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Porsche fast chargers, Toyota Camry Hybrid gas mileage review, and battery buses: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Porsche builds its own super fast electric-car charging network. And students vote for and fund the first battery-powered all electric bus fleet at the University of California Irvine. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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The Volkswagen brand is responsible for the MQB; the Audi brand for the MLB; and Porsche for the MSB (which is sporty). In hybrid mode fuel consumption (sub-cycle of the European ECE-R101 standard with discharged battery powered by just the TSI drive), the SUV consumes 6.9 Electric (Battery) Hybrids Manufacturing Plug-ins'

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. Venture funds back green cars. Tesla said it will build the new car in California.

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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Even a sportscar like the Porsche Boxster is 5.1 The XLI can be also be put into a charging mode, which runs the engine at a slightly higher point that required, using the excess power to generate electricity to recharge the battery. Power and torque curves for the XL1. XL1 is visually striking; 153.1 inches long, 65.6

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