Electric Cars
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When's the last time you sat down and read large parts of an owner's manual for a car? If it's been a few years—or a few decades—you may be surprised how frustrating they are if you're actually searching for specific information. By and large, their indexes are atrocious (often using only manufacturer terms like "connected multimedia infotainment system" for what we used to call a stereo). DON'T MISS: Thinking of buying a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV? Read the owner's manual! They're absolutely stuffed with legal warnings, too: dozens and dozens of them, warning about everything from...
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Will California lead the green-car resistance?California's role as the leading advocate for green cars may become more important.
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When will electric cars cost no more than equivalent diesels? VW says 2025
The cost of electric cars and diesels will equalize around 2025, says one Volkswagen Group of America executive.
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Tesla CEO Musk, other Silicon Valley execs, to meet Trump Wednesday
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is among a roster of chief executives from Silicon Valley set to meet with president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to news reports. Musk has suggested that climate change is among the most urgent challenges facing mankind, one reason his company makes only...
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Rinspeed Oasis electric urban car to appear at CES, Detroit Auto Show
The Rinspeed Oasis is a self-driving electric-car concept from a Swiss firm known for unusual ideas.
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VW opens 'Electrify America' site for comment on $2 billion charging plan
Volkswagen is now accepting public comments on how to spend $2 billion in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure funding.
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These are the best deals on green cars for December 2016.
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Tesla jobs at Fremont could exceed those in GM-Toyota days with Model 3
The Fremont City Council recently approved an expansion of Tesla's factory.
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Electric cars in unlikely places: central Oregon ski shop
A central Oregon ski shop explains why it bought a Nissan Leaf electric car.
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Chrysler to reveal new electric car at CES, maybe a minivan: report
With the introduction of the 238-mile Chevrolet Bolt EV this month, the aging Fiat 500e three-door hatchback's 84 miles of range becomes woefully uncompetitive. So Fiat Chrysler Automobiles needs a new all-electric vehicle to comply with California zero-emission vehicle rules—despite its...
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GM Europe exec sees 10 to 15 percent electric cars by 2030
Opel's head of electrification anticipates a relatively slow ramp up for electric cars.
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Lucid electric 'executive sedan': 100-kwh battery, 1,000-hp motor
The base version of Lucid Motors' electric car will have 1,000 hp and a 100-kWh battery pack.
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Members of a House committee are questioning whether a provision for zero-emission infrastructure funding should have been included in the VW 2.0-liter diesel settlement.
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Nissan offers 2G Leaf owners a $199 3G upgrade, with just 24 days left
Nissan will offer owners of older Leaf electric cars an upgrade to preserve telematics system functionality.
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Supercapacitor energy density could soar using contact-lens polymer
U.K. researchers believe the polymer used in soft contact lenses could boost supercapacitor energy density.
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Used electric-car batteries should be recycled, not reused: report
A new report claims reuse of electric-car batteries for energy storage is inefficient.
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BMW plans to sell 100,000 plug-in cars in 2017, CEO says
BMW aims to sell 100,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids next year.
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Tesla to recall certain accessory adapter cables for overheating risk
Tesla will recall three types of accessory adapter because of the risk of overheating.
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General Motors issued the owner's manual for the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car.
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Tesla takes it to Michigan, opens gallery in state that bans sales of its electric cars
Tesla opened a "gallery" in Michigan that can show electric cars, but can't sell them.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, Nov 2016: Bolts from the blue?
Canada's first three Chevrolet Bolt EVs were registered in October, no doubt for media test-drives and dealership training ahead of the 238-mile electric car's Canadian launch. That event is expected to take place early next year, but with photos of truckloads of Bolt EVs headed for U.S. dealers...
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German government worries carmakers vulnerable to electric-car onslaught
The German government believes its car industry may fall behind in the race to build more electric cars.
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Nio electric SUV, from Chinese NextEV, to have 'Toyota cost' and 'Tesla range'
NextEV's Nio brand will offer an electric SUV aimed at the Tesla Model X.
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Why one Finnish city thinks it's ideal for next Tesla Gigafactory
The Finnish city of Vaasa wants to be the location for the next Tesla Gigafactory.
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