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Last year at the 2011 Qatar Motor Show, Volkswagen wooed the audience with its XL1 plug-in hybrid concept car, a vehicle it said would get an amazing 0.9 liters per 100 kilometers, or 260 mpg. Now, a road-going prototype version of the gas-sipping two-seater has been spotted undergoing extensive road testing ahead of the production XL1’s debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. As MotorAuthority details, the spy shots show a version of the XL1 which looks remarkably close to the concept car we saw last year. That means the same streamlined shape, upward-opening wing doors, LED headlights...
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CA To Hybrid Drivers: Sorry, We're Just Not That Into You--Any More
Spare a thought, if you will, a momentary tear, for 85,000 doomed drivers of three models of hybrid car in California. They are the unlucky losers of a privilege that saved them time, raised the value of their vehicle, and undoubtedly increased their karmic contentment, all because of a set of tiny...
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Green Car Sales: Winners and Losers of 2009
It's beginning to look as if the worst is over for U.S. auto sales. The year that just closed was, in the immortal words of Queen Elizabeth II, an annus horribilis, with only 10.4 million vehicles sold, down 21 percent on 2008 and the lowest total since 1982. But some light seems to be appearing on...
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Plug-In Advocates Target Toyota Over Climate Change, But Why?
Here at GreenCarReports.com, sometimes we get e-mails that make us scratch our heads. For instance, why would advocacy group Plug In America target Toyota, which offers the popular 2010 Prius? Why would it slam the world's undisputed leader in hybrid-car development, the company that made...
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Former President Clinton Suggests Cash For EVs
Though he's no longer in politics, former President Bill Clinton is still a busy guy. A week ago he was negotiating the release of reporters, Euna Lee and Laura Ling from North Korea. On Monday he stopped in Las Vegas at the National Clean Energy Summit. The summit focused on ideas to promote...
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GreenCarReports Welcomes Motor Authority To High Gear Family
It's not every day you get to welcome a new big sibling into the fold. But today, from here at our global command center, the staff of GreenCarReports extends its greasy hands to welcome our new comrades from MotorAuthority. As of today, MotorAuthority.com has become one of the growing family of...
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Despite IRS tax credits and superior gas mileage figures, BMW is reportedly having a tough time selling its new diesels, the 2009 BMW 335d sports sedan and the 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d (yes, that's really its name). We've thought from the beginning that Volkswagen would be the big winner in selling new clean diesels to US buyers, and that BMW and Audi would face uphill sledding. Now, BMW has put new incentives on its diesels to coincide with the start of the Cash for Clunkers plan, known officially as the Car Allowance Rebate Systems (CARS) program. Through August 31, says BMW, it will give...
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California HOV-Lane Stickers For Hybrids: Worth $1,200 To $1,500
Imagine a special sticker that let you use those high-occupancy vehicle lanes, zipping past stop-and-go rush hour traffic, blissfully alone in your car. If you live in California and were one of 85,000 lucky hybrid owners, you know exactly what I'm talking about. In 2005, California decided to open...
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Business Week on 2010 Toyota Prius: We Like It. We Really Like It!
Reviewer lauds fuel economy, peppy driving, and spacious interior, even if it drives
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Mazda's Hydrogen Rotary Hybrid Van, A Different Approach to Green
Unlike all the other Asian automakers, Mazda's green strategy focuses on hydrogen fuel for its rotary engine--and now they've made it a hybrid
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Analysis: 3 Points To Note in Obama's New Mileage and Emissions Regulations
We analyze the president's new mileage and emissions regulations and highlight the 3 most important factors in the announcement
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Will the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Be Diesel's Biggest Winner?
Maybe only previous diesel owners are eager to buy new clean diesels; if so, then Volkswagen will benefit the most
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VW adds a third engine and its first diesel to its Touareg sport-utility, giving gobs of torque and EPA mileage of 17 mpg city / 25 mpg highway
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Statewide Green Car Convoy Shows Its Stuff to Northern Colorado
Clean Diesels, Hybrids, E-85s Oh My
Jonathan McGrew