Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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The month wouldn't be complete without another battery technology breakthrough, and this time it's the turn of lithium-sulfur technology.
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence...
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How Dangerous Is Road Debris? It's THIS Dangerous (Video)You might have noticed a few recent high-profile stories about road debris puncturing the battery packs of Tesla Model S electric cars, causing fires. CEO and founder of Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], Elon Musk, has remarked that despite these incidents, a similar situation would be far worse for...
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First Review In: 2014 BMW i3 Range Extender Performance LimitedBMW is hedging its bets with the i3 electric city car. You can buy it not only as a pure electric vehicle, but also as a range-extended electric car. And if the extra price and curiously stunted extra range hadn't put you off so far, perhaps reviews of the range-extended model might dissuade you...
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GM: Buyers Will Compare Cadillac ELR To BMW 6-SeriesGM has offered one reason the Chevy Volt-based Cadillac ELR is so expensive, but it's not the reason you might have been expecting. Priced similarly to Tesla's Model S sedan, it's logical to think that Cadillac may be angling for undecided cross-shoppers in the "green luxury" market. Instead...
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2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrids Recalled For Transmission IssueGot a 2013 or 2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid? It may be one of the nearly 7,300 examples subject to a powertrain control module recall. Ford is recalling the vehicles to correct an issue that could see the cars roll away after being shifted out of park. According to The Detroit News, affected cars may...
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Why Can't California Subsidize 120-Volt Workplace Charging?Most people with electric cars presently charge at home. And why not? It's where you live, and where your electric car spends the most time stationary. It makes sense to charge there when you're doing things like eating or sleeping. But some drivers want or need to charge at work, where they spend...
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Mazda is a relative minnow in the auto industry sea, but for such an independent company it punches above its weight in engineering terms.
It's still one of few companies to offer a simple two-seater...
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Tesla's Elon Musk Expects NHTSA To Clear Model S In FiresIt's been a bumpy few months for electric car maker, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]. While enjoying the highs of high customer satisfaction and continued praise for the Model S electric sedan, the company has also endured high scrutiny for a trio of accident-related fires in its vehicles. CEO Elon Musk...
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Civic Advice, Electric BMWs, And Fisker Bankruptcy: Today's Car NewsToday on Green Car Reports: Tesla Model S owner David Noland updates us on life with his car, we respond to a reader about Honda Civic gas mileage, and Fisker files for bankruptcy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What's Toyota's biggest hybrid? That'd be the diesel-electric Hino 195h...
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Fisker Finally Files For Bankruptcy, DoE Loan Sold For $25 MillionIt's the news we've been expecting for over a year now: Fisker Automotive filed late Friday afternoon for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The range-extended electric car company has lain dormant for months now, while a frenzy of activity behind the scenes tried to secure its future at the hands...
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Want An All-Electric BMW X1? You'll Have To Head To ChinaAs part of its relentless niche-filling, BMW has given us both compact crossovers like the X1, and electric cars like the new i3. It hasn't yet combined the two though--at least not in North America. Move to China, and it's a different story. The German marque's Chinese partner, Brilliance, has...
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Consumer Reports Says Tesla Model S Customer Satisfaction HighestTesla might have had a bad day this week, but every cloud has a silver lining. While the NHTSA rebukes it for reporting a five-plus star crash test rating and the company suffers the departure of sales supremo George Blankenship, Model S customers couldn't be happier. In fact, their customer...
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While the tendency to assume things were always better in the old days is often misguided, there's still a lot to be said for nostalgia.
Everyone loves an old movie, and who doesn't listen to some...
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2014 Cadillac ELR: Faster On Gasoline Than On Electricity
The Cadillac ELR sounds like the perfect car for green-minded buyers after a little more luxury. Underneath is the Chevrolet Volt, a car rated highly by its owners and saving the U.S. millions of gallons of gasoline. On top, a stylish Cadillac silhouette and a typically stunning cabin. The only...
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Volkswagen Twin Up Diesel Plug-In Hybrid: Full Photo GalleryVolkswagen has used the Tokyo Motor Show to launch the latest member of its plug-in family, the Twin Up minicar. Based on the regular Up sold in Europe, the Twin Up ditches the usual one-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine for something considerably more advanced--the diesel plug-in drivetrain...
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Honda Vezel Compact Crossover: Tokyo Motor Show Live PhotosNot many vehicles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show will make their way to U.S. shores, but here's one that will. Honda unveiled the Vezel crossover at the show, going on sale in its home market as soon as December 20. It'll be a little while longer before the Vezel appears in the U.S, and it's...
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How Much Gas Has The Chevy Volt Electric Car Saved In CA?It's hard to picture how much fuel we use as a nation when given the raw data--the numbers are usually so unimaginably vast they lose all meaning. Just how vast is spelled out succinctly when we're shown how much we save by driving electric or hybrid vehicles. In the case of the Chevrolet Volt...
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Yamaha Motiv: Gordon Murray's City Car Partner RevealedEver had to keep a really big secret? Respected automotive engineer Gordon Murray has: Having known for quite some time who one of the biggest customers for his highly-efficient iStream production process was, Murray has been unable to reveal it to us all. Now that secret is officially out...
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The Tokyo Motor Show is now well underway, but before doors opened to press and public we were allowed a sneak preview of one of its stars.
Nissan's BladeGlider Concept is one of the most striking...
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Many Consumers Still Unaware Of Electric Car IncentivesMany regular readers will be aware of all the federal and local financial incentives and other benefits associated with running a plug-in car. You're in a tiny minority though, according to a new survey--which suggests 95 percent of the population is completely unaware of electric vehicle...
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2014 MINI Cooper: 3-Cylinder Subcompact Breaks CoverIt's the world's best-known small car, and it's all new for 2014. It is of course the MINI Cooper, though you might have stumbled over the phrase "all new", since a quick glance won't really reveal what parent company BMW has changed--the quirky retro styling is as familiar as ever. BMW has changed...
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2013 Los Angeles Auto Show: Green Car PreviewCar enthusiasts will get a real treat over the next few weeks as both the Tokyo Motor Show and Los Angeles Auto Show release scores of new models into the wild. We've already brought you our preview of the Japanese show so now it's time to unearth all the LA launches. Here, tiny kei cars and fuel...
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Redesigned Ford Edge Could Offer Hybrid Model In 2015 Or LaterFord's Edge crossover is a popular model in the automaker's lineup and one enjoying strong sales, but it's never really piqued the interest of green car buyers. That could change with the next generation model, which could be offered as a hybrid, according to some sources. Ford's current lineup...
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2013 Tokyo Motor Show: Green Car PreviewThe 2013 Tokyo Motor Show is almost upon us. And while the Los Angeles Auto Show might hold more relevance for the U.S. market, Tokyo's offerings can never be discounted entirely. Weird and wonderful some may seem but many feature the kind of technology we'll soon be seeing in our road cars. And of...
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