Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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General Motors' Voltec drivetrain, the range-extended plug-in setup used on the Chevrolet Volt and the new 2014 Cadillac ELR, is among the most advanced drivetrains on the roads.
That's not to say...
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Volvo Concept XC Coupe To Make Detroit DebutThis year's Detroit Auto Show is a little light on truly green car content, so most attention will instead turn to downsized engines and vehicles offering subtle improvements in fuel economy. As part of Volvo's future plans, all its five and six-cylinder engines will be phased out in favor of...
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Formula E Electric Racing Takes To Las Vegas For Demo RunIf publicity is one of electric cars' best assets, then the inaugural Formula E electric racing series has importance far beyond the frivolities of motor sport. From September this year, the series will head to ten cities around the globe and prove that electric vehicles really can be exciting--and...
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150 Years Of Carbon Emissions Can Be Traced To 90 Companies: ReportIndustrialization has given the world some of its greatest inventions and unequivocally improved our lives, but it's also played a part in one of today's most pressing issues: man-made climate change. The Union of Concerned Scientists cites a paper by Richard Heede, Tracing anthropogenic carbon...
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Is The BulletTruck What Semis Will Look Like In The Future?Recently, we attracted flak from some quarters of our readership for featuring pickup trucks. While not green by the standards of modern electric vehicles and hybrids, their push towards greater efficiency is equally important--because the biggest gains come from the most popular and...
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Laws To Add Noise To Silent Electric Cars: Latest UpdatesElectric cars are quiet. Perhaps that's a statement of the obvious, but for many owners, it's one of their cars' best features. Little noise, a smooth drivetrain, low running costs, environmental responsibility--it all adds up to an appealing package. Regulatory bodies seem to feel electric cars...
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You might be unfamiliar with the name LTI TXII, but if you've ever visited London you've probably traveled in one at some point.
It's best known as London's black cab or 'Hackney Carriage', and it's...
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Mazda Plans Next-Gen SkyActiv Engines For Even Better Gas MileageMazda's Skyactiv fuel-efficient gasoline engines are already getting good real-world results, but the company isn't resting on its laurels. Instead, the Japanese automaker is already working on the next two generations of its Skyactiv engine line, ready to power its future vehicles. Set to debut in...
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Future Electric Utility Trucks: Lighting Your Home While Crews Restore PowerAs weather-related power outages left hundreds of thousands without electricity during the holiday season, attention has once again turned to the role of electric vehicles in providing backup power when the lights go out. While running down your vehicle to keep your house warm could never be...
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World's Cheapest New Car, Tata Nano, Gets Diesel OptionDiesel may be taking a while to catch on in the U.S, but in India the diesel market has exploded in recent years. It's no surprise that automakers have been making the most of this, and the latest to do so is Tata, whose Nano--the world's cheapest new car--is soon to get its own diesel option...
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VW e-Up Latest Electric Car To Offer Gasoline Backup LoanerVolkswagen won't be offering its e-Up electric car in the U.S, but with small dimensions and that clean electric drivetrain, it could be the ideal city car for European buyers. Even range doesn't matter that much when you're driving around the city, but Volkswagen recognizes that some drivers may...
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Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept: Using The Sun To Charge Electric CarSolar power has proven itself better for static charging than it has for on-vehicle use, even if Australia's Solar Challenge race has shown solar cars to be possible under certain, very specific conditions. The trouble is, electric cars draw too much power and take up too small an area for solar...
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The year 2014 looks like it could be a very good one for plug-in vehicles, with new launches and expected sales increases heading the list of reasons to cheer.
But it wouldn't be a new year without a...
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Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight Plug-In Hybrid Concept To Premiere At CESMost modern concept cars are lightly glitzed-up versions of the cars we'll see on the streets in subsequent years, but every so often an automaker develops a concept simply to show off its future technology. That's certainly the case with the Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight plug-in hybrid concept...
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Is Tesla's Solar City Sibling The 'Energy Company Of The 21st Century'?Some solar-energy companies have had a hard time in recent years, but SolarCity may look a little more promising. That isn't just because Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is the company's chairman, either--though it can't hurt. Instead, says The Atlantic (on Mashable), it's because the company is...
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Four-Door Fiat 500 Coming In 2015 Or LaterFiat, like MINI before it, thinks it's on to a good thing with its retro-styled small car, the 500. And like MINI, the Italian automaker thinks the best way of expanding on the car's popularity is to apply the badge to a whole range of vehicles--the latest being a four-door version of the currently...
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Could Congress Kill Ethanol Mandate Altogether In 2014?Ethanol has been a key component of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard since the 2007 passage of the Energy Security and Independence Act. Now, there appears to be a chance that rules requiring minimum volumes of ethanol to be blended into vehicle fuel could be reformed or scrapped altogether in...
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Palo Alto's Electric-Car Evangelist: Sven ThesenElectric car enthusiasts are a passionate bunch. We've seen as much from reading the comments on Green Car Reports articles, and suspect more than a few of our readers have helped change the opinions of friends, family and co-workers on electric cars. Maybe they've even tested or bought one as a...
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Fueled by consumers disillusioned by the rising cost of driving and with less desire to own their own vehicles, the car sharing industry is growing rapidly.
So rapidly, predicts Navigant Research,...
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Chinese Car-Share Dispenses Electric Cars Like A Vending MachineEuropean readers may be quite familiar with the concept of a tower full of tiny vehicles, dispensing them to people below. Smart used just such a building to store its vehicles at Smart dealerships all around Europe when the vehicle was first released. Now, China is using a similar system for tiny...
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Spanish Electric Bicycle Has Custom Cruiser LookIt's telling that some of the most exciting transport designs these days can be found in one of the fastest-growing sectors: electric bicycles. We've covered several electric bicycles on Green Car Reports in the past and the vast majority are veritable works of art--whether retro-inspired or...
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Gasoline Obsolescence, Malibu Mileage & Electric Taxis: Today's Car NewsToday on Green Car Reports: London explores the use of range-extended taxis, Hyundai and Kia have decided on a gas mileage settlement and one futurist says gasoline cars could be obsolete in just a few years. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you've ever been to London, you'll have seen...
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Chevrolet Malibu Buyers Appreciate Gas-Saving Stop-Start TechStop-start engine technology is used widely in cars in Europe, but until recently very few automakers have applied it to vehicles sold in the U.S. For the most part, that's because the benefits aren't shown up in EPA testing. But a few automakers are also worried that customers may not be accepting...
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Hyundai, Kia To Pay Owners $395 Million For Overstating Gas MileageIn recent years, Korean twins Hyundai and Kia have lain claim to some of the best average fuel efficiency figures in their respective sectors. That all changed in late 2012 when it was discovered that the two marques had been overstating the EPA mileage figures on a wide range of vehicles. Now...
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