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Eight years ago, at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, GM unveiled the first concept for what became the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car. It was a ‘moonshot’ for GM at the time. Now, it's time for a second-generation Chevy Volt. Can it rekindle the excitement of GM's tech icon? First things first. The important numbers are: 50, 41, 400, and 1,000. That’s 50 miles of all-electric range, 41 MPG combined fuel economy, 400 miles of total driving range, and an average of 1,000 miles between average gas fill ups, according to General Motors' estimates. ALSO SEE: 2016 Chevrolet...
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Volkswagen Cross Coupe Plug-In Hybrid Concept: Mid-Size SUV Previewed For 2016The Volskwagen Cross Coupe GTE offers yet another preview of the brand's upcoming SUV.
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Acura NSX Supercar Unveiled In Detroit: This Time It's a Hybrid!The 2016 Acura NSX hybrid supercar is unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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Honda FCV Concept: Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Coming In 2016 (Live Photos)The Honda FCV concept makes its North American debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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2015 Tesla Model S P85D: 2015 Detroit Auto Show Live PhotosTesla Motors has shown off its Model S electric luxury sport sedan at the Detroit Auto Show since 2011. This year, its stand included both its newest and highest-performance version of the Model S--the P85D--and the standard S85D model, featuring all-wheel drive without the high-performance...
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2018 Chevrolet Bolt Electric Car: What It Is & Isn't, What It Means For TeslaThe great thing about the Detroit Auto Show is that it brings so many global auto industry executives together under one roof. So there's been a lot of discussion about the Chevrolet Bolt electric-car concept here: what it is (for buyers, for GM, and for other carmakers), what it isn't...
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Honda had no new products to unveil at this year's Detroit Auto Show, although it did show its hydrogen fuel-cell powered Honda FCV Concept car for the first time in North America. The company announced, however, that it would produce two all-new plug-in vehicles by 2018: one battery-electric car and one plug-in hybrid. DON'T MISS: 2013 Honda Fit EV: Video From First Drive Of All-Electric Car (Jul 2012) Frustratingly, however, that was absolutely all the company was willing to say. "What we're not sharing is anything else" about either of those vehicles, said Robert Bienenfeld, Honda North...
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2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid & Plug-In Hybrid Debut At 2015 Detroit Auto ShowThe redesigned 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and new Sonata Plug-In Hybrid roll into the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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2015 Volkswagen Golf Named North American Car Of The YearThe 2015 Volkswagen Golf and 2015 Ford F-150 take home North American Car and Truck of the Year honors, respectively.
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2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid: First Details From Detroit Auto ShowThe 2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid is the latest of a series of Mercedes plug-ins.
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Chevrolet Bolt Concept: 200-Mile, $37,500 Electric Car Concept (Live Video & Photos)General Motors CEO Mary Barra had hoped to have a Steve Jobs moment this morning, but news about the Chevrolet Bolt Concept for a 200-mile electric car leaked late Friday night. Still, with no advance information, the Bolt Concept was both a surprise to open the Detroit Auto Show and a bold...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt: 50-Mile Range, 41 MPG, Five Seats, All New (Photos)The 2016 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, which will be unveiled this morning at the Detroit Auto Show, is sleeker, has more electric range, and is projected to get higher gas mileage when its engine is operating. The compact five-door hatchback also has a fifth "seating position,"...
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Tonight, Jaguar Land Rover unveiled its first diesel-powered models to be sold in North America, joining the three German luxury brands in adding more fuel-efficient diesel engine options to its largest, heaviest sport-utility vehicles. The diesel will be offered as an option this fall on two models, the 2016 Range Rover and 2016 Range Rover Sport. DON'T MISS: 2014 Range Rover Hybrid: Drive Reports Emerge For Diesel-Electric SUV U.S. Won't Get (Oct 2013) Dubbed the Td6 Diesel, the 254-horsepower 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel engine will boost the fuel economy of both aluminum SUVs to 25 mpg...
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Detroit Auto Show Preview: New Green Production CarsHere are the significant green-car debuts we expect to see at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Car At Los Angeles Auto Show (Video)The 2016 Toyota Mirai, seen here in its production form, is the first-ever hydrogen fuel-cell car to be offered for sale by a major automaker. It goes on sale in Japan next month, and will arrive in North America in the second half of next year. The four-seat mid-size sedan is effectively an...
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Details, Live Photos, Video: Small Crossover Debuts At LA ShowThe 2016 Mazda CX-3 debuts at the 2014 LA Auto Show.
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2016 Fiat 500X: Live Photos And Video From 2014 LA Auto ShowThe 2016 Fiat 500X makes its North American debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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2016 Chevy Colorado Diesel: Specs And ZR2 Off-Road Concept From 2014 LA Auto ShowThe Chevrolet Coloraod ZR2 concept debuted at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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The Scion iM is a thinly-disguised concept version of the Toyota "youth" brand's next model.
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2016 Honda HR-V: Live Photos, Video, And Details From 2014 LA Auto ShowThe 2016 Honda HR-V debuts in final specification at the 2014 LA Auto Show.
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MINI Hardtop 4-Door Appears At Los Angeles Auto ShowThe five-door MINI Cooper makes its North American debut at the 2014 LA Auto Show.
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Green Car Preview: Los Angeles Auto Show Concepts, Production CarsThe Los Angeles Auto Show held every November has the reputation of being a showplace for green cars. From design exercises to "concept cars" that are thinly future disguised production models to actual new models appearing at dealers, the cars in LA are expected to have a strong green tinge. And...
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Scion iM Concept: Compact Five-Door Hatchback For LA Auto ShowOne week from today, Scion will take the wraps off a concept car that's a thinly disguised version of its first new production car in several years. The Scion iM Concept, to be formally introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week, is a compact five-door hatchback that's clearly based on the...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept G-Code: Tiny Crossover For LA Auto ShowThe Mercedes-Benz G-Code is a subcompact crossover concept unveiled at the brand's Beijing R&D center.
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