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Saab To Be Transformed into Electric Car Company
Saab Automobile has been on life-support for the past few years. Now, it appears the Swedish automaker will be brought back from the brink—transformed into an electric car company primarily focused on...
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Green Driving: 1969 Classic Mini Cooper
The 2012 Mini Cooper with manual six-speed gearbox gets 29 miles per gallon in the city and 37 on the highway. That’s great mileage for a car that provides such a high quotient of fun and styling. Due...
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BMW Continues Promotion of i8 Plug-in Hybrid Supercar
In the 2011 film Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise is upstaged by BMW’s new star supercar, the i8 plug-in hybrid. The winged-door i8 accelerates from zero to 60 miles in less than five...
View ArticleeBay Listing: 1934 Ford Hot Rod Pickup
This 1934 pickup is an amalgamation of parts. The cab is a ’34 Ford and the cut and sectioned bed is from a ’52 Chevy with a ’50s Ford tailgate. A ’48 Jaguar Mk IV grille is probably the most exotic...
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Green Driving: 1970 Legrand DIY Electric Car
In 2012, an American car buyer can choose from among a half-dozen electric cars made by major auto manufactures, such as Nissan and Ford. The impressive capabilities of cars like the Nissan Leaf or...
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Electric Car Sales Slower Than Expected in 2012
In a few weeks, we’ll come upon the four-year anniversary of when candidate Barack Obama proposed that America put 1 million plug-in electric vehicles on our roads by 2015. Even before the sale of the...
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Top Ten Fuel Efficient Cars of 2012
Crowning the king of fuel-efficient cars used to be so much easier. But these days, cars that run on less energy often run partly or completely on electricity — which makes MPG a tricky term. After...
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Green Driving: 1960 Nash Metropolitan
If you’re looking to save money at the pumps, one of the smartest things you can do is to downsize. Keep this in mind: Buying a car that meets, but does not exceed, your need for size and power...
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First Look: 2013 Ford Fusion
With its sleek new design, the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion marks the arrival of the next generation of Ford vehicles that continue to evolve and advance. In addition to its fresh face, the all-new Fusion...
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What You Should Know about the 2013 Ford C-Max
When the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid goes on sale this fall, most American consumers are likely to ask, “What’s a C-Max?” That’s a fair question, considering that the model is new to the U.S. market—not...
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Green Driving: 1920 Electric Ford Model T
This remarkable 1920 Ford Model T runs on electricity. According to the seller, who has been a collector for more than 45 years, it’s the only electric Model T he has ever seen. Ford originally built...
View ArticleFuel-Efficient Tires
Where the Rubber Hits Your MPG Whiz-bang car technology allows hybrids to get 50 mpg, and electric cars to earn the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon. But you don’t have to go high-tech to improve...
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Green Car: 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV
An electric SUV might seem like an environmental oxymoron. But using ultra-efficient and inexpensive electric fuel in a spacious sports utility could be the key to gaining wider acceptance of EVs among...
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Electric Vehicle Accessories For Tesla, Volt, and Leaf
By the end of August, there will be more than 40,000 new plug-in electric cars on American roads. That’s just the beginning of the market for EVs and plug-in hybrids, which is expected to reach one...
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Green Car: 2011 Nissan Leaf, All-Electric
The Nissan Leaf is the car that ushered in the new era of affordable electric vehicles in the 21st century. So, it only makes sense that the electric hatch—capable of about 80 miles of driving on...
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eBay Listing: 1996 Land Rover Defender
The Land Rover Defender is a British four-wheel-drive off-road utility vehicle developed from the original Land Rover Series launched in 1948. First called the Land Rover Ninety and Land Rover One...
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Green Car: 2000 Corbin Sparrow
The Corbin Sparrow is a single-passenger, three-wheeled, pure-electric people mover. Only 300 of these wonderfully funky vehicles were produced, from 1992 to 2002. This one up for auction on eBay is...
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Green Car: 1918 Detroit Model 75
The Detroit Electric automobile company produced about 14,000 pure electric vehicles during its 32-year run from 1907 to 1939. This Model 75, made in 1918, is one of only several hundred still on the...
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The Future Looks Greener Choosing Hybrid, Alternative Fuel Car
It looks like by 2015 we will have the option of over 50 different alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles to buy in the US. Many of these will be larger vehicles. We will have Plug-in Hybrid Porsches and...
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Rare 1983 All-Electric KurbWatt Postal Van
eBay Listing: 1983 All-Electric KurbWatt Postal Van America is in the midst of a boom in domestic energy production. The current heavy flow of oil and natural gas might wash away memories of a time...
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