Green Car News
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An extended-range electric Nissan Note will launch in Japan in November, according to a new report.
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First the wagons went away; are family sedans next to vanish?Sales of mid-size sedans are down significantly this year.
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What's the minimum electric-car range for mass acceptance? Poll results
The handful of mass-priced electric cars offered 200 miles or more of range scheduled to launch over the next two years will clearly bring one question to the forefront. How much rated electric range is "enough" in a mass-market car to make North American buyers consider it sufficient for safe and...
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Cleaning up diesel too costly for mass market, Renault says, as real-world testing looms
Renault believes mass-market diesel cars will slowly disappear from Europe.
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This may be the most horrifying Tesla Model S electric car in the world
This modified Tesla Model S may be the ugliest yet.
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Chevy Bolt EV vs Chevy Volt, Tesla cost cutting, Daimler electric cars: Today's Car News
We have lots of electric car news today.
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Daimler will launch at least six new electric cars in the near future, a new report says.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, August 2016: Volt laurels
The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid followed July's record-setting 385 Canadian sales with 421 units in August—the first time any plug-in electric vehicle had topped the 400 monthly sales mark in Canada. At 2,098 vehicles sold through August, the second-generation Volt now recovers the Canadian...
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Most VW diesel owners want the buyback, not a modified car
So far, the majority of Volkswagen 2.0-liter TDI owners seem to want buybacks.
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Does the Chevy Bolt EV make the Chevrolet Volt irrelevant? Is that a problem?
Sometime during the last three months of this year, the first 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be delivered to its buyer in a blaze of flash photography and publicity. The 200-mile electric car, base-priced at $37,500 before incentives, will be the first car in the world with those specifications. And...
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Harleys with no emission controls: a much bigger problem than you know?
Harley-Davidson owners are highly likely to remove emissions controls from motorcycles, one group claims.
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Musk begs Tesla staff to cut costs before company raises cash
In an e-mail to staff, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged cost cutting.
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Nissan takes its Leaf electric car on a European tour.
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A dealer trainer tried to buy a car; he now calls car dealers 'clueless'
Buying a car isn't easy, even for someone who trains car dealers.
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BMW i3 REx wrangle, Volt buyer's story, green cars in Paris, Tesla charging charges: The Week in Reverse
Why did one man have to visit so many dealerships to buy a plug-in electric car? And when do our Twitter followers think hydrogen fuel will be available everywhere in the U.S.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday...
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Texas electric-car buying, Ford 10-speed automatic, Kia Rio details: Today's Car News
Today's news includes the Ford F-150 and Kia Rio.
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2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid and Energi: how engineers increased fuel efficiency
Carmakers regularly tweak their powertrains to boost fuel efficiency or improve performance and drivability. Changes to EPA test cycles for 2017 mean that the agency's fuel-economy ratings for many new cars have fallen slightly. Knowing that, and having learned more about how its various hybrid...
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World's largest fast-charging site opens in Norway: 28 electric cars can charge, all standards included
A new DC fast-charging site in Norway can accommodate 28 cars, regardless of charging standards.
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Subcompact hatchbacks and sedans may be a minor part of the U.S. market, but they're hugely important in the rest of the world. So the launch of a new generation of Kia Rio during next month's media days at the Paris Motor Show is worthy of note, even if some U.S. drivers and dealers yawn. The new model, like most updated designs these days, has an incrementally longer (0.4 inches) wheelbase and is 0.6 inches longer and a fraction of an inch wider than the current car DON'T MISS: 2016 Kia Rio - review After releasing a handful of teaser drawings last week, Kia has now released the first...
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What it took to buy an electric car in Texas: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country. Hoping to make Tom Cruise proud, I accepted the mission. But first, a bit of perspective: in 2005 I had set out to purchase a Mercury Mariner...
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2017 Ford F-150 with 10-speed automatic to arrive at dealers next month
The 2017 Ford F-150 gets a new 10-speed automatic transmission and upgraded 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6.
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Samsung Hungarian battery plant to open in 2018, perhaps for BMW electric cars?
Samsung SDI plans to open a battery plant in Hungary.
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Paris Motor Show, plug-in electric car sales, Karma Revero vs VLF Destino: Today's Car News
Today's topics include the Paris Motor Show and electric car sales.
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Federal funds to back Portland storefront for electric-car marketing, pop-up roadshows
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday that it would award almost $1 million to Drive Oregon over three years, to fund a regional marketing campaign that will promote the benefits of electric cars to regional consumers. The advocacy group plans to set up a permanent storefront in downtown...
John Voelcker
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