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Happy Birthday to the Automobile, Born Aug. 26, 1885

Happy Birthday to the Automobile, Born Aug. 26, 1885

The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his ‘riding car’, the world’s first vehicle with an internal combustion engine.   Dr. Carl Benz registered a patent for a similar device six months earlier, with three wheels and large enough to carry passengers. So you
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Best 2024 EVs, Hybrids, Plug-In Hybrids

Best 2024 EVs, Hybrids, Plug-In Hybrids

What are the best 2024 model EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids? Every year, U. S. News evaluates up to 100 models to determine the best one across ten categories, including SUV, truck and luxury drive.. The vehicles are rated for price and performance, styling and safety features for the title of  2024 Best Hybrid and
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Plug-in Electric Airplanes Set Records in Switzerland & USA

Plug-in Electric Airplanes Set Records in Switzerland & USA

Travel Technology: The world’s first certified aircraft powered by electricity has flown into the history books in Switzerland. The two-seater Pipistrel Velis Electro is used mainly for basic pilot training. It completed its maiden flight over a village near Fribourg, in western Switzerland. The cruising speed reportedly is 90 knots (166 km/h) and maximum autonomy
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Test Drive: 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Test Drive: 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Seats five comfortably, head-turning good looks, and costs $37,490 fully loaded with all kinds of safety features not usually found at this price. Ditto the paddle shifters and leather-wrapped steering wheel. I was even more impressed by the fuel economy. I clocked an impressive 51.6 average MPG, nearly 10 miles more per gallon than the
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Honda Green Dealer Program Promotes Energy Savings

Honda Green Dealer Program Promotes Energy Savings

It makes sense that an automaker known for producing fuel efficient, eco-friendly vehicles would have a program to help its dealers operate with similar energy efficiency.  That’s exactly the idea of the Honda-Acura Green Dealer Program. Since it launched in 2012, the program has saved dealerships more than $7.5 million in energy costs, not to
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Toyota Mirai fuel cell car sets record

Toyota Mirai fuel cell car sets record

The new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has just set a distance record, and Toyota hopes the zero-emission Mirai will help make hydrogen cars as popular as Prius did for hybrid cars. The 2016 Toyota Mirai, which is a bit larger than the Prius, just set a record 312 miles on a single fill,
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Hybrids and Electric Cars Headline Los Angeles Auto Show

Hybrids and Electric Cars Headline Los Angeles Auto Show

Green hybrid and electric cars are the big news at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the press on Wednesday, November 17th and to the public two days later. You’ve been hearing a lot about the extended-range plug-in hybrid-electric Chevrolet Volt, and all-electric Nissan Leaf. They are the headliners, for sure.  But several
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Mercedes F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell compact coming to U.S.

Mercedes F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell compact coming to U.S.

The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December.  It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it to North America. The Mercedes F-Cell boasts the equivalent fuel mileage
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