Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
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Lexus Sleighs The Competition With Hybrid Transport For SantaYou can't trust reindeer these days. Must be that celebrity status. With Christmas days away and Santa's lazy hoofed helpers sunning themselves in Hawaii on a last-minute travel deal, it's taken Lexus to come up with a solution for those vital Christmas deliveries. Last year, Ford provided the...
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Global Lexus Hybrid Sales Pass Half-Million MarkLuxury automaker Lexus has hit a major milestone in hybrid sales: Half a million units. Since the company's first hybrid, the Lexus RX 400h hit the roads in 2005, over 506,000 have followed. And it's the RX hybrid which is still the best-selling line, making up over half of Lexus's total hybrid...
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Canada To Boost Electric-Car Charging Station Networks In ProvincesElectric car availability is low in some Canadian provinces, but as that changes, some companies have already begun to set up charging networks. As with the U.S. and elsewhere around the world, electric cars are expected to be most prevalent in larger cities, such as Toronto, Montreal and...
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Hong Kong, Choked By Smog, Bans Most Polluting VehiclesChoked by smog, the city of Hong Kong has finally cried "enough!" Despite setting clean air targets, the city's smog problems have been increasing every year, and authorities have finally brought in measures to ban the highest-polluting vehicles. According to Bloomberg (via Treehugger), that...
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Nissan Offers Almost $10K Cash Back On Leaf Electric CarsIf you want a Nissan Leaf then getting one before the start of January could net you a hefty cashback offer right now. Some Nissan dealers are advertising a $9,775 cashback offer direct from Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp (NMAC), Nissan's car finance arm. The offer has been running since the start of...
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Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has announced European pricing for the Model S, set to go on sale there next year.
Speaking on the Tesla Blog, Tesla vice president George Blankenship revealed that the...
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Fusion, Altima Get IIHS Top Safety Pick 'Plus'; Prius V, Camry Fall ShortFord and Nissan are celebrating the results of the latest round of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash testing--but rival Toyota won't be quite so joyful. The 2013 Ford Fusion and 2013 Nissan Altima have earned a Top Safety Pick+ from the IIHS, a new level above the previous Top Safety...
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Hybrid Rumors Persist For Next Nissan GT-R Sports CarOnce the perserve of the Japanese domestic market and the occasional videogame, the Nissan GT-R has subsequently become a performance icon. In its current iteration, it produces 545-horsepower from a 3.8-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6. 60 mph arrives in around three seconds and de-restricted it'll do...
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Wireless Electric Car Charging: Steady Growth Through 2020Wireless charging is nothing new--but it could be the next widely-used technology in the world of electric cars. That's according to Pike Research, which suggests wireless charging sales will surpass 280,000 by 2020. The group cites the partnerships of several electric vehicle manufacturers with...
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Don't Like Your Vauxhall Ampera (Chevy Volt)? Simply Give It Back!With the holiday season in full swing, many will no doubt experience the small disappointment of receiving a gift they neither like, need, or want. It's a mere inconvenience and probably won't distract from the season's high points, but it's a different story if you've gone out to buy something...
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Ford Hybrid Sales Go Gangbusters Despite Mileage ConcernsFord may yet have to account for discrepancies between real-world mileage and EPA ratings on its hybrids, but any issues certainly aren't harming its sales. The company reports that the C-Max hybrid has become the fastest-selling hybrid ever, with 8,030 units sold in its first two months on sale...
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One of the most novel electric vehicles we've seen in recent years is the Hiriko.
The Hiriko is designed for inner city car sharing schemes, initially in Europe but also touted for some U.S. cities....
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Mitsubishi: "We Can Compete On Price With Electric Cars"Mitsubishi's sole electric vehicle, the 'i' city car, isn't a vehicle to suit all tastes. The odd styling, limited range and high price will put off many, but don't discount Mitsubishi just yet--as their electric range is set to grow over the next few years. The company remains committed to the...
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Better Place Electric-Car Service Delays Australia RolloutThe Better Place battery swapping saga continues, as partner Renault has delayed the roll-out off its electric Fluence sedan. Renault Australia announced the indefinite postponement, as it waits for Better Place to establish a broader and more practically viable network of swapping stations. Car...
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U.S. Taxis Get Greener; Hybrid & Electric Cabs IncreasingFor decades, the stalwart of the taxi ranks has been the full-size sedan. Sturdy, simple and cheap to buy, cars like Ford's Crown Victoria have become part of the landscape in cities like New York. But with rising gas prices and concerns over emissions, things are really changing. While not yet a...
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Tesla Opens Distribution & Assembly Center In The NetherlandsAs the first cars are set to arrive in European dealers next year, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has announced its new European distribution center in Tilburg, Netherlands. The facility will serve as a final assembly point for European vehicles, as well as acting as Tesla's distribution hub and regional...
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Nissan Leaf Electric-Car Buyers Really ARE Different, Says DealerSo who buys a Nissan Leaf? Not, as you may be unsurprised to learn, the sort of person who doesn't really care what they buy, says one Nissan dealer. As Nashville Business Journal reports, Leaf customers are already pretty sure they want a Leaf when they walk onto the lot. "It's typically a very...
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Race cars aren't known for their gas-sipping qualities.
The Nissan Leaf Nismo RC is a little different. Not only is it one of a handful of race cars in the world that emits no more pollution than its...
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Hyundai And Kia Detail MPG Reimbursement PlansKorean automakers Hyundai and Kia have revealed details on reimbursement for the owners of 1.1 million vehicles affected by overstated EPA mileage. The EPA found the quoted gas mileage of 13 Hyundai and Kia vehicles to be greater than official testing could achieve. Hyundai models affected included...
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First Renault Zoe Electric Car Delivered In FranceJust over two years since the first Nissan Leaf was delivered to its Californian owner, one driver has the keys to the French equivalent. The Renault Zoe electric car is a class size smaller than the Leaf, but like the Nissan it represents the first major push from Renault to sell a dedicated...
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Electric Cars Lose Value Quicker Than Others, But Not By MuchIf you bought a new electric car today, how much would you expect it to be worth after five years? Concerns about demand further down the line, and further concerns about battery life, initially led some commentators to suggest that electric vehicles would be nearly worthless a few years after...
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Battery Tech Limitation Discovered, Improvements On The Way?There are three main paths to improving batteries for future electric vehicles. One is the development of entirely new technology replacing today's batteries entirely with something lighter, more powerful and more energy dense. The next is the greening of batteries--reducing their environmental...
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Nissan Celebrates Leaf Electric Car's Second BirthdayHappy birthday, Nissan Leaf! Believe it or not, Nissan's electric car is now celebrating its second anniversary. With only relatively small numbers on the road--smaller than Nissan was hoping, anyway--the Leaf still seems like a recently-launched vehicle. But at Nissan's Oppama test track in Japan...
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