Spanish Electric Bicycle Has Custom Cruiser Look

It's telling that some of the most exciting transport designs these days can be found in one of thefastest-growing sectors: electric bicycles.We've covered several electric bicycles on Green Car Reports in the past and the vast majority are veritable works of art--whether retro-inspired or futuristic and modern, designers really are pushing the boundaries of the humble electric bicycle.Taking...

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All-Electric SRT Viper :-Battery-Powered Supercar On Sale

With hybrid supercars starting to appear at last--the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 among them--many electric-car fans wonder when we'll see another battery-electric supercar to follow the Tesla Roadster.One already exists, it turns out--and we didn't even notice.You can literally put a plug-in electric SRT Viper in your garage today if you want to.All you need to do is head to your...

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Lighting A Christmas Tree The Modern Way

Should you be one of those people among our readers who celebrates the Christmas holiday,you might be interested in having a greener Christmas. Did you know, for example, that it's greener to have a real Christmas tree than a plastic one, unless you keep the plastic tree many years? The real ones are more carbon neutral, you see. And they do smell rather lovely too. But how will you light it?...

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2014 Electric Motorcycles: Buyer's Guide

Electric motorcycles are now ready for primetime, and this year's selection shows that the pace of development is quick. This buyer's guide focuses on street-legal, highway-ready motorcycles.  There are many two-wheeled electric vehicles out there that are more properly considered scooters or dirt bikes, but this guide covers only motorcycles (plus a scooter or two) that are safe to use...

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2015 Ford F-150 Gas Mileage

The Ford F-150 full-size pickup is the best-selling single nameplate in the U.S. market, so any changes to Ford's premier truck mean a lot. Buyers, dealers, and the whole industry are paying close attention to information about the next generation 2015 Ford F-150, the first all-new design of Ford's truck since the 2009 model.And fuel efficiency will be one of the most closely-watched specifications.This...

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U.S. Drivers Ready For Electric Cars

When Chevrolet was engineering the Volt range-extended electric car, it gave the car a battery just big enough for 40-50 miles of electric range. GM did this because it reasoned that this electric range would be most effective for most drivers--covering the average commute on electricity alone. That two thirds of Volt miles are all-electric proves the concept works.Now, another survey has emerged...

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India's Most Modern Electric Car

I In just three years or so, the number of plug-in cars on U.S. roads has gone from just a few thousandto over 160,000 units, with over a dozen different models available to consumers. In India though, electric car sales are much smaller--despite a population of over 1.2 billion. And just one single electric car model is on sale right now to Indian consumers--the Mahindra Reva e2o. It may...

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Electric-Car Maker Tesla Is The Highest-Trending Car Brand On Google

For any new company, creating recognition of its product and its branding is one of the most difficult things to achieve.If internet search terms are to be believed--and as a mark of how much people are trying to find out about something, they're pretty important--Tesla Motors has certainly created that recognition.In fact, according to Google's latest round of 2013 statistics (via InAutoNews),...

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Magnesium The Next Material For Lighter, More Efficient Cars

A car's mass affects virtually every aspect of its performance, handling and efficiency, and reducing it has become an all-encompassing pursuit for carmakers aiming to meet tough new fuel economy targets.High-strength steels, aluminum and even carbon fiber are now widely used, but the industry is also now turning to magnesium, previously considered too expensive and energy-intensive, in an effort...

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Will There Be Another Electric Mini E Within A Few Years?

Back in 2009, the MINI E electric car was BMW's very first attempt at building a battery-electric vehicle.The fleet of several hundred electric MINIs was leased out to volunteer test drivers in the U.S., Europe, China, and the U.K. to let the company gather data on how drivers used plug-in cars in real-world circumstances.Now it appears that BMW is testing a new generation of MINI E, though it's...

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2014 Cadillac ELR Luxury Electric Coupe

The wait is almost over for the 2014 Cadillac ELR luxury electric coupe. Yesterday, General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant began shipping the first of these extended-range electric cars to dealers, ahead of the car's official January on-sale date. That means a few cars may arrive at dealers before the year closes out, perhaps allowing Cadillac to get a head start on deliveries and log...

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Samsung To Make Electric Cars As Well As Smartphones

Rumors of an Apple "iCar" have circulated for some time now, though they're largely viewed as not credible--and now similar rumors might be directed toward Samsung. The Korean electronics giant recently filed a series of patents for components that could be used in electric cars, according to The Wall Street Journal (via SlashGear). The patent filings--submitted to both the U.S....

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Nissan BladeGlider Electric Sports Car Concept

 Nissan is still making all the right noises over one of 2013's most exciting concept vehicles, the BladeGlider electric sports car.Despite looking like nothing else on the roads and very much the sort of car that's often forgotten about once its auto show debut has passed, the company still says it could be put into production within three years.What's more, the concept's engineer, Ben...

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2014 Ford Escape SE 1.6-Liter EcoBoost: Gas Mileage Drive Report

The Ford Escape, entirely redesigned for 2013, is one of the best-selling entries in the popular category of compact crossover utility vehicles.The real-world gas mileage of the latest Escapes, however, does not quite seem to equal those cars' combined EPA ratings.Ford has put a great deal of effort into engineering its EcoBoost four-cylinder engines, which use direct injection and turbocharging...

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2014 BMW i3 On The Track

A race track is not the typical environment for an electric city car with narrow tires and upright styling.Nevertheless, that's exactly where the 2014 BMW i3 finds itself in BMW's latest video, displaying its handling prowess on a closed circuit.It's a place few actual i3 owners will ever venture, at least in the i3 itself. But there are perhaps a few good reasons BMW has chosen to demonstrate its diminutive electric car in such a manner.The first is that it simply makes for a cool video. More...

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Startup Tred Offers Test Drives In Electric Hybrid Cars

It's been said before but bears repeating: One of the best ways to get people interested in electric cars is to get "butts in seats"--getting potential customers behind the wheel to experience the cars and see just how good they are to drive. It's not always easy to do, though. Some people don't have the time to spend a weekend test-driving cars. Others may be dissuaded by hard-sell tactics. That's where Tred comes in. The Seattle startup is a new way of testing electric and hybrid cars...

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Why Some Dealers Are Inept At Selling Plug-In Electric Cars

People tend to recall bad or frustrating experiences more acutely than good ones. Which is likely why a staple of plug-in car forums is the bad-treatment-at-a-car-dealership story. Anecdotes abound about Chevrolet and Nissan dealers who tried to pull Volt and Leaf buyers away from plug-in electrics into gasoline cars. Or said, "Your battery will go dead and you'll be stuck on the side of the road." Or knew nothing at all about Federal, state, or local incentives--from tax credits to purchase...

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Tesla Model S Road Trip

Tesla Model S Road Trip:- Once Tesla Motors built out its Supercharger network of quick-charging stations along Interstate 5.It was almost 600 miles from our home in West Sacramento to our hotel room in Portland, so it would be a long day's drive. But we would save about $400 on airfare, and another $150 or so on not needing a rental car once we got there. Starting with a full "range charge" of 271 miles in our 85-kWh Tesla Model S, we headed out at 5:30 a.m. to the first charging station in...

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2015 Ford Mustang

2015 Ford Mustang The 2015 Mustang will offer a four-cylinder engine, the model's first since 1993--though the new 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four is actually being presented as a performance option, not a fuel-economy special. Ford says that the base engine will remain a 3.7-liter V-6 that will produce at least 300 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque, paired with either a six-speed manual gearbox or an optional six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.The base V-6 model of the...

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Electric Cars Which States Are Doing It Right?

If you live in parts of California, electric cars--from the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid all the way up to the Tesla Model S--are no longer uncommon. The streets of Palo Alto, in the center of Silicon Valley, are practically crawling with Teslas these days. But in other parts of the country, you may go months without seeing a single car with a plug. Three weeks ago, Mother Nature Network took a look at which states have the most plug-in electric cars, and why. California tops...

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To Buy A Used Diesel Car

Looking for a good deal on a used diesel car? Turns out Buffalo is the best place to go, according to new data from iSeeCars.com. The home of chicken wings and the Bills football team is the least-expensive city in which to buy a used diesel, with prices 6.0 percent below the national average. The combined Providence, Rhode Island-New Bedford, Massachusetts metro area came second, with used diesel prices there 5.1 percent below the national average. The Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida metro...

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COCKROACH FOUND IN NYC

INVASIVE COCKROACH FOUND IN NYC CAN TAKE THE COLD NEW YORK (AP) — The High Line, a park that turned a dilapidated stretch of elevated railway on Manhattan's West Side into one of New York's newest tourist attractions, may have brought a different kind of visitor: a cockroach that can withstand harsh winter cold and never seen before in the U.S.Rutgers University insect biologists Jessica Ware and Dominic Evangelista said the species Periplaneta japonica is well documented in Asia but was never...

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GM Expands Landfill-Gas Use To Power Car Assembly Plants

Car production isn't the greenest of processes, but in recent decades many automakers have at least made attempts to reduce environmental impact--and General Motors is the latest to take a step towards improving it. The automaker has announced a $24 million investment in the use of landfill gas at its Fort Wayne, Indiana and Orion, Michigan assembly plants. GM says the new equipment has the capacity to generate more than 14 megawatts of electricity from landfill gas--saving over 89,000 metric...

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Electric-Car Charging: 15 Hours In Jail For 5 Cents Of Power

Beware of unfamiliar outlets. Charging an electric car at the first available power source can have unfortunate consequences, as an Atlanta-area Nissan Leaf driver recently found out. As always, though, there's more to the story than the first live-TV report indicates. MORE: Your Ultimate Guide To Electric-Car Charging Etiquette Atlanta's 11Alive (via Transport Evolved) reports that Kaveh Kamooneh was arrested for stealing electricity from Chamblee Middle School...

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Create Lorde's 'Team' Braids For Yourself!

When we think of Lorde, one thing (other than the lyrics to "Royals") pops into mind: that hair. Sure, she pulls off goth-inspired style and dark lipstick insanely well, but that curly mane is kinda her thing. Even though we've seen it matted down and pinned back on thecover of Clash magazine, we were still taken aback when we peeped her video for "Team" and her signature curls were M.I.A. From what we can see in the few (and dark) shots of Lorde in the...

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Centenary of Military Aviation 2014 (CMA14)

Centenary of Military Aviation 2014 (CMA14) The Centenary of Military Aviation 2014 Air Show is proudly presented by the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook, Victoria over the weekend of 1st & 2nd March 2014.Point Cook is the birthplace of military aviation in Australia and the oldest continually operating military airfield in the world.The Centenary of Military Aviation is a national event celebrating 100 years of military aviation in Australian and encompassing...

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2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Crossover First Drive

Hyundai is an aggressive company, and that applies to its green cars as much as the bread-and-butter sedans and crossovers it sells in growing numbers. So when the company approached Green Car Reports to ask if we'd like to drive its new, hydrogen-powered 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle, that was a no-brainer. All in all, we spent about two hours in the zero-emission compact crossover, mixing freeway driving and suburban stop-and-go travel with a refueling stop at a rare hydrogen filling...

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UPDATE: Plug-In Electric Car Sales For November: Level With Last Month?

As the year winds toward a close, U.S. car sales are at their highest levels in years. And modern plug-in electric cars will set a new sales record too. With one month left, November deliveries of cars with plugs look like they'll hold steady with last month's. The Chevrolet Volt sold 1,920 units last month, against 2,022 in October, bringing its sales for the year to date to 20,702.Sales of the Volt through the first 11 months of the year are now essentially equal with those from last year, despite...

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UPDATE: Tesla Wins Vs Ohio Car Dealers, Amendment Defeated

Once more into the fray: Another state's car dealers are pushing for legislation to ban Tesla Motors from selling its electric cars directly to buyers. This time it's Ohio. And legislators have unexpectedly moved up a hearing on the new law to today, according to a letter from Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA].The hearing takes place early this afternoon. The Ohio Dealers Association is backing an amendment to Ohio Senate Bill 137--an unrelated bill that requires Ohio drivers to move left so as to leave...

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Japanese firm proposes LUNA RING to send solar energy from moon to Earth

(Phys.org) —Japanese construction firm Shimizu Corp. has unveiled a proposal that entails building a solar panel array around the moon's equator, then sending the power it collects back to Earth. They are calling the project LUNA RING.Since the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan back in March 2011 (which led to closing the country's nuclear power plants) scientists there (and elsewhere) have been scrambling to find ways to create electricity for the country in other ways. In...

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