Car Prices
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Some electric-car makers (they know who they are) tend to quote base prices after subtracting the U.S. Federal income tax credit of $7,500. We don't do that here, but that practice would be even more tempting in Estonia--which gives a whopping $22,900 (18,000-euro) incentive on every electric car sold in the small Baltic republic. It may not go quite as far as you might expect, since in Estonia, a new Nissan Leaf costs $50,900 (€39,990) versus its U.S. base price of $35,200. Further distorting the comparison, the Estonian price includes value-added tax, whereas the U.S. price is quoted...
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2013 Toyota RX 450h Hybrid And GS 450h Hybrid Prices AnnouncedToyota has released new or updated pricing on the 2013 RX 450h hybrid crossover and the 2013 GS 450h hybrid sedan.
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2013 Chevrolet Spark Minicar To Be Priced At Around $13,000
Amidst the unveilings and concept cars of the New York Auto Show, carmakers also make other announcements. From General Motors, we learned today that the 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar will carry a base price of $12,995 including destination. All Sparks are fitted with a 1.2-liter four-cylinder...
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2012 Toyota Prius C: Price-Gouging Pic Proves Popularity Of 50MPG Hybrid
The 2012 Toyota Prius C is probably the most anticipated hybrid of 2012, and offers subcompact style and hybrid gas mileage. It’s no surprise then that Toyota has already had to up production volumes in Japan, where the Prius C is currently made. But if the photograph we received this week...
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2013 Ford Escape Pricing Released, Sort Of
Ford has released 2013 Escape pricing, "for survey purposes only," on its dedicated Escape microsite.
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2012 Tesla Model S Prices, Options, Specifications Released
The car won't reach Tesla Stores until at least next fall, but Tesla Motors has just released pricing and options for the various trim levels and models of its 2012 Model S all-electric sport sedan. Unlike various other plug-in cars, the base prices of the 2012 Tesla Model S have not risen. They...
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This past January, many commentators hailed 2011 as the year of the electric car. But as we approach the end of the year, neither Chevrolet nor Nissan has sold as many plug-in cars as it had predicted a year ago it would--due to everything from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami (Nissan) to overly optimistic rollout projections (Chevy). According to analysis firm Pike Research, electric-car buyers will continue to be sparse until one thing changes: price. In its latest report, Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions For 2012, Pike concludes that while the selection of plug-in vehicles on sale in...
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Want A Good Deal On A Used, High MPG Car? Wait Till The Holidays
If you’re in the market for a used car -- especially a small car or hybrid that gets good gas-mileage -- you might know that used car prices have been dropping since early this summer. But according to Kelley Blue Book, if you want a really good deal on a used high-mpg car, you’re best...
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Cheapest Electric Car In The U.S.? It Depends How You Ask
So what's the least expensive plug-in car in the U.S.? That ought to be pretty simple to figure out, right? Just compare the base price for every electric car, add in mandatory delivery fees, and see which comes in lowest. Which is why we got confused this morning when we read Toyota's Bob Carter...
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2012 Mitsubishi 'i' Electric Car Gets Pre-Sale Price Boost
Price increases on electric cars seem to be the rule these days. First the 2012 Nissan Leaf got a $2,420 increase (for more standard equipment), then the 2012 Chevrolet Volt got a price reduction that actually proved to be an increase in disguise (comparing similarly equipped models). Not wanting...
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2012 Subaru Impreza: Same Price, More Gas Mileage, Still AWD
The 2012 Subaru Impreza, unveiled at the New York Auto Show this spring, has the highest projected gas mileage of any all-wheel drive vehicle on sale in the U.S. this year: 27 mpg city and an impressive 36 mpg highway. Now Subaru has released pricing for its compact four-door sedan and hatchback...
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BMW ActiveE Electric Car Priced At $499 Per Month, $2,250 Down
Electric cars, at the moment, cost more to buy than gasoline cars of similar size and with similar features, powertrain excepted. Leases on electric cars from mass-market brands like Nissan and Chevrolet are often a little more competitive. The 2011 Nissan Leaf is $349 a month, the 2011 Chevy Volt...
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The U.S. rollout of the 2011 Nissan Leaf has been a bit of a disaster with some would-be Leaf owners still waiting to find out when their local dealer will stock the all-electric car nearly a year after pre-reservations started. So how much would you pay to jump the queue completely and get an almost-new 2011 Nissan Leaf? It had to happen. Last week, a black 2011 Nissan Leaf SL appeared on Internet auction site eBay, with an initial asking price of $55,000. After some interest from the owners over at mynissanleaf.com, the starting price for the auction changed to $20,000 and it has steadily...
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2010 Smart ForTwo Minicars: Still On Sale, Now Even Cheaper
If you're one of the dwindling number of car buyers considering the Smart ForTwo minicar, now may be a good time to close the deal. Smart sent out an e-mail yesterday offering $1,500 of "customer cash" off the purchase price of remaining 2010 ForTwo coupe models, which apparently are still in stock...
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Federal Incentives: Subsidizing 'Volt-Gouging' By Chevy Dealers?
It's the sign of a successful car launch: Dealers add blatant markups to the sticker price, charging thousands of dollars extra because buyer demand exceeds supply, and dealers have the only supply. Now it's happening to the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the range-extended electric car that went on sale in...
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2011 Fisker Karma 'Final Pricing' Goes Up Again, To $95,900
The 2011 Fisker Karma is still on track to reach U.S. dealers in March or April, according to the company. But there's one new piece of info: The price of the extended-range electric sports sedan has gone up. Again. Originally announced in 2008 at a price of $80,000, the Karma fairly quickly went...
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