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More Mild Hybrids: 2013 Buick Regal To Fit eAssist As Standard

More Mild Hybrids: 2013 Buick Regal To Fit eAssist As Standard

It takes a lot of money and time to develop and produce hybrid cars and electric vehicles, but that's not to say regular gasoline cars can't benefit from some of their technology. Mild hybrid technology is a cost-effective way of improving the gas mileage of a car using a fairly simple electric...

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2012 Chevrolet Sonic features in OK Go music video

For Its Next Stunt, 2012 Chevy Sonic Joins OK Go, Makes Music Video

Chevrolet's Sonic subcompact is many things. Small. Fun to drive. Economical too, with its 40 mpg highway rating. It's also a rather good musical instrument, as it turns out... 17 hours ago by 


 
2011 Nissan Leaf

Electric Cars Are Coming, Believe It Or Not, Nissan Leaf Driver Says

After 13,000 miles behind the wheel of an all-electric Nissan Leaf, I have a few observations to pass along to those of you still tethered to your least favorite gas station... 18 hours ago by  10


 
2012 Nissan Invitation Concept

Nissan Invitation Concept Is Toyota Yaris, Ford Fiesta Competitor

Although Nissan already has a subcompact, fuel efficient hatchback in the U.S. market in the form of the 2012 Versa hatchback, the Japanese automaker has just released... 19 hours ago by 


 
2012 Coda Sedan

2012 Coda Sedan: See It At Stores, Buy It...At Dealers, Says CEO

When California-based electric automaker Coda Automotive announced it would be opening showrooms in shopping malls, you might have assumed each showroom would have some way... 20 hours ago by 


 
2012 Fisker Karma EcoChic, New York City, Jan 2012

Fisker Lays Off Workers, Seeks New Government-Loan Terms

The bad news just keeps on coming from electric-car startup Fisker Automotive. The company said today that it has laid off employees and contractors at both its new Anaheim... February 6, 2012 by  10


 
Audi R18 TDI Le Mans car

Audi To Rival Toyota In Fielding Hybrid Racer At Le Mans

Many automakers claim that their exploits in the world of motorsport go towards improving their road cars. It's a tenuous connection sometimes, but Audi could lay fair claim... February 6, 2012 by 


 
2012 Toyota Yaris LE three-door hatchback, road test, Hudson Valley, NY, Feb 2012

2012 Toyota Yaris LE Subcompact Hatchback: Drive Report

It was quite small and very, very red. This weekend's test car, a 2012 Toyota Yaris LE three-door liftback, attracted far more attention than we expected. Pedestrians and... February 6, 2012 by 


 
Honda CR-Z GT300 rendering

Honda Confirms CR-Z GT300 Hybrid Race Car, To Rival Prius

Hybrids are set to go head-to-head on Japan's race tracks this year, as Honda has finally confirmed it's set to enter a CR-Z in the GT300 class of Japan's SuperGT series... February 6, 2012 by 


 
Think City assembly plant, Elkhart, Indiana, Jan 2011

Indiana Think Electric-Car Plant Stilled, Owners Quiet On Future

A year ago, we visited the Think electric-car plant in Elkhart, Indiana. At the time, several dozen workers were turning out a trickle of Think City electric vehicles... February 6, 2012 by  2


 
2011 Nissan Leaf

Arizona Considers Charging Electric Cars Tax At 1.43¢ Per Mile

For many years, Arizona was considered an electric-car friendly state, thanks to California-style tailpipe emissions and mandates which required automakers to sell a certain... February 6, 2012 by  19


 
Gas pump

Gas Prices To Soar Above $4 Per Gallon This Spring, Analysts Say

Gas prices always soar in the springtime. Northerners venture out of their houses more as milder weather arrives, and the market anticipates higher consumption for summer... February 6, 2012 by  3


 
2013 Tesla Model X crossover teaser

2014 Tesla Model X: Mysterious “Falcon Doors” May Lift Up, Fold

Over the past few months, we’ve started to hear more and more about Tesla’s 2014 Model X -- the all-electric crossover SUV that will follow the 2012 Model S into... February 6, 2012 by  2


 
2011 Hyundai Elantra

2012 Hyundai Elantra, 2012 Ford Focus SFE Get 40 MPG Real-World, Says Popular Mechanics

In December last year, a consumer watchdog petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency EPA to re-test the gas mileage of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra amidst complaints from... February 6, 2012 by  1


 
Teaser for 2012 Kia Track-ster Concept

Kia Trackster Concept: 2012 Chicago Auto Show Preview

Like much of the auto press, we'll be at next week's Chicago Auto Show to see the covers come off the concepts and production cars. While Chicago has traditionally been a... February 3, 2012 by 


 
2011 Ford B-Max Concept. Photo by Vitesse Photography.

Ford: Fiesta-Based B-Max Minivan Isn't Coming To U.S.

Remember the Ford B-Max? Of course you do. Ford's small Fiesta-based minivan, previewed in concept form at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, is most recognizable for its innovative... February 3, 2012 by 


 

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