Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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Could the next Toyota Yaris be a Mazda2 under the skin?
Mazda has announced that its factory in Mexico will begin producing a new Mazda2-based Toyota small car from 2015.
Mazda's press release states...
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Chevy, GMC Bi-Fuel Natural Gas Pickup Trucks Now In ProductionGM has started production of its two new bi-fuel options in the pickup truck market. The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel models are able to run on either regular gasoline, or compressed natural gas (CNG). A 6.0-liter V-8 as found under the hood of each truck isn't...
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Nissan: Leaf Sales Lower Than Expected, But We're United Behind ItElectric cars may be the future, but in the present they're still a risk. Nissan knows this more than most, and at a conference reporting its Q2 2012 financial results, chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga says that Nissan would still like to penetrate the market more. However, he also expressed...
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London's Olympic Park To Be Venue For Electric Car Race Series?Olympic sports events leave a lasting impression on the countries they visit. Not just in terms of athletes, but in the facilities they leave behind. London's 2012 Olympic Games were no different, and several companies are attempting to find a use for the huge Olympic park specially constructed to...
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Qoros Chinese Cars Debut Geneva 2013, Hybrids & Electrics LikelyAs more and more people enter China's middle classes, demand for automobiles is increasing all the time. So is the quality of China's cars. As the kudos of imported brands becomes more attractive, Chinese companies are working hard to compete. Some are even breaking out of China and into the...
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Nissan Plans For New Hybrid, Plug-In Cars: One Per YearNissan might be investing heavily in its electric car program, but the automaker hasn't forgotten hybrid vehicles completely. In fact, the company is set to launch one hybrid or plug-in car per year for the next few years, allowing it to compete in a market where hybrid vehicles are gaining...
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If you run an electric car, you may well have considered installing a dedicated charging station in your garage or on the side of your home.
After all, who wants to wait a dozen hours or more for...
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Hyundai, Kia Face Federal Lawsuits For Overstated Gas MileageKorean automakers Hyundai and Kia are being sued in U.S. courts over inflating gas mileage ratings on 2011-2013 vehicles. It was revealed on Friday that both automakers had reported higher numbers on EPA window stickers than the cars were actually capable of in EPA economy testing. Both companies...
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Will France Lead Europe In Electric-Car Industry?Which international carmaker currently has the largest range of electric vehicles? The answer is Renault. The French automaker has a significant EV portfolio--and as the French government puts greater emphasis on EVs, it may soon be joined by other carmakers too. Indeed, between electric cars...
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Lexus NX 300h To Be New Small Hybrid Crossover?Lexus can claim credit for kicking off the luxury crossover market in the U.S, with the original RX. Since then, the RX models have always sold strongly--and account for 40 percent of the marque's sales. Now, it appears that a smaller model could be on the way, as Kaizen Factor reveals (via...
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BMW To Launch Six Diesel Models In Next Two YearsBMW has been building diesel cars since the 1980s, but only a handful have ever made it as far as the U.S. Those that have, such as the BMW 335d sold a few years back, have been well received--so the news that BMW is bringing six more diesel models to the U.S. over the next few years will be music...
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Are 50-Mile Electric Cars The Most Suitable For Cities?The words 'range anxiety' probably send a shudder down the spine of most electric car owners, even if they don't suffer from the condition themselves. Describing the sense of dread associated with running low on charge, it's often brought up without considering just how many EVs are currently used...
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For many of us, lines at gas stations and homes without power are no more than news, but millions on the U.S. East Coast are still coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Many areas are still...
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Will Toyota Prius Hybrid Change Its Shape For 2015?Love it or loathe it, everyone can recognize the Toyota Prius. Since the second generation model arrived in the 2004 model year, the aerodynamically-honed one-box shape has always shouted "Prius". So much so that many consider Honda's Insight hybrid to deliberately feature similar styling. Only...
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Renewable Diesel Fuel Shines, Production SurgesAlternative fuels have recently suffered at the hands of the current Renewable Fuel Standard, a set of guidelines that dictate various aspects of alt fuels. Combined with droughts and political factors, the industry has had it tough recently--but renewable diesel is on track to change the...
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Hyundai, Kia Rapped By EPA Over Misstated MPG StickersThe EPA has ordered Kia and Hyundai to amend window stickers on 13 models from the 2011, 2012 and 2013 model years after the two companies were found to be misstating the cars' true efficiency. The companies will also have to pay damages to 900,000 owners across the U.S. According to Associated...
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Hybrid And Plug-In Car Sales Slow In Michigan, Report SaysHybrid cars have well and truly hit the mainstream. After years of slow sales around a decade ago, Toyota has now sold over 4 million hybrids. And Honda recently passed its first million. But in the home of the U.S. auto industry, buyers have been slower to catch on to the concept. According to the...
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Renault Twizy Electric Minicar On eBay: What You Need To KnowWe've written about the Renault Twizy electric minicar on several occasions in the past. After driving it in Ibiza we later tested it in the UK, and while flawed, it really does have appeal for those living in tight, crowded cities. By European standards, most cities in Florida aren't too crowded...
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Big German automakers used to thrive on producing large, luxurious sedans.
Built seemingly to last forever, they were vehicles of aspiration, a cut above volume vehicles from other carmakers.
How...
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NYC's Hybrid Taxis Stay On The Road As Sandy Gas Shortages HitAs the U.S. East coast copes with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and New York City breathes life back into its flooded 105-year old subway system, public transit is currently in short supply. News images of huge queues for gas, people queuing around the block for buses and tens of thousands...
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Car Dealers Continue Push To Rethink 2025 Gas Mileage RulesApproved by auto manufacturers, environmental groups and the White House, 2025's 54.5 mpg gas mileage rules are still causing headaches for dealers. The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) continues to oppose the ruling, and hopes that newly introduced legislation will lead to a re-think...
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Start-Stop At Highway Speeds? Hella Suggests It's PossibleGood technology, they say, is technology that improves your life without intruding upon it. If that's the case, then the ability of hybrid cars to shut off their engines at speed to save gas can be judged a success. And it's a technology that could even be seen in regular cars soon, says Wards...
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Sandy Carnage: Fisker Karmas Submerged In Salt Water Burn At PortFor luxury automaker Fisker, things just go from bad to worse. While hurricane Sandy has caused more pressing issues for the East coast and its residents than a few submerged cars, images of sixteen destroyed Fisker Karmas will do nothing to ease nerves at the troubled firm. Worse still, the images...
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UK Teen Takes Driving Test--And Passes--In Electric CarNavdeep Singh Pandher's driving test was a little different from that of most teens. He had to drive to the same standards and still needed to check his mirrors before making a turn. Instead, the difference was with the car itself--Navdeep has become the first driver in the UK to pass his test in...
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