2016
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The first Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car won all sorts of awards in 2011, the year it was introduced. But it didn't win that year's Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy award, because we deemed the world's first mass-priced high-volume battery-electric car more significant. That car, the Nissan Leaf, narrowly edged out the Chevy Volt to take the title that year--our very first such award. DON'T MISS: Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy: The Also-Rans That Didn't Make It Now, the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is here, and it offers a little more of everything that owners loved about...
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How Bad Was Nissan Dealer When Buyer Wanted A Leaf Electric Car? THAT Bad
Five years after the first modern mass-market electric car launched, stories of recalcitrant car dealers continue to surface from buyers. Walk into a dealership, explain that you want to buy an electric car ... and then endure a litany of reasons why you don't. But a meticulously documented...
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Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2016 Audi A3 e-Tron
We were impressed by our first drive of the U.S.-spec 2016 Audi A3 e-Tron Sportback, enough so that it's the first of five nominees for our Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy award. The compact hatchback is powered by a 150-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine combined with a...
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Portable Hydrogen Fuelers Go To Six Toyota Mirai Dealers As Stations Lag
With Toyota having delivered a total of 57 Mirai sedan in October and November, the drivers of those hydrogen fuel-cell cars will be looking for stations at which to fuel their new zero-emission vehicles. But the state of California's ambitious program to install dozens of hydrogen stations is...
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Low Gas Prices Lead To Lower 2016 Toyota Prius Global Sales Targets
The 2016 Toyota Prius, the fourth generation of the company's iconic hybrid-electric vehicle, is just starting to come onto the market around the world. But with the price of oil a fraction of what it was two years ago, and gasoline prices at recent lows in major markets, the title of highest fuel...
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Starts At $28,645
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid starts at $28,645.
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The Tesla Model X will start at $81,200, including destination.
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First 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Car Delivered in California
The first 2016 Toyota Mirai for the U.S. was delivered in California earlier this month.
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Free Electric-Car Charging For Ford C-Max Energi Owners (For 3 Years)
Ford is offering free charging to California and Maryland customers who buy or lease a C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid.
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2016 Toyota Prius: First Drive Of 56-MPG Hybrid
When a Toyota Prius drive event comes with a handling course, you know that things have changed. And in some ways, the all-new 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid is a very different car from the three generations of Prius that preceded it. Perhaps the main difference is simply that it drives, handles, and...
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BMW i3 'Shadow Sport' Limited Edition Electric Car Offers Moonroof At Last
The BMW i3 Shadow Sport debuted ahead of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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2016 Chevrolet Volt: Owner's First Impressions Of Car, Range, Dealers, And More
Along with the upcoming fourth-generation hybrid Toyota Prius, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is one of the major green-car introductions of this year. It won’t be available nationwide until next spring, but new Volts are already being delivered in California and a few other states. To get an early...
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The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon diesels are officially the most fuel-efficient trucks on sale.
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2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Price To Start At $29,270
The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid will start at just under $30,000.
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Fourth Tesla Model X Said To Go To Google Founder Sergey Brin
The fourth Tesla Model X electric crossover went to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, a new report says.
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2016 Honda CR-Z Soldiers On: Styling Updates, More Tech Features
The 2016 Honda CR-Z hybrid gets revised styling and more standard and available features.
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Toyota Mirai, Electric DeLorean Highlight Back To The Future Movie Anniversary
The 30th anniversary of 'Back to the Future' features some unusual car-related events.
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2016 Scion iA: Gas Mileage Review Of High-MPG Subcompact Sedan
Gas-mileage ratings are rising every year in virtually every vehicle segment, but most buyers expect smaller cars to deliver the highest numbers of all. That's true, to a point, although minicars like the Smart ForTwo two-seater and the Fiat 500 tend to be rated lower than longer and more...
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The 2016 Nissan Leaf gets mild praise from European reviewers.
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2016 Honda Civic: First Drive Of New 35-MPG Compact Sedan
The 2016 Honda Civic may be the most radical redesign of the Civic in its 40-plus-year history. The tenth generation of the car that made Honda's reputation, both in North America and around the world, is longer, lower, and wider, with a racy fastback shape and its first mainstream turbocharged...
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Discounts On Brand-New 2016 Chevy Volt, But Only In A Few Regions
General Motors is already offering discounts on the 2016 Chevrolet Volt.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Power Outputs, Dimensions, AWD Revealed As Info Trickles Out
Toyota releases more information on the 2016 Prius.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Some Model And Trim Level Information Revealed
The 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid has made its world debuts and should arrive at U.S. dealers starting around January. But specific details have been surprisingly sparse. Yesterday, Toyota released a few specifications at an event in Japan. Now, we've learned more about the car's different trim levels...
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2016 Toyota Prius: A Few Details On Engine, Hybrid System Released
While it has unveiled the all-new 2016 Prius hybrid twice--once at a glitzy event in Las Vegas, once at the Frankfurt Motor Show--Toyota has been very stingy with technical information about the powertrain that will let the car earn promised EPA combined ratings of 55 mpg or better. At an event in...
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