Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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We're always interested to hear what sort of cars our readers drive.
We're even more interested to hear what gas mileage you're all getting from those cars.
Testing a car for a weekend, or a week, is...
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Cheapest Car To Own Over Five Years? Scion iQ, Says KBBWhat motivates you to buy a green car? For some, it's the desire to do just a little to help the environment. For others, it might be the technology. Some may simply want to save money. If the latter is a major factor, you may be interested to know that the cheapest car to run over five years is...
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Forbidden Fruit: Mercedes-Benz A Class Quick DriveSelling luxury vehicles is a delicate balancing act. Concentrate on your most wealthy clientele and the market is lucrative, but limited. But go too far the other way, catering for the mass market, and you risk damaging your reputation. This is the barrier Mercedes-Benz has had to cross in...
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Honda Fit EV Now Available On East Coast TooA select few drivers on the U.S. West Coast have already been enjoying Honda's token contribution to the electric car market, the Fit EV. Now their counterparts in some East Coast markets will be able to lease the small EV too. Drivers in California and Oregon have had access to the 118 MPGe...
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Electric-Car Maker Tesla Gains In Brand AwarenessIf you're reading this, you probably already know a little bit about Tesla. Brainchild of entrepreneur Elon Musk, producer of electric vehicles, and upstart in the automotive market, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has been one of the highest-profile new brands of recent years. That high profile has done...
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Classic Green Biodiesel Benz With Racing Pedigree For SaleJust because a car is old, or because it races, it doesn't mean it can't be green. Mercedes-Benz has been building diesel cars for what seems like an eternity--indeed, they were one of the first to produce a diesel production car. One such example is this 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190d that just sold on...
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The Tesla Model S Performance looks great on paper.
Not only does the 85 kWh Model S have an impressive 265-mile EPA-rated range, but it'll do the benchmark 0-60 mph sprint in only 4.4 seconds.
That...
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Classic Microcars To Be Auctioned On February 15If you've heard of a 1951 Atlas Babycar, 1954 Cuno Bistram or a 1956 Eshelman Deluxe Adult Sport Car, you've probably visited The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum in Madison, Georgia. Filled with the tiniest, oddest cars you could ever contemplate, the museum was a shrine to the largest collection of...
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Nissan Leaf Range: How Much Does It Lose In The Cold?Whatever car you drive, whether powered by fossil fuels or electricity, range will vary depending on weather conditions. Typically, the average gasoline or diesel vehicle will be more economical in warmer weather, and less so when it's cold, where the dense air is matched by larger quantities of...
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Hertz Adds Chevy Volt To Car-Sharing Service, Targets StudentsCar rental firm Hertz got in there early with electric cars, saying as far back as 2010 it would put the Nissan Leaf on its fleet. Several plug-in models have followed, and for its newest initiative, Hertz is targeting younger drivers. A Chevrolet Volt has joined the University of Connecticut's...
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2014 Audi A8 TDI Pricing & EPA Fuel EconomyAudi's A8 L may be a big vehicle, but with one of Audi's famed TDI engines under the hood, you know it's unlikely to drink fuel like a big vehicle. That TDI engine is a 3.0-liter V-6, developing 240 horsepower and a chunky 406 pounds-feet of torque. Despite the performance on offer--60 mph will...
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Best Gas Mileage You Can Get: Top 10 HybridsAre you in the market for a hybrid car? You probably want great gas mileage, without switching to diesel fuel, or taking the next step into plug-in vehicles. The good news is, plug-ins aside, virtually all the most fuel-efficient cars on sale right now are hybrids. Whether you're after a spacious...
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Last year's East Coast power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy illustrated just how much we rely on electricity in our daily lives.
Virtually everything we rely on day to day requires power. No power...
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Toyota Loans Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles To DoE For ResearchTheir part in the future energy mix for vehicles may be small, but several companies are taking a renewed look at hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. That's if recent partnerships are anything to go by, at any rate--Toyota and BMW recently joined forces, as have Ford, Renault-Nissan and Daimler. The U.S...
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Kept Off Freeways, Electric Cars Outpace EPA Range, Says EdmundsAsk the average person how far an electric car will go on a charge, and they'll probably say "around 100 miles". In reality, most electric cars have an EPA range lower than that--the Tesla Model S an honorable exception--but driving conditions can have a large effect on just how far they'll go...
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Fisker Hires Consultant To Conserve Cash Before Sale Or New FundingTroubled automaker Fisker is bringing in the experts to help it manage day-to-day operations, while the company looks for a partner or buyer. According to Bloomberg, Fisker Automotive has hired Huron Consulting Group Inc. to help it conserve cash. Constant troubles and low sales over the past few...
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Beijing Says 'Enough!': City To Scrap 180K Polluting CarsRecent pollution figures in Chinese capital Beijing have made 1970s Los Angeles look like a crisp day in the Rocky Mountains. The city, like Hong Kong last month, has finally decided to take action, and the city's acting mayor is set to scrap 180,000 old vehicles from the roads. Additionally...
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Ford: Fusion Hybrid Buyers Are Younger Than Toyota'sIt isn't easy bringing a new hybrid to market against the might and experience of Toyota--but Ford is certainly managing. The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid is setting record hybrid sales numbers for the company, and even beating down Toyota's share of the hybrid segment. The striking styling of the...
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The turn of last century must have been a fascinating period to live in.
Within the last quarter century or so, the car itself had been invented by Karl Benz. Virtually every automotive advancement...
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London Tightens Congestion Charge Limits; Only Plug-Ins To Be Free?Imagine if you were being charged tens of dollars to drive into the center of your home city each day. Around Europe, many drivers already face such a charge. London is one such city, and residents have been paying to enter the center of the capital since 2003. Low-emission vehicles have commonly...
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Chinese Group Approved To Buy Ailing A123 Systems Battery FirmThe decision has been hanging in the balance for some time now, but Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang Group has finally won approval to buy bankrupt battery maker A123 Systems. Wanxiang Group fought off bids from American company Johnson Controls to buy A123, which supplies electric car batteries...
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Europe Bets Big On Electric Cars, Plans 500K Charging Stations By 2020The market for electric cars is a dynamic beast, different companies offering different options and usage varying all around the world. As with the U.S, European drivers now have access to a small selection of genuinely usable electric vehicles, from the Nissan Leaf, through the Chevrolet Volt and...
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2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel To Launch At Chicago Auto ShowWant to improve your gas mileage but aren't ready to take the plunge into hybrids or plug-ins just yet? What you'll want is a diesel, then--and as Chevrolet is set to unveil the 2014 Cruze Diesel, due this year, your options have just increased. The Detroit News reports that Chevy will unveil the...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Offers Help To Boeing On Battery ProblemsHe has his eyes on space, and is changing the world of automobiles with his Tesla electric cars--but now Elon Musk is offering a hand to Boeing, too. The Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO tweeted Saturday that he was in talks with the chief engineer of Boeing's Dreamliner 787 aircraft, currently...
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