Stephen Edelstein, Contributing Writer
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On any given city street, only a portion of the vehicles are private passenger cars.
Taxis make up a large part of the traffic in cities, and in the same way it's proved popular with individual...
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2016 Prius Vs Volt, Porsche Mission E, ZEV Alliance: Today's Car NewsChevrolet, Porsche, and Toyota make headlines today.
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Every New Car Emission-Free By 2050? 'ZEV Alliance' Plans To Make It SoA coalition of local and national governments commits to ambitious goals for zero-emission vehicles.
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Fiat Chrysler Spends $40 Million On Natural-Gas Parts Truck ConversionsFiat Chrysler is converting its Detroit-area parts-delivery fleet to CNG.
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Downside Of Higher Gas Mileage: AAA Slams 'Disappearing' Spare TiresAAA bemoans the replacement of spare tires as a weight-saving measure.
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Beijing Smog So Severe It Requires Headlights At NoonAir in Beijing was so bad last week that drivers couldn't see.
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VW Diesel Investigation, Lawsuit, Massive NYC Electric-Car Fleet: Today's Car News Stephen EdelsteinToday, Volkswagen employees come forward in an internal investigation of the company's diesel-emissions cheating, New York City plans to deploy a large fleet of electric cars, and why the venue for...
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New York City To Deploy Vast Electric-Vehicle Fleet By 2025New York City wants to electrify roughly 2,000 non-emergency municipal vehicles by 2025.
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VW Internal Diesel-Cheating Probe: So Far, 50 Employees Have TalkedVolkswagen offered amnesty to employees wiling to testify in an internal investigation.
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VW 'Defeat Device,' Electric-Car Batteries, Japan Hydrogen Plan: Today's Car NewsDiesel, battery-electric cars, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars make headlines today.
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Japan's Ambitious Hydrogen-Vehicle Plans Stumble, With Bureaucracy To BlameJapanese regulators are dragging their feet with rules for a new type of fueling station.
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Will Cheap Gas, Soaring SUV Sales Sink Fuel-Economy Goals?Consumers are turning away from fuel-efficient cars as gas remains cheap.
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All mass-market plug-in electric cars on sale today have one thing in common.
They are powered by battery packs composed of cells with lithium-ion chemistries.
But to surpass current limits on range...
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Chevy Bolt EV Spy Shots, EPA Ethanol Rules, Audi A3 TDI 'Goodwill': Today's Car NewsThe Chevrolet Bolt EV, EPA ethanol rules, and the Volkswagen diesel-emissions scandal are in the news today.
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VW Diesel NOx Problem: So Tough Angela Merkel Complained About It (In 2010)Angela Merkel complained about California emissions standards to the head of the state's Air Resources Board in 2010.
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Final 2016 Ethanol Rule: Fuel Blenders, Biofuels Interests Unhappy With EPA NumbersThe final EPA 2016 ethanol rule bothers both the biofuel and oil industries.
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Audi Offers Gift Cards To TDI Diesel Owners TooAudi is offering its own "goodwill" program to A3 TDI owners.
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Nissan Leaf Group Deal, 'Quiet Car' Rules, Clean-Energy Investments: Today's Car NewsElectric-car deals and regulations make headlines today.
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This week, representatives from world governments are meeting in Paris for the much-anticipated United Nations summit on climate change.
Ahead of those talks--which are intended to create a global...
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'Quiet Car' Rules To Make Hybrids, Electric Cars Noisy Delayed, AgainRegulators will delay finalization of "quiet car" rules until next year.
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Teen's Tesloop Shuttle Pays For His Tesla Model S Electric CarA Los Angeles teenager starts a ride-sharing service to pay for his Tesla Model S.
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Tesla Thanks Veterans, Faraday Future Concept, Electric VW Phaeton: Today's Car NewsWe have lots of electric-car news today.
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Most Car Dealers Are Lousy At Selling Electric Cars: Here's WhyDealers still aren't enthusiastic about selling electric cars, a new report finds.
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Electric VW Phaeton Delayed To 2020, May Use Audi e-Tron Quattro PowertrainThe Volkswagen Phaeton will borrow powertrain components from Audi's electric SUV.
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