Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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Prepare yourselves everyone--more electric cars have caught fire.
This time, Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has reported two battery fire incidents in Japan, related to two of its plug-in...
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$55,000 Kit To Build Electric Camaro Offered By GMHome-converting a car to electric power would be so easy were it not for all those inconvenient drivetrain parts you have to remove. It's like carmakers didn't think of what people might want to do with their cars--engine, gearbox, exhaust, filters, fuel tanks--they're all just lumps of metal...
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Formerly Hybrid-Hating NYC Cab Owners Slam Taxi Of Tomorrow...Because It's Not Hybrid (Yet)New York cabbies love their hybrid taxis--they're far more efficient than previous taxi designs, and proving incredibly reliable too. But those hybrids are under threat from Nissan's NV200 'Taxi of Tomorrow'--van-turned-cab which won a contest to provide New York City with virtually all of its...
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EPA Moves To Cut Sulfur In Gasoline, Reducing Emissions Further"Cleaner cars need cleaner fuels"--that's the message from a group of automakers in support of new EPA rules to clean up gasoline. The Environmental Protection Agency will today move ahead with rules requiring cleaner gasoline nationwide, with huge potential environmental benefits. According to a...
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Confused By MPG? Ford Contest Rewards App Developers Who HelpLife can be confusing for those motivated into greener cars with the aim of saving money. With all the options available to today's buyers--more efficient gasoline, diesel, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, biofuels and more--it's hard to know what is really best. Throw in the multitude of...
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KTM E-Speed: Electric Scooters Just Got CoolAustrian motorcycle and automobile maker KTM is known worldwide for its slightly crazy but hugely fun vehicles. With arms competing in top-level motorcycle racing, off-road enduro style events and the dramatic X-BOW sports car on its books, we'd have to wonder what they'd achieve with an electric...
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Mitsubishi has unveiled the new 2014 Mirage subcompact at this week's New York Auto Show.
Rival for cars like the Ford Fiesta and Chevrolet Sonic, the new Mirage claims impressively high fuel economy...
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Fisker Puts U.S. Workforce On Temporary Leave To Save CashFisker Automotive has put its U.S. workforce on furlough this week as the troubled automaker seeks to save cash. The company has spent recent months seeking a buyer, and hasn't produced a car since July, following the bankruptcy of its battery supplier, A123 Systems. According to Reuters, Fisker...
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2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid: NY Auto Show Full DetailsThe car you see here is Subaru's first production hybrid vehicle, the 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid. Launched today at the New York Auto Show, the hybrid crossover is set to hit dealerships in the fourth quarter 2013. Subaru has been careful to maintain the company's reputation for utility as well as...
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2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid: Luxury Crossover At NY Auto ShowOffering a more luxurious take on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, Infiniti has officially unveiled the 2014 QX60 Hybrid crossover at the New York Auto Show. It's clear to see the Pathfinder's proportions in the new Infiniti, but that's where the visual similarities end. The QX60 is the latest...
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Mercedes-Benz B Class Electric Drive: Live Photos From NY ShowMercedes-Benz doesn't yet offer a front-wheel drive model in the U.S, at least until the new CLA Class lands. In Europe however, it's gone through three generations of A Class and it's now on the second-gen B Class, a spacious family hatchback. The 2013 New York Auto Show sees the debut of an...
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2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid: Full Details From NY Auto ShowThe 2014 Nissan Pathfinder enters its second year as a seven-seat family crossover with a new model added: the first-ever Pathfinder Hybrid, a direct shot across the bows of the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The 2014 Pathfinder is unchanged in style from the model introduced last year, with its rakish...
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Officially unveiled today at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf is the all-new seventh generation of VW's best-known and highest-volume global car.
The compact hatchback, along...
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2014 Kia Soul Revealed At NY Auto Show, Live PhotosIt might not look too different from the old model, but the car you're looking at here is the new 2014 Kia Soul. The Sould might have dropped a few MPG in Kia and Hyundai's gas mileage fiasco but there was little wrong with the way it looked, and the new car simply incorporates a few cues from last...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: All The Details From NY Auto ShowIt may not be pretty, but the new 2014 Cherokee is an important model for Jeep. Making its debut today at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the new crossover promises better economy than its predecessors, yet just as much utility and performance. The new Cherokee uses the underpinnings of the humble...
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2015 Audi A3 TDI Diesel Sedan Unveiled At NY Auto ShowThe Volkswagen Audi Group is a master at filling niches, and another one is heading our way from early 2014. For the customer who wants the VW Jetta's sedan bodystyle and 2.0-liter diesel engine--but prefers the Audi A3's more upmarket image--Audi presents the 2015 A3 TDI Sedan. Unveiled at the...
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2015 Audi A3 e-Tron Confirmed At New York Auto ShowIt's confirmed: Audi will offer its A3 Sportback e-Tron plug-in hybrid in the U.S. The German automaker has confirmed the news (via Motor Authority) at the New York Auto Show, just a month after the production model was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. Externally similar to the regular A3...
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Nissan CEO Talks Electric Car Sales And Chinese ProductionCarlos Ghosn is a busy man. In charge of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, his remit includes the diverse product lines of each company and most recently, each carmaker's electric vehicle range, too. Speaking to Leaf owners at a jamboree at Kansai University, Japan, Ghosn is still positive about each...
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We currently have two main issues in our transport future.
The first is cutting down on fossil fuel use, ensuring our finite supplies can be used for longer than our current consumption levels would...
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Drive Less, Win Valuable Prizes! (If You're Canadian, Anyway)Would you drive less if it meant getting the gas you did use for free? We suspect most people would answer yes if they could, and that's the premise behind the Shuttle Challenge, running in Toronto until May 3. The Shuttle Challenge (via Autoblog Green) asks registered users to track their baseline...
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Find An Electric-Car Charging Station: How Do I Do It?Here's the situation: You've bought, or are planning to buy an electric car. You've done the math, figured out the vehicle you want, and know that 80 percent of your charging will be done at home. But what about the other 20 percent? Luckily, finding those electric car charging stations isn't as...
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New York Auto Show: Which Green Car Is Most Important?The New York Auto Show is almost upon us, and rather than the usual raft of green concept cars, it's the production vehicles we're most looking forward to this year. Several green models are set for unveiling, with everything from budget subcompacts, through diesel sedans, to more economical trucks...
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How To Drive On Ice, Tesla Model S-StyleMention snow and ice in relation to electric vehicles, and many people will first think of the impact of cold weather on driving range. It's true that driving range will decrease in cold weather in most electric vehicles, but the way the car drives is important too. For the Tesla Model S driver in...
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Ex-Aptera Founder Reveals New Electric Sports Car, TORQ RoadsterIf at first you don't succeed, try again. It's a positive, optimistic attitude that can go a long way when presented with challenges--such as your first electric car company disappearing after several years of optimism and hype. That's what happened to Aptera, builders of a tadpole-like, two-seat...
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