Eric C. Evarts, Contributor
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Trucks use an awful lot more fuel than cars. Consequently, the fuel you can save from making small improvements can be massive.
That’s what Bob Sliwa aims to do when he sets out from San Diego,...
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Trump mpg showdown, Tesla autopilot stunt, electric-car drivers pay more, Toyota C-HR electric: Today's car newsA leaked memo shows Trump EPA will try to freeze fuel economy standards and circumvent California rules. Electric-car drivers in L.A. will no longer get free access to coveted toll-lanes. A Tesla driver in Britain shows how not to stop driving, and Toyota reveals new electric C-HR in China. All...
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British man caught on video leaving driver's seat after turning on Tesla autopilotPatel set the Autopilot while he was driving up the country's busy M1 motorway, then climbed out of the driver's seat while the car piloted itself down the road.
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Toyota announces electric C-HR for China in BeijingPlug-in models represented 40 percent of Toyota's sales in China last year, and buyers are always looking for a wider range of models to buy.
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Draft EPA memo freezes fuel economy standards at 42 mpg through 2026Rather than continue to ratchet standards up to 54.5 mpg by 2025, as the current law requires, the new proposal would stall out fuel economy increases at just short of 42 mpg in 2020, and hold them there through 2026.
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Ford, BMW, and Infiniti electric car strategy, Trump loses in court, and electric car chargers everywhere: The Week in ReverseThis is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, April 17, 2018.
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Porsche fast chargers, Toyota Camry Hybrid gas mileage review, and battery buses: Today's Car News Eric C. EvartsPorsche builds its own super fast electric-car charging network. road trip gas mileage review: Can the Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE live up to its 44 mpg highway fuel economy rating? And students vote for...
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California university gets country's first battery-electric bus fleet
Students at the university voted in a referendum in 2013 to fund the conversion to electric buses with a new $40-per-quarter fee, and the fees fully fund the service.
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Porsche will build network of 500 fast chargers for its Mission E electric carsIn addition to the 189 fast chargers at dealerships, Porsche executives say the company would be partnering with other charging networks to give Mission E drivers access to 500 fast chargers across the country
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New Honda electric car, sporty Lexus hybrid review, how gas engines will get better mpg: Today's Car NewsAfter Lexus introduced a new ES 300h hybrid yesterday, we finished out test drive in the considerably more luxurious LC 500h coupe. Honda introduced its new electric car for China, and it's based on the small HR-V SUV that it sells here. And we take a deep dive into the next technology that will...
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Engineers find new ways to improve efficiency of gas engines: Engineering ExplainedResearchers claim their RCCI engine has hit 60 percent thermal efficiency on the test bench, which would represent about a 50 percent improvement over the best modern engines.
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Honda debuts Everus electric car for China, based on the HR-VHonda announced that the Everus will go into production by the end of the year and will lead off a new line of electric cars in China.
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Lexus hybrid, new California rebate, BMW electric, and poll results: Today's Car News Eric C. EvartsLexus reveals its new ES sedan, complete with its hybrid counterpart, the ES 300h. Fuel economy and power both go up. If California didn't have enough incentives for its citizens to buy electric...
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When will buying gasoline cars seem weird? Twitter poll resultsIn honor of Earth Day last weekend, we re-ran our story about when citizens might see cars with tailpipes as morally wrong, somewhat like they do smoking or polluting factories today. This year, we decided to accompany it with a different question in our Twitter poll: When will buying gasoline cars...
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BMW debuts iX3 SUV electric carThe iX3 uses the company's fifth-generation electric car architecture, designed to be lighter and more compact than its previous electric power systems, to give it flexibility to fit into a wider variety of mainstream vehicles, including front-, rear-, and all-wheel drive.
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PG&E offers new $3,000 rebate to Nissan Leaf buyersPG&E announced a new $3,000 purchase incentive for new Nissan Leafs that comes directly off the purchase price and on top of a $7,000 rebate from the state and the $7,500 federal tax credit. With all incentives PG&E customers can buy a new Leaf for $16,500.
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2019 Lexus ES revealed, features 44-mpg 300h hybrid sedanLexus unveiled Tuesday its newest ES sedan, and the mid-size luxury stalwart appears to have an edgier attitude. The big news for readers interested in green cars is that the new ES 300h hybrid is rated at 44 mpg, up 10 percent from the previous model. The ES has always been a version of a Toyota...
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Electric cars from Infiniti, portable chargers, fines increase, take our mpg poll: Today's Car NewsBMW previews its long-awaited iX3 electric SUV, Volkswagen diesel settlement to bring a fast-charging network to rival Tesla's Superchargers, and we develop needless range anxiety on the way to the airport in a new Nissan Leaf. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
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Automakers may complain about rising gas mileage standards, but as several have proved over the years, they don't always have to meet them.
Another strategy, employed regularly over the years by a...
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How high should fuel-economy standards be set? Take our Twitter pollThe four choices included are: The same as set by the Obama Administration (59.4 mpg), an even higher level, the minimum 35 mpg required by Congress under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, or at some lower level down to and including repealing Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules...
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Infiniti announces new electric car lineup based on Q InspirationAt the Beijing Auto Showthis week, Infiniti announced that a sedan based on the Q Inspiration will go into production by 2023, and that its platform will spawn a new lineup of Infiniti electric cars.
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BMW iX3 electric SUV, non-Tesla's to get super charging network, Nissan Leaf range anxiety review: Today's Car NewsBMW previews its long-awaited iX3 electric SUV, Volkswagen diesel settlement to bring a fast-charging network to rival Tesla's Superchargers, and we develop needless range anxiety on the way to the airport in a new Nissan Leaf. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
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Nissan Leaf Pro-Pilot Assist and range-anxiety reviewAirport runs are a regular challenge for electric cars. You need to use less than half the range so you can get home, and leave plenty of margin.
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Electrify America maps out charging network to rival Tesla SuperchargersMark 2018 as the year that practical, widespread electric-car charging really started coming to America. We've had a lot of news about new charging networks coming to the U.S., and it doesn't look like it will be slowing down any time soon. Following the announcement last week that 100 Walmart...
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