Green Car News
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With most of the data now in for April sales of plug-in electric cars, it's looking as though the first four months of 2015 aren't seeing notably higher numbers than those of 2014. As always, there's some slop in the numbers because Tesla Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Kia Motors refuse to break out their plug-in car sales. But the data thus far lead to an interesting question: How will it be received if 2015 electric-car sales only match those of 2014? DON'T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Apr: Pace Continues Steady Worse yet, what if they come in slightly lower? We think it's entirely...
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Ford Transit Van Gets Add-In Hybrid Kit For Better Fuel EconomyXL Hybrids unveils a conversion kit for the Ford Transit full-size van.
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Toyota Prius Plug-In Production To End In June; New One Coming Next YearToyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid production will end next month, but a new version won't arrive until next year.
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BMW i3 Tear-Down Videos Show Electric Car's Radical DesignNew tear-down videos expose more of the BMW i3 electric car's secrets.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, Apr 2015: Leaf Likely Leads After Tesla March MadnessThe Tesla Model S now owns the record for the most electric car sales in Canada in a single month To borrow from the popular song, Canada's plug-in electric vehicle market in March was "all about that S". Based on registration data, which lags by a month, Tesla sold a whopping 250 Model Ses in...
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2016 Chevy Volt Priced, Used Tesla Model S Electric Cars, 2016 Ford F-150 CNG: Today's Car NewsChevrolet, Ford, and Tesla make headlines today.
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Often reader comments raise issues that are worth covering for a broader audience. So when our reader Brian Lakatos wrote to ask us about the tone of recent coverage of electric cars, we responded at some length--and then decided to turn the response into an article. (Plus, we hate wasting copy that can be adapted and reused.) DON'T MISS: U.S. Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Apr: Pace Continues Steady Lakatos wrote: Your "Electric Car Price Guide" and news articles seem prejudiced towards the Nissan Leaf (certainly the first-and-best-seller, but not the best choice for everyone) & Kia Soul...
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Toyota Prius Brand Perception More Negative In Social Media: AnalysisThe Toyota Prius will go down in history as a truly ground-breaking vehicle, both the first and the highest-production hybrid vehicle built to date. It's also the sole vehicle sold in the U.S. this year that is rated at 50 miles per gallon combined--for three different models, no less. But a new...
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The New Fisker Is Live: Original Karma Owners Get Most SupportA new Fisker website offers parts support for current owners.
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2016 Ford F-150 Offers Natural-Gas/Propane Prep-Kit OptionThe 2016 Ford F-150 will get a gaseous-fuel prep kit for 5.0-liter V-8 models.
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Tesla Model S Certified Used Electric Cars: Now On Sale OnlineTesla has been selling used cars online since last week.
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Priced From $33,995, Or $1,175 Lower Than 2015 VoltThe 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be priced from $33,995 when it goes on sale sometime this fall, a GM executive said this morning. The price, which includes delivery, is $1,175 lower than that of the outgoing 2015 Volt. The old Volt lacks the 50-mile range, 41-mpg fuel efficiency, and...
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Which pastime has our 71-year-old contributor George Parrott taken up in his new Tesla? And, what irony is China's aggressive electric-car promotion forcing on Toyota? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, May 1, 2015. Friday, we ended the week with an unusual personal story. Our contributor George Parrott, a semi-retired California college professor, has been driving electric cars for several years now. He recently traded in his first Tesla Model S for the latest, highest-performance P85D version. Now, it turns...
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Tesla Drag Racing, 2017 Jaguar XE Diesel, Plug-In Electric Car Sales in Apr: Today's Car NewsJaguar and Tesla make headlines today.
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Avis Builds Largest Electric-Vehicle Lease Fleet In Europe With Latest Nissan OrderAvis will deploy 401 Nissan e-NV200 vans, and 60 more Leaf hatchbacks.
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Tesla's New Powerwall Batteries: 7 Or 10 kWh For $3,000 Or $3,500Tesla unveils its new line of batteries for energy storage.
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2017 Jaguar XE Small Sport Sedan To Offer Diesel Option At StartThe 2017 Jaguar XE 20d will feature a diesel engine from Jaguar's new Ingenium line.
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Drag-Racing My Tesla P85D: 71-Year-Old Novice Hits The Strip (Video)It had been more than 50 years since I'd been to a drag race--back in what now seems almost like the very dawn of motoring. Back then, I just watched. Yet here I was, just a month ago, behind the wheel of my Tesla Model S P85D, facing off against another car as I watched the lights change. Red...
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Seven-seat vehicles, electric cars, and gas prices make headlines today.
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Will Fuel Economy Rules Require Future Cars To Use Premium Gas?Premium gasoline offers potential fuel-economy benefits, but will consumers pay?
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Suppose Two-Thirds Of Gas Stations Gave Away Free Gasoline...The majority of public electric car charging stations are free to use, survey finds.
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2016 Honda HR-V Subcompact SUV Starts At $19,995, On Sale May 15The 2016 Honda HR-V will start at just under $20,000.
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Third Row Seats, Good Gas Mileage: What Are Your Options?If you need to fit more than five into your vehicle—even just sometimes—and the thought of getting less than 25 miles per gallon in daily driving repulses you, the pickings for U.S. vehicle shoppers are still surprisingly slim. Why are there no hybrid minivans at all, no three-row...
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Life With Tesla Model S: Valet Mode Hides Away All The FunAs arguably the coolest, most cutting-edge car in the world, the Tesla Model S electric car attracts a lot of curiosity and envy from other drivers. What self-respecting car guy—or gal—wouldn’t love to take a Tesla out for a quick spin around the block, just to sample its...
David Noland