Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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Japanese automakers haven't embraced diesels in quite the same way as some other companies have done.
Even in Europe, where diesels are popular, the range is limited. That's perhaps not surprising,...
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Toyota Prius Plug-In Vs Chevy Volt: Which Is Cheaper Per Mile?Bridging the gap between battery electric vehicles and gasoline-electric hybrids we find cars like the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In and the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. Both are essentially hybrid vehicles, but use the technology in different ways to achieve different aims. Ultimately though, which vehicle...
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Four-Cylinder Volvos Return To U.S. In Fall 2013It's been eight years since Volvo offered a four-cylinder car in the United States--in the S40 sedan and V40 wagon--but come fall 2013 the four-pot drought will be over. Volvo has announced that the new 2.0-liter four-cylinder will be used in the front-wheel drive versions of the S60 and S80...
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Ferrari Hybrid Patents Revealed, Two Motor System"Ferrari hybrid" is right up there with "Porsche diesel" and "Bentley SUV" as far as oxymorons go. Even so, Porsche has been producing diesels for several years now, soon to hit the U.S, and Bentley showed an SUV concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, so maybe it isn't that unusual after all...
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Open-Source Electric Cars? Umm, No, NOT A Good IdeaIn the world of software, open source is officially A Good Thing. It enables a far greater creative and technological base to tweak and change a piece of software than might be possible from within the company that created it. Many are keen on the concept of open source electric cars--that is...
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2012 Mitsubishi 'i' Electric Car To Climb Pikes Peak, In Stock & Race VersionsThe hills are alive with the sound of... well, very little, if this year's Pikes Peak hill climb will be anything to go by. Electric cars are no stranger to the hill, with Nissan entering a Leaf and Summit Motorsports setting a new electric car record in last year's event. Mitsubishi announced last...
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If you ever studied business at school or college, one of the first things you probably learned is about profit and loss.
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Top Three Large Sedans To Save You Money On GasOnce a class full of lumbering--but extremely popular--dinosaurs, the large sedan is sometimes at risk of of going extinct among the SUVs, midsize hybrids and crossovers of this world. They still have a place in the market though. And like any other class, buyers now have not only more equipment...
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Want A Honda Fit EV Electric Car? Honda Has A Quiz For YouAfter realising the potential of hybrids early on, Honda has been a little late to join the electric car party with its Fit EV. Better late than never, though--and now the carmaker has launched a 'readiness assessment' to determine the suitability of potential lessees. Just as with the MINI E, BMW...
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Lease A Green Vehicle, Get Rebate Yourself--In CO, AnywayA bill signed in Colorado will now allow lessees to claim any tax credits for hybrid cars and electric vehicles, rather than the lessor. Previously, the state had allowed banks or finance companies to choose whether claim the credits themselves on lease vehicles, or to pass the credits on to the...
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2002 Toyota RAV4 EV: Enduringly Popular Electric Car On eBaySome cars take time to squeeze their way into your affections. Others are pretty much perfect the first time around, with appeal that endures for many years. The original Toyota RAV4 EV is just such a car, for electric car fans. Toyota's useful small SUV with an electric drivetrain has been the...
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Want To Make Your Hybrid (Or Electric) Car Sound Macho? Now You CanIs noise in cars a good or a bad thing? We suspect many of our readers would classify it under the latter, and prefer to drive in the serene silence of most hybrids and electric cars. There are others who think differently though, and for them, technology is here to help. An app called XLR8...
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The laws of supply and demand are set to do their thing in the next few weeks. Fueled by rising gas prices, short supply and rising demand, the price of used fuel-efficient vehicles is set to rise.
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Gas Mileage Anxiety: Do YOU Get It?Never mind range anxiety - that's old news these days. Most electric car owners say it lasts about a week after buying the car, and then you learn what you can and can't do. Much more concerning is gas mileage anxiety, we think. What is gas mileage anxiety? Let us explain... Back in the day, you'd...
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Tweeting Clever: Smart Of Argentina Rules At TwitterMost car companies really suck at Twitter. There, we said it. For every company using it as a glorified advertising platform there's another trying to get 'interactive' in a way that's so hideously over-friendly they're like the attention-seeking kid at school. Some, however, get it right. Smart of...
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Toughest, Heaviest Electric Car Ever? Mercedes-Benz G-WagenThe Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen isn't exactly the greenest car in the world. In fact, since the departure of Hummer, a G-Wagen in AMG trim is probably one of the most gas-guzzling, polluting vehicles you can buy. The G-Electric, as the name suggests, is rather different. The exterior looks familiar, but...
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Electric Cars: Similar To Gasoline Cars... Just ElectricWe're sure some electric car advocates wouldn't take kindly to the assertion that their pride and joy was "just like a gasoline car". After all, your average electric car is quieter, smoother, doesn't use fossil fuels, is full every time you come to it in the morning, and doesn't drip oil all over...
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Renault Twizy Electric Minicar First Drive Report: VideoGreenCarReports was invited to the island of Ibiza to test Renault's latest electric effort. The Twizy isn't your average electric vehicle, so this won't be your average review. Instead, we'll aim to answer some of the multitude of questions we were asked via the site and via Twitter. What is it?...
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Cool cars have always played big parts in movies, and now it's the turn of the Acura NSX Roadster, set to appear in The Avengers.
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Volkswagen Up Wins World Car Of The Year AwardMost magazines and countries have their own 'Car of the Year' awards, but the accolade of 'World Car of the Year' is undoubtedly the most presigious. This year, Volkswagen's diminutive up! minicar has won the title, as judged by 66 top automotive journalists from around the world, and beating 33...
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2013 BMW X1: Photos, Info From 2012 New York Auto ShowBMW has used the New York Auto Show to announce it will sell the 2013 BMW X1 in the U.S. market. Slotting in below the X5 and X3 in BMW's SUV lineup, the X1 will use turbocharged four-cylinder engines to deliver better economy than its larger, heavier brothers can manage--but still giving buyers...
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Renault Twizy Electric Minicar: What Would You Like To Know?Electric cars have some clear benefits over combustion-engined equivalents--zero local emissions, inexpensive "refuelling", luxury-car levels of refinement from silent powertrains--there's a lot to like. But what about pushing the boundaries of engineering? Freed from the constraints of the...
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65 MPG Split-Cycle The Next Direction For Gasoline Engines?Like it or not, the humble gasoline engine still has a lot to give to the automobile world. Yes, they use fossil fuels that could be better used elsewhere, but while pure electric vehicles and even hybrids remain relatively expensive, improving the efficiency of regular internal combustion engines...
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2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel: 2012 New York Auto ShowEuropean buyers have had several years to get used to the idea of a diesel Porsche, but the concept will come as a bit of a shock to U.S. Porsche enthusiasts. Nevertheless, Porsche has announced its first diesel in the U.S. market will be the 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel. It joins the 2012 Porsche...
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