Green Car News
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Only three U.S. presidents in history have visited the Detroit Auto Show in its century-plus of existence: Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1960, Bill Clinton in 1999, and now Barack Obama, yesterday. At various points during the day, the president lauded the ongoing recoveries of the city of Detroit itself as well as the domestic automakers, including the two that declared bankruptcy in 2009 and had to be rescued with government-backed restructurings early in his administration. Show organizers noted that Obama stopped at several different exhibits, including those of Chevrolet, Fiat Chrysler, and...
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Tesla Model X Lawsuit, 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, VW News Updates: Today's Car NewsChrysler, Tesla, and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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U.S. Navy's 'Great Green Fleet' Uses 10-Percent Biodiesel Even As Fuel Prices Plummet
The U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans to to fuel ships with biodiesel.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, December 2015: Tesla Model S-Capades
Tesla's dominance in Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales in December seems all but assured, given that its sales in the quarters ending in March, June and September were 250, 242, and 255 respectively. Those are the three highest single-month sales totals for any plug-in electric vehicle in...
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VW Hires Former FBI Director To Deal With U.S. Regulators: News Updates
Volkswagen will reportedly hire an ex-FBI Director to advise it.
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Tesla Model X 'Falcon Door': Lawsuit Against German Supplier Over Failed Development
Even Tesla CEO Elon Musk has conceded that the company's electric Model X crossover utility vehicle ended up a more complicated vehicle than may have been necessary. Now, a lawsuit by Tesla Motors against German supplier Hoerbiger Automotive Comfort Systems describes the difficulties of developing...
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Chrysler last week revealed the completely new sixth-generation version of its minivans—including, at long last, the first full-hybrid minivan for the U.S. market. That model, to be called the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, is slated to go on sale around September 2016. And while it’s only badged a hybrid, the charging port just ahead of the driver’s door hints that it's a lot more than that (yes, blame the marketers for the badging): It’s a plug-in hybrid good for 30 miles of all-electric driving and a projected EPA 80 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe). DON'T MISS...
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Regulators Pushing Electric Cars Today, But Consumers Will Pull: Nissan CEO
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says governments are the main force driving electric-car adoption.
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Mercedes To Boost Electric Range Of Plug-In Hybrids As It Adds Models
Last year and this year see a veritable onslaught of low-volume German plug-in hybrids, both sedans and SUVs. BMW and Mercedes-Benz have each said they'll offer plug-in hybrid versions of all their high-volume vehicles by 2020. Those include the Mercedes-Benz S-Class large sedan, GLE-Class SUV (nee...
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Ghosn Sees Bolt EV, Mercedes Fuel-Cell SUV, Hyperloop Test Track: Today's Car News
Mercedes-Benz and Nissan make headlines today.
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales For 2015 Fall Slightly From 2014
The U.S. new-vehicle market set a new record last year, with deliveries of new passenger cars and light trucks totaling 17.39 million. The previous record of 17.35 million was set in 2000. But battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles saw their totals fall slightly, from about 120,000 in 2014 to...
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Test Track For Elon Musk's Hyperloop To Start Construction This Year
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies says it will break ground on a test track this year.
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A Mercedes-Benz production fuel-cell vehicle will launch in 2017.
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Carlos Ghosn's Face Shows Nissan's Reaction To 2017 Chevy Bolt EV
Carlos Ghosn has never really been known as a man with frequent warm and ready smiles for all comers. Under most circumstances, the man who runs not only global automaker Nissan but the Franco-Japanese Renault-Nissan Alliance displays a serious, thoughtful countenance. But as he inspected the 2017...
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Mitsubishi Mirage: The Unexpected Small-Car Success
The Mirage has contributed significantly to Mitsubishi's U.S. sales growth.
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Musk On Apple Car, Vegan Tesla Model X, Hybrid Airplane Engine: Today's Car News
We have quite a bit of electric-car news today.
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Student Solar-Car Developers: What Motivates Them?
Stanford students discuss competing in the World Solar Challenge.
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Apple's Making An Electric Car: Tesla's Musk Calls It 'Open Secret'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is certain Apple is trying to make its own electric car.
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The cost of developing advanced zero-emission powertrains for future vehicles is substantial, even for the world's largest carmakers. Especially in hydrogen fuel-cell research, the biggest auto companies are doubling and tripling up to share the costs. Honda and GM said in July 2013 that they would share their fuel-cell development efforts, and now the two companies are taking a further step in their partnership. DON'T MISS: GM, Honda Latest Automakers To Collaborate On Fuel Cell Tech (Jul 2013) According to Japanese news service Asahi Shimbun, the pair will set up a joint factory to...
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Renault Zoe Leads 2015 European Sales Of All-Electric Cars
While sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids fell slightly last year in the U.S., the sales data for Europe was more encouraging. Almost 100,000 battery-electric cars were sold in the European Union last year: 97,687 units, to be precise. (Data for plug-in hybrids isn't immediately available.)...
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Hybrid Airplane Engine? NASA Says It's Making Progress On One
NASA researchers are experimenting with hybrid aircraft.
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Tesla Model X Now Offers Synthetic Leather, For Vegan Appeal
The Tesla Model X is now available with a full synthetic-leather interior.
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Germany To Spend Billions Supporting Electric Car Expansion
Germany's Economy Minister wants to spend over $2 billion to promote electric cars.
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Now You Can Ride An All-Electric Raft Down The Colorado River
A tour operator plans to launch an all-electric raft this spring.
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