Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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How did you fare in the Snowpocalypse?
The recent polar vortex over the North American content dumped heavy snow on dozens of states and brought in truly Arctic temperatures, causing widespread...
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Electric Cars Cut Greenhouse Gases Even More Than Expected, NASA SaysA trial program with electric cars at the Kennedy Space Center is going better than expected, cutting greenhouse gas emissions in company vehicles. In fact, the center's sustainability office suggests the results are 10 times better than those expected--electric cars are making a real impact...
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2014 Chicago Auto Show: Green-Car PreviewChicago isn't as big as some annual auto shows, and at this year's show green vehicles are a little thin on the ground--March's Geneva Motor Show will provide more to that effect. Nevertheless there are a few significant vehicles set to appear in Chicago, so we've pieced together a green car...
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New TurboCord Electric-Car Charging Cord Can Use 120 Or 240 VoltsElectric car owners may not have to get their hands dirty at gas stations, but they do have to carry around an extra essential item not found in their internal combustion counterparts--a charging cord. This is little hardship of course, provided your car has somewhere to store it. But depending on...
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How Does Formula E Electric-Car Racing Work? What You Need To KnowThis September, a new motorsport series launches in Beijing, China. That series is Formula E, an open-wheeled single-seater motorsport running on battery power alone. It's positioned as a top tier series for electric racing and could be instrumental in aiding the development of batteries and...
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Green Car Myths, Saleen's Tesla & Plug-In Golf: Today's Car NewsToday on Green Car Reports: We're debunking even more myths about green cars, car-builder Saleen has said its first performance electric car will be based on Tesla's Model S, and VW has announced its plug-in hybrid Golf will carry the sporty GTE badge. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Saleen...
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California has something of a reputation for being an electric car haven.
The state has always been concerned about pollution, offers healthy incentives for those wishing to purchase an electric...
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Had To Happen: High-Performance Tesla Model S From Saleen On The WaySaleen Automotive is well-known for its high-performance tuning on familiar models like the Ford Mustang. But what car do you choose if you want to tackle an electric model? Given the Ford connection, maybe the Focus EV? Perhaps the high-selling Nissan Leaf? No--instead you go for an electric car...
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Obama Promotes Natural-Gas Fueling Stations In State Of The Union AddressOnce again, President Barack Obama used the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night to raise the issue of natural gas vehicles as a way of promoting energy independence and cutting the impact of climate change. In his talk, Obama urged the U.S. Congress to support the construction of...
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All-New 2014 MINI Cooper Prices To Start At $20,745MINI USA has announced pricing for the third generation of its BMW-produced hatchback, which will be priced from $20,745 when it arrives in the spring. That figure includes MINI's mandatory $795 destination charge, which also applies to the $24,395 MINI Cooper S. The new car will be called the MINI...
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Indian Maker Hero Unveils Diesel-Engined Motorcycle ConceptDiesel-engined cars are nothing new these days, even if sales in the U.S. are yet to catch up to ever-popular gasoline vehicles. But little is ever heard of diesel-engined motorcycles. Between gasoline bikes and the new breed of electric models, few seem to have explored the diesel concept. Indian...
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When Is A 'Recall' Not A Recall? When Tesla Updates Over The Air, ApparentlyElon Musk might have been taking a risk by challenging the NHTSA on its recall terminology, but he does seem to have people on his side on the issue. Not just our readers either, who were particularly vocal on the subject when details of the recall emerged the other day. Former NHTSA administrator...
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With truly Arctic temperatures hitting the U.S. and Canada over the past month, North Americans probably don't have a great deal of sympathy for their counterparts in Norway as winter finally closes...
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Nissan Reveals Tiny Engine For Electric ZEOD Le Mans RacerDownsizing isn't just a concept reserved for road-going vehicles--the world of motor racing is adopting the theory too. Smaller engines, turbocharging and hybrid technology is all the rage, with this year's F1 grid adopting all three in an effort to remain relevant. Nissan's ZEOD RC Le Mans car is...
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Volkswagen Launches New, More Efficient Polo Subcompact In EuropeBack in the early 1970s, Volkswagen hit something of a milestone: It had sold over 15 million examples of its evergreen Beetle compact car. At 14 million and counting, it isn't hard to see VW's Polo subcompact breaking that barrier in the coming years, and maybe even eclipsing the Beetle's...
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Prius Designs, eBay Finds And FedEx Fuel Cells: Today's Car NewsToday on Green Car Reports: Toyota promises racier styling for its next Prius, we look at a Chrysler electric car from the 1970s, and FedEx is getting ready to test fuel-cell range-extended vehicles. All this and more on Green Car Reports. It's time for another Tesla Model S road trip, this time...
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1979 GE-Chrysler Electric Test Vehicle-1 Up For Sale On eBayIf you're creating a mass-market electric car, it makes a degree of sense to use a mass-market platform. That's why you'll find some Versa sitting under the Leaf and rather a lot of Focus in Ford's Focus Electric. Dig hard enough, and even the Chevy Volt has similarities with other GM...
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Next Toyota Prius Hybrid To Have More 'Heart-Racing' Design?For the last decade or so, Toyota's Prius hybrid has been the go-to car for buyers wanting something a little more fuel efficient, a little greener than the norm. While still immensely successful, today's Prius has more or less lost its unique selling point--a host of plug-in vehicles has taken...
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Big cars with adequate gas mileage are hard to come by, but one of the best options at the moment is diesel power.
At its best, the BMW 7-Series is a bit of a gas-guzzler. With a turbocharged,...
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Tesla Electric-Car Cross-Country Trip Underway, With ETA TodayJust a couple of years ago, traveling cross-country in an electric car would have required a great deal of planning and a great deal of time. But with Tesla's Model S and its 265 miles of EPA-rated range in 85 kWh form, it takes little more thought than in any other vehicle. Throw in a...
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Virginia Sees Sense, Scraps 2013's Hybrid Vehicle TaxTaxes are rarely popular, but if they're to be accepted by the populace the bare minimum they have to do is make sense. Virginia's annual tax on hybrid vehicles did not make sense. Proposed and enacted early last year, the tax added a fixed yearly sum to the cost of running a hybrid vehicle, in an...
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Tesla & China: Priced At $121,000, Country Could Be Biggest Market, Musk Says
$121,000 sounds like a lot of money for the Tesla Model S, considering you can pick up the 85 kWh car in the U.S. from $80,000 or so, before incentives. And it is a lot of money, but in China, where that price tag will be attached, Tesla promises it represents good value for buyers. CEO Elon Musk...
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Nissan e-NV200 Electric Vans Join FedEx Trial FleetOn the back of successful trial programs in other countries, delivery giant FedEx will trial a fleet of Nissan e-NV200 vans this year. The all-electric cargo van has already been tested by FedEx in Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Brazil, but now Nissan and FedEx are teaming up for U.S...
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Nissan, Metrocab Work On 2018 London Zero-Emission-Taxi TargetStarting in 2018, all new taxis in London will need to be capable of running as zero-emission vehicles--a policy recently announced by Mayor Boris Johnson. That's quite a promise, and a significant engineering push will be needed to make it happen. But already, several manufacturers are working on...
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