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Volt Owners Are Giggling: Fisker Karma Gets Low EPA Rating
The EPA just rated the series plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma sedan, and the company immediately put out a press release saying how “delighted” it was at the results. What?! The EPA rated the Karma at 52...
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Green Update: $40,000 for a Focus EV?
The big news seems not to be the debut of Ford’s all-electric 2012 Focus but its price. At $39,995 (including destination fee), it is $3,995 more than the Nissan Leaf—its real competitor—and twice the...
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Biggest Product Flops of 2011: FIAT 500 and Chevy Volt?
New Coke was a product flop. Bic disposable underwear was a product flop. I won’t even mention the Ford Edsel. But the new FIAT 500 and Chevy Volt? Yahoo! Finance has determined, perhaps as nothing...
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Green Update: The Volt’s Troubles *UPDATED
*UPDATE: Some House Republicans charged in a Wednesday hearing that NHTSA delayed investigating the Volt’s battery fire, basically to protect General Motors, the Volt’s reputation, and President...
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Volt Production Halted; What’s Next?
GM is temporarily laying off some 1,300 workers as it suspends production of the Volt at its Detroit Hamtramck plant. There are simply too many Volts in dealer inventory waiting to be sold: five...
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Toyota Prius C Takes Aim at Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf
Let’s talk fuel efficiency. Again. Gas prices keep going up, people keep complaining, blah blah blah. Nothing new to report there. It’s the cars that people choose to buy as prices rise that remains...
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More Volt Sales: Bad News for GM, Good News for Used Shoppers
You might think that the good people over at General Motors would love to read a news story that begins with this sentence: General Motors sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August....
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Demand Drops as New Toyota Prius, Chevrolet Volt Introduced
The 2016 Toyota Prius had its global debut Tuesday in Las Vegas. The main message at the premiere was not fuel economy. It was looks and handling. Sure, almost every car in the world is sold on looks...
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Alternatives to Volkswagen Diesels Worth Considering
So, as most people know, the automotive world has been shaken by the announcement that Volkswagen has massively cheated on emissions testing for 11 million of its diesel-engine vehicles across the...
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Depreciating Darlings: The 10 Best Used-Car Bargains
As soon as a brand new car leaves the dealer’s lot, the depreciation phenomenon commences. There are plenty of reasons to spring for a new car with an empty odometer, of course. They come with great...
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Can Ford “Excite and Delight” With Electric Cars by 2020?
The odds are pretty good that you’ll purchase a plug-in electric or hybrid vehicle within the next four years. Why am I so confident? Here’s a short rundown of companies that have announced major...
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Which Electric Cars Can Compete With $2 Gas?
Electric cars solve a lot of problems. They don’t pollute, they can be recharged at home overnight, and they save owners money by eliminating the need for gasoline. The trouble is, electric cars could...
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Feeling Green? Our Top 10 Environmentally Friendly Used Vehicles
Tesla made some serious waves last week when it debuted its Model 3 electric car. These weren’t your “gently lapping the shoreline” waves, either. Think “Laird Hamilton monstrous big-time waves.”...
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What the New CAFE Standards Mean for Auto Buyers
There has been a lot of news this week regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Transportation Safety Administration issuing new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)...
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Electric Boogaloo: EVs for the Average Car Shopper
Automakers are on the verge of revving up their electric-vehicle production efforts. Global demand is certainly growing: countries around the world are planning markets in which 100% of vehicles sold...
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They Forgot the V8s: Wards Announces 10 Best Engines for 2017
For the past 23 years, WardsAuto has published a list of the 10 best engines available for the upcoming model year. In an industry where reviews are more and more dominated by instrument tests, where...
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