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FCA approving use of E15 in MY 2016 vehicles

Green Car Congress

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is approving the use of E15 (15% ethanol and 85% gasoline) in its model year (MY) 2016 Chrysler/Fiat, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles.

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FCA recalls 850,000+ gasoline vehicles due to problem with catalytic converters

Green Car Congress

The vehicles affected by this recall are: 2011-2016 MY Dodge Journey (JC FWD). 2011-2014 MY Chrysler 200/Dodge Avenger (JS FWD). 2011-2012 MY Dodge Caliber (PM FWD CVT). 2011-2016 MY Jeep Compass/Patriot (MK FWD CVT). 2012: Q2 2019. 2013/14: Q3 2019. 2015/16: Q4 2019.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

Green Car Congress

One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements. Several mild hybrid applications will come to market shortly thereafter.

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Tesla P85D Vs Dodge Hellcat, 2016 Chevy Volt Seating, Chrysler CEO On MPG Targets: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today we bring you a drag-race contest between a Tesla Model S P85D electric car and a 707-horsepower V-8 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, an explanation of the 2016 Chevrolet Volt''s "occassional" fifth-seat claim, and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergion Marchionne''s belief that carmakers can meet upcoming fuel-economy targets.

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2016 Dodge Dart lineup cut to 3 models as small sedan simplifies

Green Car Reports

As part of its revised, five-year plan, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced in January that it will end production of its smallest sedan, the compact Dodge Dart. Along with the Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan, the Dart will be phased out rather than replaced, to free up production capacity for trucks and SUVs.

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A Tesla Model 3 Road Trip to Corsica (with Pictures)

CleanTechnica EVs

My friend Marco “Speedy” Jeanrenaud, a resident of the Lake Geneva region of Switzerland, is a lifelong car lover — over the years, he has owned, among others, a 1976 Cadillac, a Dodge Charger, several Ford Mustangs, a Range Rover SUV, and Harley and BMW motorcycles. In 2016, he bought a Model S, and soon […].

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Federal Investigators End Seven-Year Scrutiny of Shifters in Ram, Durango

The Truth About Cars

At issue & were Ram 1500s from 2013 – 2017 and Dodge Durango models from 2014 – 2017 in which complaints were made to the NHSTA about incidents of vehicle roll-away after the operator allegedly shifted the transmission to Park and exited the rig. Way back in 2016, the agency opened a file to investigate 43 of these rollaway incidents.

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