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May 29, 2016

2017 VW e-Golf to Get a Bigger Battery and Motor

2017 VW e-Golf to Get a Bigger Battery and Motor
Volkswagen has revealed that a refreshed e-Golf EV will land this fall, at least in Germany. Presumably, the refreshed car will come to other countries as well.…
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May 27, 2016

2016 Toyota Prius Sets Consumer Reports Hybrid MPG Record

2016 Toyota Prius Sets Consumer Reports Hybrid MPG Record
When each new hybrid or EV hits the market, I continue to wonder why so many car designers think that eco-friendly cars need to be so ugly.…
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May 26, 2016

Tesla Model S Autopilot Isn’t for Napping on the Road

Tesla Model S Autopilot Isn’t for Napping on the Road
One of the biggest things I am looking forward to autonomous cars for is the ability to do long road trips and spend more time looking at the scenery rather than focusing on driving.…
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May 17, 2016

Colorado Passes New EV Bill Making EVs Cheaper to Buy

Colorado Passes New EV Bill Making EVs Cheaper to Buy
Colorado has just become the place to live if you want access to the cheapest EVs around. Colorado legislature passed HB 1332 that improves EV tax incentives with a new $5,000 tax credit.…
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May 9, 2016

Tesla’s Latest Easter Egg is a Rainbow Charge Port

Tesla’s Latest Easter Egg is a Rainbow Charge Port
Tesla has been into rainbow Easter eggs of late. Recently, we saw one that allowed owners of the Model S to make the autopilot lane on the car’s display look like the rainbow road from Mario Kart.
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May 6, 2016

GM and Lyft Working on Self-Driving Chevy Bolt Taxis

GM and Lyft Working on Self-Driving Chevy Bolt Taxis
With GM having recently poured $500 million into ridesharing service Lyft, the two companies have revealed that they are joining up to develop electric automated vehicles to help people get around.…
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May 3, 2016

2017/2018 BMW i8 Tipped for More Power and a Facelift

2017/2018 BMW i8 Tipped for More Power and a Facelift
Now that it’s been on the market for a couple of years, word on the street is that BMW will be giving its i8 electric sports coupe more power and some visual refinements for the next model year.…
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May 2, 2016

2017 BMW i3 Gets Larger Battery and Longer Driving Range

2017 BMW i3 Gets Larger Battery and Longer Driving Range
BMW has announced a bit of an update to its i3 electric car for 2017 model year. The new version of the car gets a battery that has 50% higher capacity than previous versions of the i3.…
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April 27, 2016

EPA Gives Tesla Model S 90D AWD 303.2 Miles Hwy Range

EPA Gives Tesla Model S 90D AWD 303.2 Miles Hwy Range
In the world of electric cars, most struggle to go 100 miles on a single charge. Tesla is on a completely different level with its Model S EV.…
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April 24, 2016

Immortus Solar Electric Sports Car Wants to Drive Forever

Immortus Solar Electric Sports Car Wants to Drive Forever
One of the cool things about electric cars aside from the no gas and zero emissions thing is that they have gobs of torque. This means that even when an EV doesn’t look fast, it often is.…
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April 22, 2016

Some Tesla Model X SUVs Having Issues with Fancy Doors

Some Tesla Model X SUVs Having Issues with Fancy Doors
Tesla is taking some lumps over its recently launched Model X SUV. The car has fancy Falcon Wing rear doors that open up electronically without the driver having to do it manually.…
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April 22, 2016

2017 Honda Accord Hybrid Gets 49mpg City

2017 Honda Accord Hybrid Gets 49mpg City
Honda has announced that its 2017 Accord Hybrid will launch this spring and that it is the most fuel-efficient version yet. The car has a two motor hybrid powertrain and is expected to get an EPA rating of 49mpg city, which is certainly impressive.…
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April 21, 2016

This Hybrid Subaru BRZ Gets 104 MPGe

This Hybrid Subaru BRZ Gets 104 MPGe
A group of researchers from Mississippi State University has taken a Subaru BRZ and turned it into a unique hybrid test bed. The car is dubbed the “Car of the Future” and is a plug-in hybrid that uses a battery pack with 12.7 kWh of power.…
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April 13, 2016

Pariss Race Car is Electrifying

Pariss Race Car is Electrifying
The image you see here are of a new electric race car dubbed the Pariss Electric Roadster. The French-designed vehicle reminds me of a mashup of an AMG GT racer with Mazda RX-8 DNA.…
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April 13, 2016

Tesla Model X 75D Replaces 70D Base Model

Tesla Model X 75D Replaces 70D Base Model
With the new Model 3 and the Model S getting some upgrades, Tesla didn’t want to leave its recently released SUV out in the cold. Tesla has announced that it has updated the base Model X with a larger battery pack.…
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