In recent weeks Tesla Motors has garnered much favorable press with several announcements serving to reduce would-be buyer resistance to its products, and this Thursday more of the same will come via a live demonstration of swappable batteries. The Model S is the car, and Tesla’s LA Design studio at 7:30 p.m. PST is the
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Ford sees that its SYNC voice-controlled connectivity and MyFord Touch touch screen technologies are attracting more customers and selling at a much higher rate than competitors, as MyFord Touch helps drive higher customer satisfaction with vehicle quality. Ford declared that combined, SYNC and MyFord Touch are sold on 79 percent of new 2013 Ford vehicles,
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Between the year 2000 and 2012, Ford Motor Company’s own analysis of its environmental progress revealed it cut CO2 emissions by 37 percent. Looking at the decade and a half between 2010 and 2025, Ford says it expects to whittle back CO2 by an additional 30 percent. These results followed the company’s 14th annual Sustainability
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If you’ve been paying attention, you might have noticed 2015 is the unofficial launch year for production hydrogen fuel cell vehicles – that is, if you don’t count Hyundai which got started with its ix35 last year, and Honda which has soldiered forward with its lease-only FCX Clarity in California since summer, 2008. Aside from
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Toyota’s consistency as a green company has been confirmed by a third successive top ranking in the annual Best Global Green Brands report. This report was published June 12 by international brand consultancy Interbrand. Interestingly, automotive brands make up 50 percent of this year’s top ten. The report gauges the gap between public perception of
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The new 2014 Ford Fiesta SE with the Super Fuel Economy package has achieved 41 mpg in EPA testing. According to Ford, the Fiesta is the only subcompact car to surpass 40 mpg. The fuel economy claim is for the Fiesta SE with the Super Fuel Economy package; that package includes Ford’s 1.6-liter engine and
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Ford Motor Company’s Focus Electric has now officially crossed the Atlantic. That distinction was made official today as Ford started production of the European Focus Electric in Saarlouis, Germany. The Focus Electric is the first full-electric vehicle to be built by Ford in Europe. According to Ford, the zero-emission Focus Electric is spearheading Ford’s line-up
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Following several days of joint testing, General Motors and BMW AG engineers declared being confident that DC “Combo” Fast Charge stations from several suppliers will consistently allow an electric vehicle to take on an 80-percent charge in about 20 minutes. The first electric vehicles expected to benefit from the Society of Automotive Engineers’ (SAE) new
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The new Nissan Leaf will show up in Camada with a new base trim level and a revised price. Nissan has announced that Canadian pricing for the new 2013 Nissan Leaf will start at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $31,698 for the newly-added S grade. This makes the Leaf S the lowest priced
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Bosch announced it will be distributing Evatran’s plugless level 2 charging system. Bosch Automotive Service Solutions announced an exclusive distribution and installation agreement with Evatran Group, Inc. to offer the Plugless Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System, the first commercially available wireless system. In addition, Bosch announced financing options for all offered electric vehicle
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