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So how on earth do you use an electric car in places that consistently get many feet of snow every winter? Short answer: snow tires. Long answer: plan ahead. Being based in Vancouver--what passes for the Canadian tropics*, where snow had to be helicoptered onto local ski hills during the 2010...

The Smart has lost more money than any other European car, a new report says.

The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu's 2.5-liter engine matches the pricier Malibu Eco's hybrid drivetrain for fuel economy.

The 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid is the latest of many plug-in cars to get a price cut.

Adding the small range-extending engine to the 2014 BMW i3 battery-electric minicar will increase the price by $3,950, the company announced this evening. The standard 2014 BMW i3 electric car starts at $42,275 including delivery, before any Federal, state, or local incentives. BMW had announced...

The power to contract and compel medallion owners to purchase the Nissan NV200 from Nissan for 10 years does not exist in the City Charter. And with that sentence, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Shlomo Hagler ruled yesterday that New York City's plan to standardize its 14,000 medallion taxis is...

The Tata Nano CNG emax can switch between gasoline and natural gas on the fly.

Last week, we were struck by a single photo that captured electric cars across two decades. The image, showing a GM EV1 and a Tesla Model S on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus, was posted on Facebook by Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]. More than anything we've seen in a while, that photo showed...

The number of American households without a car is rising, a new study says.

Mitsubishi will debut large and small plug-in hybrid SUV concepts at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.

Today's news includes emissions minutiae, a facelifted Toyota Prius Plug-In, and the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid's clever drivetrain.

The Japanese-market version of the 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid gets a few cosmetic changes and improved spot welds.

The rules for vehicle gas mileage are pretty much locked down from now through 2025. The math is complicated, but vehicles in 2025 will have to reach a fleet-wide average of 54.5 mpg by 2025--or about 42 mpg on their window stickers. So what's the next battleground over reducing emissions? It's...

Fuel economy averages are exceeding analysts' expectations, but still aren't meeting set goals.

The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid has no transmission. To be more precise, there's nothing in a form we'd normally recognize as a transmission—no conventional automatic transmission, no automated dual-clutch system, no belt-and-pulley continuously variable transmission (CVT) either. There's no...

Today's news includes the latest on the Tesla Model S fire, and a couple of recalls.

Suppose there's no way for businesses to make money on public electric-car charging stations--even with DC quick-charging? Then what? That was one sobering question that came up during the Plug-In 2013 conference, held in San Diego last Monday through Thursday. Almost three years after the first...

Tesla Motors is responding to media coverage of the first Model S fire with information and a testimonial from the car's owner.

Gas mileage has gotten far more important in new-car choices over the last 10 years, and that's not likely to change. But not everyone really understands automobile efficiency--or how to maximize their mileage--and which tactics will really save them money. Here's our cheat sheet. (1) Your driving...

Ford will update vehicle software to add the federally-mandated door chime.