2016
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The Mercedes-Benz S550e Plug-In Hybrid is packed with some of the best safety technology and creature comforts you can get in any new car today, regardless of price. It also moves smartly, with an advanced plug-in hybrid system that lets you plug in overnight—or even for a few hours—and then drive for a dozen or so miles before transitioning into an especially smooth gasoline-electric hybrid. In effect, you can wow your friends with all-electric motoring, and preach your respect for the environment, on the way out to dinner a few miles away, then have a pleasantly performing...
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Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2016 Chevrolet VoltThe 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...
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How Bad Was Nissan Dealer When Buyer Wanted A Leaf Electric Car? THAT BadFive 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-TronWe 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 LagWith 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 TargetsThe 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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The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid starts at $28,645.
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2016 Tesla Model X Priced From $81,200; All Versions Can Be Ordered NowThe Tesla Model X will start at $81,200, including destination.
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First 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Car Delivered in CaliforniaThe 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 HybridWhen 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 LastThe BMW i3 Shadow Sport debuted ahead of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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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 sense of what the car’s like to live with, we asked San Francisco buyer Bernard Freiwald for his early impressions after taking delivery of a maroon 2016 Volt. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Volt First Drive: Plug-In Hybrid Home Run The question-and-answer session that follows was conducted by...
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2016 Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon Take Truck Fuel-Efficiency Crown At 25 MPGThe 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 $29,270The 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 BrinThe 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 FeaturesThe 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 AnniversaryThe 30th anniversary of 'Back to the Future' features some unusual car-related events.
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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 aerodynamic small sedans. Case in point: the 2016 Scion iA subcompact sedan, which we liked instantly for its interior space, driving enjoyment, and 37-mpg combined EPA rating. DON'T MISS: 2016 Scion iA - full review We first drove the new 2016 iA in August, at a launch event around Philadelphia and the...
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U.K. Reviews Of 2016 Nissan Leaf: More Range, Higher Price, No More Panache Than BeforeThe 2016 Nissan Leaf gets mild praise from European reviewers.
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2016 Honda Civic: First Drive Of New 35-MPG Compact SedanThe 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 RegionsGeneral 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 OutToyota releases more information on the 2016 Prius.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Some Model And Trim Level Information RevealedThe 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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