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It's likely the biggest question for the future of electric cars: How low can battery cost go, and how fast? Tesla Motors is thought to have the lowest cost-per-kilowatt-hour in the electric-car business, with some estimates suggesting the company is already approaching the crucial $200/kWh level. But a new report suggests that the pace of cost reduction won't be as swift as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested in interviews and comments during the company's financial-results calls. DON'T MISS: How Much And How Fast Will Electric-Car Battery Costs Fall? The report is a slide-show presentation...
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Tesla's Economic Impact, Nissan's Battery Future, Formula E's First Race: Today's Car NewsFormula E, Nissan, and Tesla make headlines today.
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Hardly A Vehicle, MIT's Electric Cheetah Is Still ImpressiveMIT replaces gasoline with electricity with its latest robot.
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Tesla 'Ecosystem' Changing The Face Of Silicon ValleyTesla is reorienting the local economy toward car manufacturing, a new report says.
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Nissan's Electric-Car Battery Future: Will It Be With LG Chem?Nissan is set to close electric-car battery plants in England and the U.S. and turn to Korean maker LG Chem for some batteries. Or perhaps not. A startling and exclusive Reuters report yesterday said that Nissan is in the middle of reassessing its plans for electric-car production and global...
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Ford C-Max To Get 'Extreme Makeover,' Debut At Paris Motor ShowA refreshed Ford C-Max tall wagon will debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show.
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A Tesla Model S with LumiLor electroluminescent light coating.
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First Formula E Electric-Car Race Held Sunday In BeijingThe first Formula E Championship race was held last weekend in China.
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2015 Ford Mustang Gas Mileage, Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan Spotted, Electric Loaner Cars: Today's Car NewsFord and Toyota make headlines today.
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2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 Plug-In Hybrid: First DriveThe 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 Plug-In Hybrid luxury sedan will arrive in the U.S. next spring. We've now driven a prototype of the U.S.-spec car, which is quiet, luxurious, and likely to carry a six-figure price tag. And it will be followed within a year by two more plug-in hybrids using the same...
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2016 Toyota Mirai Sedan Photographed Testing In Southern CaliforniaPity the poor automotive spy photographer. She spends months in Death Valley with an expensive camera, only for her paying clients to be swamped with cellphone shots snapped by eager readers and sent in for free or posted on social media. Which is (more or less) how we come to see our first shots...
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2015 Ford Mustang Gas Mileage: EPA Ratings For All Models ReleasedAt its most fuel efficient, the 2015 Ford Mustang is rated at 26 mpg combined.
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It's often said by electric-car owners and advocates that once you start driving electric, you never want to go back. Now it appears that at least a handful of car dealers are learning that the principle extends even to loaner cars from the dealership. A recent Facebook thread on the BMW i3 Owners Group prompted Tom Moloughney to post about the phenomenon. DON'T MISS: Electric Cars' Secret Advantage: They're Just Nicer To Drive Moloughney--who's now driven three different electric cars, starting with a MINI E, progressing to a BMW ActiveE, and now a 2014 BMW i3 REx--suggests that savvy...
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2005-2008 Ford Escape Hybrid Recalled, Also Mercury Mariner HybridsCertain Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid crossovers are being recalled to fix a coolant issue.
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Outlander Plug-In, Downsized Pickups, Tesla Chooses Nevada: The Week In ReverseWe drive Mitsubishi’s plug-in SUV, and wonder if downsized pickups really are a bigger thing than automakers project. And guess who’s now neighbors with the Mustang Ranch? This is The Week In Reverse for Friday, September 12, here at Green Car Reports. This week at Green Car Reports, we...
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Tesla Tax Breaks, MINI Superleggera Deferred, 2015 Kia Soul EV Price: Today's Car NewsKia, MINI, and Tesla make headlines today.
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2015 Kia Soul EV: Estimated 93 Miles Of Range, Priced Under $35,000 Or $249 A MonthThe 2015 Kia Soul EV will arrive in U.S. dealers this fall.
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Electric Mini Superleggera Decision Delayed For MonthsBMW will wait at least six months to decide whether to build the MINI Superleggera roadster.
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Tesla Motors' battery Gigafactory took another step toward construction with the approval of incentives worth up to $1.3 billion by Nevada lawmakers. Governor Brian Sandoval signed the package of four bills into law one week after announcing that the Silver State would host the first of what could be multiple factories that will produce lithium-ion cells on a massive scale. By far the largest part of the incentives package is a sales-tax exemption that will last 20 years, worth an estimated $725 million, Reuters reports. In addition, Tesla could save more than $300 million in payroll and...
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Life With A Chevy Volt, Tesla Gigafactory Cost, Improvised Electric-Car Charging: Today's Car NewsLots of electric-car news today. We've got a recap of one owner's three years with a Chevrolet Volt, the potential cost to Nevada of hosting Tesla Motors' gigafactory, and a highly unorthodox way of charging an electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. After three years and 35,000...
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How To Recharge Any Electric Car, Anywhere, Any Time (Video)An unorthodox method for charging an electric car.
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What Will Tesla Gigafactory Cost Nevada? How About $1.3 Billion?Nevada is expected to offer $1.3 billion to Tesla Motors.
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Life With Chevy Volt: 3 Years & 35,000 Miles Later, It's OverIt was a sad day. After three years, 34,752 miles, roughly 7,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 327 gallons of gas, I said good-bye to my 2011 Chevy Volt last week. Its lease was up, and there was no one left in the family to drive it. I've been at the wheel of a Tesla Model S for the last 18...
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Self-Driving Teslas, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Gas Mileage, Hydrogen-Car Skeptics: Today's Car NewsMitsubishi, Tesla, and Volkswagen make headlines today.
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