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BMW Adds EV Chargers in National Parks

BMW Adds EV Chargers in National Parks

BMW is charging up US national parks, landmarks and historic sites with up to 100 electric vehicle stations. Appropriately, the first is at Thomas Edison National Historic Park, the laboratory and home of of the man most associated with electricity. BMW has partnered with the National Park Foundation, National Park Service and Department of Energy
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Best 2017 cars under $30,000: Hyundai Ioniq

Best 2017 cars under $30,000: Hyundai Ioniq

It’s not often a car maker launches three eco-friendly new models at the same time. Hyundai has done just with the all-new Ioniq sedan, available as an electric, full hybrid, or plug-in hybrid. All three get the best fuel economy in their class, and all three are priced between $22,200 and $29,500, making them a
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Pursuit-Rated Ford Hybrid Police Car Debuts

Pursuit-Rated Ford Hybrid Police Car Debuts

The first pursuit-rated hybrid police car will help police catch the bad guys while it helps save taxpayers thousands in fuel costs, not to mention the environment. Ford is launching this dynamic new vehicle as part of its $4.5 billion investment in electric and hybrid vehicles. In the next five years, Ford is introducing 13
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Best 2017 vehicles for the money

Best 2017 vehicles for the money

It’s awards season. We’re not talking about the Oscars, Tonys or Grammys, but about the best vehicles of 2017.  One of my favorite vehicle awards is the one for best overall value, because it is based on total ownership costs, including original purchase price, maintenance costs, even fuel costs via the model’s MPG rating, when
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Concept cars show road to the future

Concept cars show road to the future

The road to the future is paved with concept cars, an important glimpse of the technology and design we’ll be driving one day soon. Concepts from Jaguar, Mitsubishi, Chrysler, VW and Toyota are being showcased at current auto shows. Some concepts are just for show, while others are really pre-production models, giving the R&D team
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Green Cars Produced in Green Factories

Green Cars Produced in Green Factories

It makes sense that car companies which want to be known for producing eco-friendly cars would produce them at eco-friendly factories.  Here’s how Kia, Ford, Jeep, Nissan, VW and GM are greening their production facilities in the USA and around the world: As we all know, trees soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.  Kia
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MINI introduces plug-in hybird

MINI introduces plug-in hybird

The first-ever plug-in-hybrid from the iconic MINI brand launches in 2017 with the same good looks and fun-to-drive appeal as its gas sibling, and with a knock-your-socks-off 72MPGe fuel economy. This is a MINI with maxi appeal. “It’s the perfect car for the U.S.,” project director Uwe Seitz told me at the MINI hybrid’s world
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Good buys: cars discontinued in 2017

Good buys: cars discontinued in 2017

End-of-year car shopping? Get good buys on 2016 cars discontinued for 2017. It’s the end of the road for these sedans, coupes and SUVs, including hybrids, cancelled entirely, or being replaced by similar models. Buick Verano – Unlike the popular luxury Buick LaCrosse, the mid-size Verano sedan never caught on. Maybe it was the “eh”
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Motor Trend 2017 Car of the Year

Motor Trend 2017 Car of the Year

And the winner is….. Nominees for the prestigious Motor Trend Car of the Year, SUV of the Year and Truck of the Year awards include Tesla S60 and Model X, Chevrolet Bolt, Volvo S90, Jaguar XE and F-Pace and Ford F-150.  Winners are being announced during a live stream and gala event in Los Angeles
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VW Budd-e Updates 1960s Microbus

VW Budd-e Updates 1960s Microbus

While Volkswagen continues to suffer falling sales and negative headlines from its diesel emissions tampering scandal, it’s getting positive buzz from the Budd-e Concept, the 21st century version of the iconic 1960s microbus. International auto shows, from Detroit to Dubai, are an important way for manufacturers to tease the future, by introducing so-called concept cars
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