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Tesla plans Model S battery swap as fast refueling option
3:29 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
Tesla Motors, already adding a network of fast-charging stations for its luxury electric cars, is readying a service to rapidly swap a car's battery with a charged pack for added convenience.... Read More » Comments [0] | Recommendations [0]
Toyota uses Twitter to show Auris hybrid production in UK
3:26 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
Toyota will use Twitter to show how it builds the Auris hybrid at its UK factory. The company aims to reach new customers in what it says is a world-first social media project.... Read More »| Related topics: | Regulation and Safety | Final Assembly | Fuel Types | Future Product | Vehicle Design | Vehicle Technology | Manufacturing | New Product | PACE Awards |
Automakers pressed to sell no-emission cars to reluctant buyers
2:48 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to consumers in the United States who haven't shown much interest in them, with more states following California's lead in setting sales targets.... Read More »States seek to fill gas tax gap with EV-hybrid tax
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
State lawmakers seeking a new revenue stream to pay for the upkeep of roads are looking for owners of vehicles that use little or no gasoline to pay a little more.... Read More »Another low-wattage week for EVs
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
Chalk it up as another rough week on the electric vehicle front.... Read More »Lithium ion batteries subject to increased testing standards
4:07 pm U.S. ET | June 14, 2013
Underwriters Laboratories, the 119-year-old company that develops product safety tests, is strengthening its lithium-ion battery standards after a string of high-profile battery failures that shed light on the technology's weak spots.... Read More »Green car sales growth faces challenges despite enticements
9:25 am U.S. ET | June 13, 2013
Dealers and analysts don't envision a huge leap in sales of hybrids and EVs any time soon despite still-high gasoline prices, a raft of price cuts and cheap lease deals on EVs. Other enticements include a steady stream of new green-car entries and hefty federal and state incentives.... Read More »2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE CONGRESS
BMW has 100,000 waiting to test i3, sales boss says
5:58 am U.S. ET | June 12, 2013
BMW has about 100,000 reservations from around the world from people who want to test its first electric vehicle, sales boss Ian Robertson said, adding that the automaker has "significant numbers of deposits" for the car.... Read More »2 affiliates of electric-car maker Coda seek bankruptcy protection
12:49 pm U.S. ET | June 11, 2013
Two affiliates of failed California electric-car maker Coda Automotive filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in another sign of the challenges facing the green car industry.... Read More »Chevy hikes Volt spiffs to spur sales, lower stockpiles
2:55 pm U.S. ET | June 11, 2013
GM is boosting incentives on the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid to spur sales and lower stockpiles amid price cuts and lease deals on the Nissan Leaf and Fiat 500e electric vehicles.... Read More »Toyota recalls 242,000 hybrids, 86,500 in U.S.
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch.... Read More »States debate taxing green cars to recover lost gas taxes
7:38 am U.S. ET | June 9, 2013
Hybrid and electric cars are sparing the environment. Critics say they're hurting the roads. The popularity of these fuel-efficient vehicles is being blamed for a drop in gasoline taxes that pay for local highway and bridge maintenance, with three states enacting rules to make up the losses with added fees on the cars and at least five others weighing similar legislation.... Read More »Car Cutaways
Toyota recalls 250,000 hybrids, 86,500 in U.S.
7:09 am U.S. ET | June 5, 2013
Toyota is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch.... Read More »'Affordable' Tesla to arrive in late 2016
9:20 pm U.S. ET | June 4, 2013
Tesla Motors will launch its smaller electric sedan in late 2016, with a range of at least 200 miles and a price point "half" of the flagship Model S, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said.... Read More »Mitsubishi recalls EV and Outlander plug-in hybrid in Japan
10:31 am U.S. ET | June 4, 2013
Mitsubishi Motors has formally recalled its i-MiEV electric vehicle in Japan, possibly paving the way for a similar callback in the United States. Sales and production of the pint-sized EV, along with the Outlander plug-in hybrid crossover sold only in Japan, have been halted since a manufacturing glitch caused one of their lithium ion battery packs to melt and another to catch fire in March.... Read More »Experts: Used Leaf prices expected to fall
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013
Kelley Blue Book projects that the 2013 Nissan Leaf will retain 35 percent of its sticker price after 36 months. That is 5 percentage points below the 36-month projection Kelley set at the end of 2011 for the 2012 Leaf.... Read More »REALITY CHECK
Infiniti boss puts EV on hold, reduces sales expectations
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013
Infiniti's new boss is calling for new priorities. Less than a year into his job as president of Nissan Motor Co.'s premium marque, Johan de Nysschen is tempering expectations that Infiniti will nearly triple sales in four years.... Read More »Better Place bites the dust after 5-year run
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013
Better Place, the Palo Alto, Calif., company that aimed to change the world with a global system of cars powered by switchable batteries, is going to -- well, a better place.... Read More »Honda joins U.S. partnership to popularize fuel cell electric vehicles
12:13 pm U.S. ET | May 31, 2013
Honda has joined a public-private partnership to support the development and commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles.... Read More »Toyota sees higher May sales on rising Prius deliveries
7:34 pm U.S. ET | May 30, 2013
Toyota expects to post an increase in U.S. vehicle deliveries in May from a year earlier, aided by an improvement in sales of the Prius hybrid line.... Read More »Tesla accelerates plan for coast-to-coast recharging
1:49 pm U.S. ET | May 30, 2013
Tesla Motors said today it will expand its network of fast-charge stations beyond California and the Northeastern seaboard within several months to a year.... Read More »
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 Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaroundAfter Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17» Watch the Video |
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