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A new study suggests people may be more concerned about air pollution than they appear.
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2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car: A Few Things We NoticedThe 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car hasn't yet gone on sale--it'll arrive in limited regions of California in the second half of this year--but already it's been the focus of a great deal of attention. As Toyota's first production hydrogen vehicle, and the cornerstone of its future plans...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales In Canada, Jan 2015: Volt Bolts To Early LeadThe Chevy Volt bolted to an early lead in Canada's 2015 plug-in electric vehicle sales, with 71 sales. That's nearly double the Nissan Leaf's January total of 36. We'll see if the Volt can sustain this lead, as the Leaf outsold it by a margin of 393 to 372 during the last four months of 2014. DON'T...
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EU To Toughen Emission Testing, Replicate 'Real-World' DrivingNew EU emission testing rules are set to take effect in 2017.
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Tesla Model S Vs Citroen DS: Futuristic Car Of 50 Years Ago (Video)A 2013 Tesla Model S is compared to a 1956 Citroen DS-19
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Electric Car Maintenance Snafu, Tesla App, Kia Trail'ster Concept Named: Today's Car NewsKia and Tesla make headlines today.
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Last year's U.S. sales of plug-in electric cars were the highest on record, but now the traditional winter sales slump has set in with a bang. Electric car sales usually dip during the coldest months, and last January was the lowest sales month of the year--but this January's results apparently even failed to match those of the same month a year ago. The Nissan Leaf saw 1,070 sales last month, slightly down on last year's 1,252--but considerably higher than the 650 in January 2013. DON'T MISS: FINAL UPDATE: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Continue Rise In 2014, To 118,500 Still, given that the...
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Kia Trail'ster Concept In Chicago: New 'DE' Dedicated Hybrid SUV? (UPDATED)Kia has now issued another teaser photo of the "rugged runabout" crossover utility vehicle concept it will unveil next week at the Chicago Auto Show, and it now has a name: the Kia Trail'ster Concept. The photo shows the rear of the vehicle on a dirt road, with an upswept black bumper shield and...
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New NADA Chairman Will Continue Anti-Tesla 'Get The Facts' CampaignLast June, the National Automobile Dealers Association launched a publicity campaign to convince car buyers why it's in their own best interests that dealers make it illegal to buy a car from Tesla Motors. The campaign is called "Get the Facts," and it now includes a handful of animated videos...
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Is Fiat Chrysler Secretly Developing A Diesel For Passenger Cars?Hints of a new Chrysler diesel engine appear on the company's dealer website.
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Electric-Car Owners: Watch Out For Those Dealer Service Bills!One of the benefits of battery-electric cars is that they have far fewer moving parts than gasoline vehicles, so they require less servicing. Or as the old saying goes, "Nothing but tires and wiper blades"--which is a bit reductive, but pretty close to the truth if you add in occasional brake-fluid...
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ACEEE Reports On 'Greenest' + 'Meanest' Vehicle Environmental ImpactsThe ACEEE ranks new cars by their environmental impact.
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A third-party app could let drivers control their Tesla Model S electric cars from an Apple Watch.
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EPA Range-Rating Issues, Electric-Car Tax Credit Confusion, Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Status: Today's Car NewsElectric-car range ratings and tax credits make headlines today.
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Consumer Reports Rates Tesla Service Tops Among CarmakersTesla service was ranked top among carmakers in Consumer Reports' annual survey.
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2015 Honda Fit Gets Highest Safety Rating From NHTSAThe 2015 Honda Fit earned a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA.
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IRS Electric-Car Tax Credits: Reporting Discrepancies RemainAs U.S. taxpayers start to grapple with their income-tax filings, due April 15, tens of thousands of taxpayers will benefit from a Federal income-tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 offered to buyers of plug-in electric cars. Enacted in 2009, it was intended to spur the early sales of such cars whose...
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Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Price Slashed In Korea; 200 Delivered Globally So FarHyundai will cut the price of its full-cell crossover for the home market.
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There’s been a lot of confusion recently about the official EPA-certified ranges of certain electric cars. That all-important number goes on the window sticker, and is typically used for advertising and marketing purposes. In November, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced, with great fanfare, that the new all-wheel-drive P85D version of the Tesla Model S electric car would actually be more efficient than the P85 model it replaced. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model S P85D 'Insane' Mode: NSFW Video Shows How Fast It Really Is Then the P85D hit the market late last year with an official EPA range of...
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Tesla Model X Tests, 'Insane' Acceleration, Volt Ad, Bolt Name: The Week In Reverse (Video)What two Tesla videos got everyone all excited--and caused a few laughs, too? And which item should you remember to bring if you're driving a very, very small electric car in the winter? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on...
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Plug-In Car Sales, Jaguar XE & Tesla Model 3, Federal Electric-Car Incentive Increase: Today's Car NewsToday we focus on electric-car sales and incentives.
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2017 Jaguar XE: Surprisingly Similar To Tesla Model 3, But For One ThingIt won't be available until the 2017 model year, its sleek body is largely made of aluminum, and it uses advanced new technology for remarkable efficiency gains over competitors. It's a sleek compact sport sedan that generated reams of coverage even before we knew anything about it, and its arrival...
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White House Budget Asks For $10K Electric-Car Credit, Natural-Gas Cars AddedThe proposed 2016 budget includes some measures meant to boost electric-car adoption.
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2016 Fiat 500X Small Crossover SUV To Start At $20,900We've got 2016 Fiat 500X pricing info.
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