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Would You Want To Buy This Subcompact Electric Car? (Video)

Back in January, our dear leader fearless editor dubbed the Renault Zoe "Europe's most important electric car". For him, that's partially because the Zoe was built from scratch, and because it has no gas-powered sibling. For others, proof of the Zoe's significance came a few months earlier, when...

March 12, 2013 by Richard Read 30

Forget Freon: VW Will Use CO2 As Air-Conditioning Refrigerant

March 12, 2013 3

Tesla Model X Electric Crossover Pushed Back A Year To Late 2014

March 12, 2013 8

Toyota i-Road Electric Urban Minicar Swarms The Roads (Video)

March 11, 2013 1

2015 Ford Mustang: Same Power, Fewer Cylinders, Better MPG?

A turbocharged four-cylinder version of the next generation of the Ford Mustang, due for the 2015 model year, has been widely reported around the web--but it had been assumed... March 11, 2013 by Nelson Ireson 3

Nissan Replaces Electric-Car Unit Executive To Boost Sales

It's no secret that Nissan hasn't sold as many battery electric cars over the last two years as it had planned. The company just sold its 50,000th Nissan Leaf last month, but... March 11, 2013 by John Voelcker 31

Honda Civic Hybrid: Battery Unreliable, Consumer Reports Says

Automaker Honda used to be the darling of Consumer Reports, with its models perpetually scoring better than average in CR testing. The 2012 Honda Civic dampened the... March 11, 2013 by Kurt Ernst 3

Tesla Model S with DISRUPT license plate, March 2013 [photo: Sam Villella]

Tesla Wins One In Minnesota: Bill To Ban Its Stores Defeated

Like a lot of news from Tesla, this came in the form of a tweet by CEO Elon Musk on Friday morning. It read, in its entirety, "Minnesota auto dealers tried to pass... March 11, 2013 by John Voelcker 3

Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz Ponder Tiny Luxury Crossovers

One of the next major growth areas for automakers in the premium arena is the subcompact crossover segment, which currently has only a few players and is experiencing strong... March 11, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

It Took Time To Build Gas Stations Too, Says 97-Year-Old Driver (Video)

"I love to drive," says the 97-year-old driver. "And that's, to me, part of my longevity." But Charlie Yaeger is old enough to remember when gas stations were so sparse that... March 11, 2013 by John Voelcker 11

1979 Oldsmobile 98 diesel coupe en route to SwSW 2013 as Modus Operandi company car

Diesel Road Trip: Agency Rocks SxSW With 1979 Oldsmobile Coupe

Nothing like a lime green 34-year-old diesel car to wake you up the morning after you spring forward, is there? Two weeks ago, we wrote about the near-pristine 54,000-mile... March 11, 2013 by John Voelcker 6

BYD e6 electric taxi in service in Shenzhen, China

Despite Pollution, China Still Isn't Committed To Electric Cars

The images have made for grim viewing even if you don't live within the frame: Pictures and details emerging from China earlier this year showed smog on levels not previously... March 10, 2013 by Antony Ingram 9

Volkswagen e-Co-Motion electric van concept, 2013 Geneva Motor Show

Volkswagen e-Co-Motion: Electric Delivery Van At Geneva Motor Show

Electric delivery vans are a relatively unexplored area of the market, yet they make a surprising amount of sense. In many cases, a delivery vehicle will cover relatively... March 8, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3

'Iron Man' To Drive All-Electric Audi R8 e-Tron, Again

There's a popular rumor going around that Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal of Tony Stark, the man behind the mask in Iron Man, is based on Tesla founder Elon Musk. In fact, Musk... March 8, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3

ESB Sundancer experimental electric car, test drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct 1973 [Frank Lodge]

Electric Cars Of The Future...As Imagined In The 1970s

Cars of the future--especially those from the past--always exert a powerful pull on our imaginations. They range from the outlandish (no wheels) to the bizarre (extreme... March 8, 2013 by John Voelcker 1

2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI test car running on Solazyme algae-derived diesel fuel

Diesel Fuel Derived From Algae Now Testing In 2 VW TDI Models

For a century, we've gotten almost all our gasoline and diesel fuel from petrochemicals. Now Silicon Valley startup Solazyme [NSDQ:SZYM] is testing diesel fuel derived from... March 8, 2013 by John Voelcker 27

Tesla Will Repay Its Energy Department Loans By 2017, It Says

What a difference a few years makes. Startup electric-car maker Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] said it will repay its $465 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of... March 8, 2013 by John Voelcker 3

2013 Kia Optima Hybrid: More Space, Improved Gas Mileage

Kia has announced details of its updated Optima Hybrid, new for the 2013 model year. Just about every aspect of the car has been improved, resulting in a car that now offers... March 8, 2013 by Antony Ingram

BMW Electric Car Owners Get Gas-Powered Loaner For Longer Trips

Rightly or wrongly, many potential electric car owners are a little put off by the fear of occasionally running out of electricity before their destination--a condition... March 8, 2013 by Antony Ingram 20