Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The recent opening of a new Tesla store in Milan provided a forum for current Roadster owners to ask Elon Musk exactly what's going on with the Tesla Model S. The answers? Pretty much everything is...
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2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Preview Gallery, Animation
This morning we brought you the first exclusive live images and official details on the production version of the 2012 Volvo V60, and now we have the official gallery and animation demonstrating how the car's hybrid system works. Promising 124 mpg in hybrid mode and all-electric range of 30 miles...
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Video: Toyota Previews 2012 Prius MPV Ahead Of Detroit Show
The 2011 Detroit Auto Show holds promise for Prius-lovers, with the first addition to the ubiquitous hybrid brand's family: an MPV, or multi-purpose vehicle. Americans may want to call it a wagon, or a hatchback, or something else, but whatever it's named, it's a longer, larger version of the...
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2011 Honda Insight Adds New $18,950 Entry Model, Upgraded Features
While the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF have stolen most of the green-car limelight of late, and the Toyota Prius continues to be the go-to vehicle for those seeking reliable yet efficient transportation, Honda's Insight continues to plug along, with new upgrades to standard equipment and a...
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2011 Chevrolet Volt Gets 93 MPGe EV Rating, 60 MPG Combined
The shenanigans continue. Just this week the Nissan LEAF was rated at 99 mpg-equivalent by the EPA, raising the ire of our own John Voelcker--and justifiably so. Today, the Volt gets similar treatment and a similar rating, but only in EV mode. Add in the gas-only mode's 37 mpg rating and the...
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Ford Announces 19 Launch Markets For 2012 Focus Electric
Ford's first all-electric passenger vehicle, the 2012 Focus Electric, has just received its list of initial launch markets. Totaling 19 cities in all, the vehicle will roll out across the country with Nissan LEAF-like targets for range and performance. Ford says the Focus Electric will be shooting...
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The new 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid already has a lot going for it--as evidenced by Marty Padgett's take on the car in our first drive report and John Voelcker's inclusion of the car in ...
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Russian Billionaire Gets Gassy To Go Green: Prokhorov City Car
Russia. Onion domes, remnants of Communism, enormous natural-gas reserves, and a fierce love of Vodka. These elements have now somehow combined to convince Mikhail Prokhorov--reportedly Russia's wealthiest man, new owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, newly-minted publisher of the New...
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Simulated: Nissan LEAF's Range In Variety Of Traffic, Weather Conditions
Nissan has released official range estimates, based on computer simulation of a brand-new LEAF (meaning with a brand-new battery), in a variety of weather and driving conditions. Whether the aim of the estimates is to reduce so-called range anxiety or not (even though early-adopters aren't likely...
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Video: Auto X Prize Finalist RaceAbout EV In Detail
As the only vehicle in the final group of contenders for the Automotive X Prize 100 mpg challenge that actually looks like a typical car--four wheels, a full body, normal side-opening doors--the Electric RaceAbout EV should hold a special place in the history books despite not taking one of the...
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Toyota Teases New Larger Prius Model Via Facebook
A billboard plastered with puzzle pieces that form a side-view of a current Toyota Prius, backed by a sliver of a slightly larger, taller, and more hatchback-like vehicle. This is the first glimpse of the next member of the Prius family, and it's coming soon When, exactly, we can't be sure. But we...
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Video: Chevrolet Explains Home-Charging The 2011 Volt
We know all about the new 240-volt upgraded charger for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and we're even more familiar with the standard 120-volt unit. But it's one thing to read about them and another to see them in action. Perhaps most interesting is the new upgraded 240-volt charger and how it looks on...
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Your shiny new 2011 Chevrolet Volt is sitting in the garage, fresh from its maiden voyage on electric-only power. But it's 2 a.m. and you have to be at work by 8. Charging takes 10 hours on standard...
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Hemp-Bodied Motive Kestrel EV Unveiled, Promises High Efficiency
We've seen numerous electric vehicle startups come and go over the years, but few came out of the gate with a product as attractive--in a cute, cuddly way--as the Motive Industries Kestrel EV. The performance it promises is also solid for its intended city-car market. With a curb weight just under...
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Fisker's $30M Parts Order Puts Karma Back On Track
Plug-in hybrid/electric vehicles are no strangers to the vaporware syndrome: a product is announced, promised to be the best ever, raises funds, then fails to materialize--or does so at an incredibly slow pace. But Fisker's Karma looks set to defy the odds if a new $30 million parts order for the...
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2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Nissan Townpod Concept Teaser
What, exactly, is a Townpod? We'll have to wait another three weeks to find out for sure, but from this teaser and the sparse contents of the press release, it looks like Nissan's take on an all-electric city vehicle. The unveiling will come at the end of the month at the 2010 Paris Auto Show...
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Morgan LIFEcar 2 Diesel-Electric Hybrid Promises 1,000mi Per Tank
Diesel-electric hybrids aren't cost-effective for mainstream cars. The price of either hybrid or diesel powertrains makes it hard to justify on a cost-recovery basis for fuel savers, though the environmental payback is obvious. But for the supercar set, money is no object, and so cars like the...
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Video: Six 2011 Chevrolet Volts On Pikes Peak
Chevrolet continues testing of the Volt on Pikes Peak to ensure it's ready for the harshest real-world environments.
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Hybrids are, for the most part, great, both as a freestanding set of efficiency technologies and as a bridge toward pure electric vehicles. Diesels are also a solid near-term choice for greener,...
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Fisker Takes Possession Of Ex-GM Factory, Production To Start In 2012
Fisker has finalized its purchase of the GM factory where it will build its new plug-in hybrids.
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UPDATED: GM To Re-Engineer 2011 Volt To Operate On Gasoline-Only Power At High Speeds
Poor performance in European testing for the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt have prompted the shift in strategy.
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2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Starts From $19,200, On Sale August 24
The sporty hybrid coupe will hit dealerships later this summer.
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Tesla's IPO Presentation Reveals Future Product Plans
Elon Musk and a slideshow have explained what's coming from Tesla.
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First 4,400 2011 Chevrolet Volt Buyers Eligible For Free In-Home Charging Stations
The grant works through the Department of Energy to help expand EV use.
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