2012 by  2


 
Uber luxury sedan hiring app

Uber App To Connect Riders And Drivers Now Legal In D.C., At Last

Uber, a San Francisco-based startup company that provides on-demand private drivers to customers through its smartphone app, has had an especially bumpy ride since launching... July 12, 2012 by  1


 
Porsche Design Group P9522 mobile phone

Forget Electric-Car Charging Networks, Pay By Mobile Phone?

It's a well-known problem among electric car owners: accumulating the memberships and authorization cards from enough charging networks in your area so you're sure to have... July 9, 2012 by  4


 
DriveLite carbon offsetting app

For The Truly Green Driver: Buy Carbon Offsets At The Gas Pump

Virtually everything we do has an unavoidable impact on the planet in some way, if you trace the line far enough. Even if you're using solar-generated electricity to power... June 1, 2012 by  1


 
2012 Toyota Prius V

Want To Make Your Hybrid (Or Electric) Car Sound Macho? Now You Can

Is noise in cars a good or a bad thing? We suspect many of our readers would classify it under the latter, and prefer to drive in the serene silence of most hybrids and... April 12, 2012 by  2


 
2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.

Open Vehicles Community Releases Electric-Car Monitoring App

Buy a Nissan Leaf or a Chevy Volt, and you can use an app on your smartphone to query the car about its state of charge, start or stop charging, and warm or cool the cabin... March 1, 2012 by  8


 
'Regeneration Road,' part of the Buick Fuel Efficiency Games app

Buick eAssist Smartphone App Makes A Game Out Of Saving Fuel

Want to get the next generation of drivers thinking green, long before they get behind the wheel? Buick has come up with an innovative and fun app for Android and iPhone... January 30, 2012 by 


 
2012 Ford Focus Electric

Ford: Using Apps To Maximize Your Electric Car Experience

Electric cars might have been killed off a couple of times in the past, but the current wave appears to have hit at just the right time. It's not all to do with concerns over... January 11, 2012 by  1


 
2011 Nissan LEAF iPhone App

How Far Left On My Leaf? Electric-Car Charging Location Apps: Review

The all-electric Nissan Leaf is a gas to drive. The car is peppy, quiet, and holds the road nicely. But its practical range is approximately 75 miles on an 80-percent battery... October 24, 2011 by  2


 
MyFord Mobile App  -  2012 Ford Focus Electric

MyFord Mobile App 'A Key Component' In Focus Electric Ownership

In advance of the official introduction of the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, the automaker has unveiled a new MyFord Mobile app that, Ford says, will be "a key component" in... January 6, 2011 by  3


 
Renault Twizy Concept

Europe's First iAd With 2012 Renault Twizy Electric Car

If there's one gadget that seems to go hand in hand with electric cars, it's Apple's iPhone. We've seen apps that allow you to place reservations and even customise your... December 3, 2010 by 


 
2011 Chevrolet Volt test drive, Michigan, October 2010

Chevrolet Volt Owners Stay Updated With Dedicated OnStar Website

OnStar is already one of the handiest features you can get in a GM vehicle but for Chevrolet Volt owners the connectivity and security feature will be even more helpful... October 14, 2010 by 


 
Smart Drive app, for iPhone and 2011 Smart Electric Drive

Smart Drive App For iPhone: Who Needs COMAND or iDrive?

Forget the pricey color screen and COMAND interface of Smart's upmarket cousin, Mercedes-Benz. For the upcoming 2011 Smart Electric Drive, which we drove at The Car... June 17, 2010 by 


 
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