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Volvo studying test of electric roads in Sweden
Volvo already announced the results of a study of wireless charging using a stationary C30, and now it’s embarking on…
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Toyota’s Lentz says fuel cells are the future, not EVs
Toyota is not bullish on EVs. That comes from the company’s North American CEO, Jim Lentz, who said the company…
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New Iranian law could boost EVs, hybrids
A change in Iranian trade law could help promote the sale of hybrid and electric vehicles. EVs and hybrids with…
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Senate committee votes to ban solo driver hybrids from HOV lanes
Are hybrids officially swimming in the US mainstream? A recent federal government amendment appears to imply as much, since it…
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BMW i3 REx rated at 117 MPGe, 39 mpg with 72-mile EV range
The numbers haven’t made their digital way to the EPA’s website yet, but we can now confirm that the BMW…
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV faces longer delays, might not arrive until 2016
It seems every time the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV makes the news the information concerns a delay, and the reason always…
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New Toyota semiconductors could increase hybrid fuel efficiency by 10%
Toyota may have an ace up its sleeve in the fuel economy wars, as it’s developed a new type of…
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Toyota finds 10% MPG improvement in hybrid PCU
Keeping up its from-all-angles approach to efficiency, Toyota has found yet another way to eke out up to ten percent…
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Ford not backing down on MPG-based marketing strategy
The Blue Oval may have to back off a bit from the green messaging. Ford has had to lower fuel-economy…
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AAA says Tesla Model S is the best green car available
AAA has released its 2014 Green Car Guide (PDF), a 140-page document that discusses what it means to be green,…
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How Toyota’s Le Mans racer may make its next Prius even better
The supercapacitor technology in the Toyota TS040 “offers great possibility for production car use.” – Amanda Rice, Toyota Pop-culture junkies…
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This Japanese ad for the Toyota Prius Plug In is beyond confusing
We’ll admit we don’t understand all of this strange little ad for the Toyota Prius Plug In (our Japanese skills…
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Chevy Volt owners log half a billion electric miles, 2015 production starts
As General Motors gets ready to start 2015 Volt production Monday, Chevrolet is looking back at some of the numbers…
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Ford made three big mistakes in calculating MPG for 2013 C-Max Hybrid
It’s been a rough time for the official fuel economy figures for the Ford C-Max Hybrid. When the car was…
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Acura ILX Hybrid discontinued for 2015 [UPDATE]
Earlier today, Acura issued a press release detailing its entry-level 2015 ILX range, but something was missing. Honda’s luxury arm…