Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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When we wrote last year about the 2011 Nissan Leaf being waterboarded for your safety, little did we know an even sterner test was about to challenge the safety of Nissan's electric car.
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RIP Caliber: Substandard Subcompact Superseded By Dodge DartDing, dong, the Caliber's dead. That news will probably come neither as a surprise nor much of a shame to many of you, as Dodge's baby hatchback hasn't exactly set the market on fire and has been representative of a time before American carmakers cared about making competitive compacts. Detroit...
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Santa Swaps Low MPG Reindeer For Ecoboost, Thanks To FordSt. Nicholas has a bit of a job on his hands around this time of year. His elves may get the whole year to make toys, but the Christmas Eve flight Santa makes is a logistical nightmare. Just think about it - delivering millions of presents in the space of just 24 hours? And you thought your local...
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Via Motors 100 MPG Electric Pickup Launching At DetroitSo far, the range of electric vehicles offered for general sale has been fairly limited - most carmakers have been selling their technology in standard family cars, or city cars. In terms of efficiency, those vehicles are actually relatively good. Why not try and make improvements in the generally...
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Forbidden Fruit: Kia Ray Electric Car Not Due In U.S.Kia might be a car company growing in quality and reputation in North America, but it seems we aren't in line for every vehicle the company produces. While the U.S. is one of the strongest markets for electric cars, Kia's new Ray EV won't be hitting American shores, according to USA Today. Instead...
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2012 Tata Nano: World's Cheapest Car Gets Less CheapIn theory, designing the world's cheapest car for a market in which millions of people are beginning to earn the sort of money that will let them buy a car is a masterstroke. In practice, it hasn't been quite that easy for Tata with the Nano. Amidst concerns about flaming Tatas and with lower sales...
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After travelling to points of interest across the world, the Rolls Royce 102EX, or Phantom Experimental Electric, is finally back home.
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Video: How To Turn A Scion iQ Into An Aston Martin CygnetAs well as the BR-Z sports car, Scion buyers in 2012 will be getting their hands on the 2012 Scion iQ, a funky minicar sold in other markets as the Toyota iQ. The iQ variations don't stop there, however. As you might be aware, British luxury car maker Aston Martin has bought the rights to build its...
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Nissan, FedEx To Trial Nissan NV200 Electric Vans In LondonThis time last year, the Nissan NV200 delivery van wouldn't have meant much to many of us, sold only in Japan and Europe as a rival to models like Ford's Transit. Since Nissan won a $1 billion contract to supply New York City with NV200s as taxis though, the vehicle will be much more familiar...
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BMW And GM On The Brink Of Fuel Cell Partnership?It's sometimes easy to forget about fuel cell vehicles, with so much emphasis by manufacturers on electric cars and hybrids as a way of weaning ourselves off gasoline. Honda still perseveres however, as does Mercedes-Benz with recent concept cars such as the F125!, shown at September's Frankfurt...
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What Do Greenpeace, Star Wars And Volkswagen Have In Common?You'll no doubt have heard of Greenpeace. The high-profile, occasionally militant green organization very much believes in action over words when it comes to coercing companies into considering the environment. Volkswagen too is well-known, as one of the world's largest car producers, supplier of...
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Where Have All The Beautiful Electric Cars Gone?There are people around who'll tell you that "all cars look the same". They are of course talking baloney. We aren't living in the 1980s any more, where cars were differentiated largely by the badge on the front, their lines dictated by ruler and set-square. Today's automotive tapestry is a rich...
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England: Tea, Big Ben, bowler hats and red buses. One of those things is about be be dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st Century.
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Smart For-Us Pickup Concept: Detroit Auto Show PreviewIt's not easy being small. You go unnoticed in crowds and have to ask taller people to reach objects on high shelves for you. With cars though it's not always a bad thing, or at least that's what Smart will tell you. When your business is making small cars, you extol the virtues inherent in lack of...
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$9 A Gallon Too Much For Gas This Winter? Avoid Nome, AlaskaThe rising cost of gas is one of life's inevitabilities, though how quickly the price rises depends on where you live. If you live in Nome, Alaska, then you're in for an inevitable and very expensive winter. According to Yahoo (via AutoBlogGreen), you could soon be paying $9 for every gallon of...
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Suzuki Regina Concept: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show Live PhotosOne of the cars we were most excited to see at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show was the Suzuki Regina concept, one of the trio of city car concepts revealed by Suzuki in Tokyo. As a light weight, compact city car powered by a regular gasoline engine it could be considered a fairly old-fashioned take on...
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Luxury Hybrid Sedan Face-Off: BMW 5 v Infiniti M v Lexus GSA battle is about to commence, and it could get messy. While Toyota's Prius dominates at the lower end of the hybrid market and is set to tighten its hold further with the Prius V and Prius C, Toyota subsidiary Lexus is set to field its GS 450h luxury hybrid sedan against the Infiniti M35h (a Green...
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Would A 'Vette Tempt You Away From Your Electric Volt?With GM's generous offer of a free loaner vehicle should you be concerned about the safety of your Chevy Volt, we're sure many will take the opportunity to pick a car with similar utility. A Cruze or Malibu, perhaps. Maybe even a Sonic if economy and around-town trips are a priority. Some people...
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Honda's aim with its CR-Z hybrid sports coupe was to inject a bit of much-needed excitement into a market that viewed traditional hybrids as a bit dull, a bit vanilla.
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2011 Tokyo Motor Show: Every Electric & Plug-In Concept CarAs thousands of members of the press decend on Tokyo ready for the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show to open on Wednesday, Green Car Reports brings you a preview of the electric and plug-in cars we're expecting to see at the show. From tiny micro-commuter concepts to electric sports cars the line-up is...
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San Diego: Car2Go's Choice For First All-Electric Car Share ServiceThe City of San Diego has become the first city in North America to offer an all-electric car sharing network, thanks to Car2Go. A fleet of more than 300 all-electric Smart ForTwo Electric Drives were present at the November 18 launch event. A subsiduary of Daimler North America Corporation, the...
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Chevrolet Volt Ready To Go On Sale In China, Priced At $75KGeneral Motors has revealed the eight Chinese cities in which the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car will be sold. The Volt will go on sale in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan towards the end of this year. However, with GM not keen to hand over some...
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Lexus GS To Get Second, Lower Power Hybrid Model For Europe?If the Lexus CT200h wasn't evidence enough that the Japanese luxury car maker sees downsizing as an important brand strategy, then plans for a new small hybrid engine in the GS sedan could be further proof. The smaller hybrid would join the 2013 Lexus GS 450h hybrid that was revealed at the 2011...
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Pump Rebels Calendar: Sex Sells, Even For High-MPG CarsHave you ever bought a product solely because it was advertised by someone you find attractive? It's okay, you're among friends - you can tell us. If you answered yes, then you'd better get saving for that energy-efficient vehicle, as a new yearly calendar called Pump Rebels (via the mynissanleaf...
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