We've driven almost every electric car made, and tested most, but the Tesla Model S comes as a revelation. We've been taking turns driving a Signature Performance version on loan to us from Tesla for about a week now and everyone has come ...
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The relatively affordable electric Smart ForTwo ED (electric drive) may be the best Smart car yet. While not a high compliment, it does point to the promise of this diminutive two-door model as a green alternative for commuters. We recently ...
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Consumer Reports' headquarters is 115 miles from our test track, or about 35 miles longer than the measured range on our Ford Focus Electric. When I was assigned to drive our test car from our New York headquarters back to the Connecticut ...
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If you are looking for a reliable car, don't assume that certain brands are always the best. Each manufacturer has models that offer a range of reliability, as identified in Consumer Reports' annual car reliability survey. When ...
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The price of the Nissan Leaf has been cut to$46,990 driveaway for a limited time as part of a three-pronged effort by Nissan Australia to shift more units of its slow-selling electric car. With a recommended retail price of$51,500,the ...
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UK - Production house sevens7 recently approached XL Events to supply a range of visual solutions to Nissan for an innovative Future : Today roadshow and driver experience promoting the new LEAF electric car which is currently touring ...
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The Mazda CX-5 has won Japan's prestigious Car of the Year award. The SUV beat the likes of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports car twins to become the first Mazda to win its domestic Car of the Year since the MX-5 in 2005. The CX-5,the ...
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Ford Motor has started production of the new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle at its Michigan assembly plant (MAF) in the US. By the end of 2012, the automaker intends to deliver eight vehicles for US customers which are claimed to ...
Japanese carmaker Nissan has recorded 4.845 million units in global sales in the fiscal year 2011, up 15.8% from last year's 4.185 million units, as demand for its vehicles outperformed the total auto industry which increased 4.2%. Nissan ...
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Japanese carmaker Infiniti is planning to unveil the new electric vehicle concept at the New York Auto Show in US next month. The company said that the EV will use the powertrain of the Nissan Leaf which will be the enhanced lithium-ion ...
Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan has opened a new public quick-charging station for electric vehicles(EVs)in Colonia Roma,Mexico,Latin America. The new high-tech station will enable EVs to charge their batteries to 80%capacity in ...
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Evatran has successfully installed first three plugless power wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology in US as part of the Apollo Launch Program, which is a wireless EV trial programme. The technology has been installed on ...
Princeton Satellite Systems has unveiled SunStation,a solar-powered electric vehicle charger. The new electric vehicle charger offers 240 V AC power and can fully recharge a Nissan Leaf in eight hours,a Chevy Volt in four and a Toyota ...
Plugless Power chargers maker Evatran has signed an agreement with(OEMs)SPX Service Solutions to distribute and install its Plugless Power wireless electric vehicle(EV)charging systems. The Plugless Power wireless EV charging systems ...
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Polyester fibers developed by Tokyo-based Teijin Ltd. have been selected for use in automotive interior textiles in vehicle models offered by Japan-based automakers Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. The company's Eco ...
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