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Company startups are, by their nature, secretive and turbulent places. Toss in a Chinese billionaire or two, a new business model for selling transportation services rather than cars, and the brutal competition in the global auto industry, and you have the recipe for frequent and disruptive change. And, more often than not (as history shows us), failure. DON'T MISS: Faraday Future Shows FFZero1 Concept, But What Did We Learn? The highly anticipated press event held by electric-car startup Faraday Future at January's Consumer Electronics Show left more questions than answers in its wake. The...
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Tesla Model 3 invitations going out for March 31 debut eventTesla recently sent out invitations for the Model 3 debut event.
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Rimac ups power, cuts weight with Concept S electric supercar in GenevaCroatian firm Rimac unveiled an even more extreme version of its electric supercar in Geneva.
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How much does electric-car range cost per mile?When it comes to electric cars, range is a commodity. But how much are buyers paying to increase the amount of driving they can do between charges? We looked at every electric car currently on sale, as well as the upcoming 200-mile 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and Tesla Model 3, and some of the...
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Diesel Car Sales Negligible In January, Trucks And SUVs Fare BetterJust 222 diesel cars were sold in the U.S. in January.
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Judge Tells VW To Find Diesel Fix By March 24: 'Six Months Is Enough'The Federal judge overseeing class-action suits against Volkswagen says the company has 30 days to come up with a diesel fix.
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai has aggressive plans to expand its lineup and its sales in virtually every segment, and it's launched consistently better cars for several years in a row. With gas prices remaining low, the compact crossover utility segment is red-hot in the U.S. market right now, and the redesigned 2016 Hyundai Tucson small SUV is a better vehicle than the one it replaces. It also has a new, higher-efficiency model, the Tucson Eco, that uses the same powertrain previously deployed in last year's Hyundai Sonata Eco mid-size sedan. DON'T MISS: 2016 Hyundai Tucson - Review The Eco...
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Highest Gas Mileage For The Least Money: We Rate 10 Top CarsHere's how to get the cheapest gas mileage.
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Geneva Motor Show: Green Car PreviewHere are the significant green production and concept cars that will appear at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
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Koch Brothers Go To War Against Electric Cars, Elon Musk SighsThe Koch Brothers of Texas have long been bêtes noires to the progressive side of the political spectrum. Now, it appears, the dynamic duo are taking on what they perceive as a threat to their fossil-fuel interests: electric cars. And Elon Musk, CEO of highly visible electric-car maker Tesla...
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Tesla Model S Radio Flyer: Ludicrous Mode For JuniorRadio Flyer builds a mini Tesla Model S for kids.
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VW CEO Tipped Off About U.S. Diesel Probe Earlier Than Previously KnownDid Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn know about the company’s “defeat device” built into its diesel vehicles, and the impending scandal, as early as May 2014? Based on some information recently leaked to a German newspaper, Bild-Zeitung, it’s become a possibility he might...
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Tesla Motors [NASDAQ:TSLA] handles pretty much every step of the sales and service process differently. In addition to that, it’s also conceived its Model S and Model X vehicles with a different approach to firmware, software, and updates—allowing periodic “over the air” upgrades to the entire vehicle’s control software. ALSO SEE: Tesla Model X Vs Tesla Model S: Ludicrous Drag-Strip Faceoff (Video) Such upgrades can open up new features or improve performance; but it’s becoming quite clear that this flexibility holds some advantages with respect to vehicle...
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage Sedan Unveiled At Toronto Auto ShowThe 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 sedan debuted at the 2016 Toronto Auto Show.
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2017 Kia Niro Hybrid Crossover Utility Vehicle Debuts At Chicago Auto Show: Live Photos & VideoThe 2017 Kia Niro "hybrid utility vehicle" revealed this morning at the Chicago Auto Show marks the South Korean brand's ambitious entry into dedicated hybrids. While dedicated hybrids have traditionally been hatchbacks--think Honda Insight, Toyota Prius, even the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet...
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Best Deals On Hybrid, Electric, Fuel-Efficient Cars For February 2016These are the best deals on hybrids and plug-in electric cars for February 2016.
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Will Tighter CAFE Rules Bring More Trucks, Fewer Small Cars?The entire auto industry was startled when Fiat Chrysler said two weeks ago it would end production of its Dodge Dart compact car and its Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan. The company intends to use the plant capacity freed up to build more light trucks, meaning its popular crossover utilities and...
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Cheap Oil Will Last A Decade, Says Huge Oil TraderOil prices won't increase much over the next decade, one oil trader predicts.
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Bosch claims its "active gas pedal" can yield fuel-economy savings of up to seven percent.
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Tesla Gigafactory Jobs, Investments Fell Short Of Projections Last YearJob growth and capital investments in the Tesla "Gigafactory" project aren't meeting projections, Nevada officials say.
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VW Submits V-6 Diesel-Update Plan For Audi, Porsche, VW ModelsVolkswagen submitted proposed modifications for 3.0-liter V-6 TDI models this week.
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Tesla Model 3: What We Know About Its $35,000, 200-Mile Electric CarThere are now 100,000 Tesla Model S electric cars on the roads, and its Model X crossover finally struggled into production last fall. Since that time, long-range plans by Tesla Motors for a third, smaller, and much less expensive range of electric cars continue draw huge interest. Little bits and...
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Top Six Trends In Plug-In Electric Cars Through 2020Five years after the first mass-market electric car hit the market, cars with plugs haven't lived up to the most optimistic projections for their adoption. They are at least pacing the rate of hybrid cars over their first five years, but numerous factors have challenged what advocates see as an...
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Denise Gray, CEO Of Battery Maker LG Chem Power: Five QuestionsDenise Gray is used to challenges in her career, generally over new technologies. As a young engineer at GM, she first designed electrical components, then got her first major managerial role on the team to develop what became the 1997 Corvette. She was given the responsibility of introducing and...
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