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KIA prices 2015 Soul EV starting at $33,700

Green Car Congress

'Kia Motors America (KMA) announced pricing for the all-electric version of the Kia Soul. ( Earlier post.) Offered in two trims, Base and + (Plus), the 2015 Soul EV MSRP will be $33,700 (not including federal tax rebate of $7,500) for the Base and $35,700 for the Plus (not including federal tax rebate of $7,500). 2015 Soul EV +. Click to enlarge. With an expected introductory lease price of $249 per month, the Soul EV offers an EPA-estimated range of 93 miles (150 km) and 92 MPGe on the highway

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Life With Chevy Volt: 3 Years & 35,000 Miles Later, It's Over

Green Car Reports

'It was a sad day. After three years, 34,752 miles, roughly 7,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 327 gallons of gas, I said good-bye to my 2011 Chevy Volt last week. Its lease was up, and there was no one left in the family to drive it. I''ve been at the wheel of a Tesla Model S for the last 18 months. My wife, a fanatical stick-shift devotee.

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Renault Trucks’ Optifuel Lab 2 lab vehicle integrates technologies for more efficient big rigs; road test results coming in 2015

Green Car Congress

'Renault Trucks’ heavy-duty Optifuel Lab 2 laboratory vehicle brings together various technologies designed to reduce fuel consumption in heavy-duty trucks and to prepare the way for future production models. Renault Trucks will display a scale model of Optifuel Lab 2 at the upcoming IAA. The vehicle is currently on the road to calculate the fuel savings it can achieve.

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How To Recharge Any Electric Car, Anywhere, Any Time (Video)

Green Car Reports

'With charging stations still scarce in many areas, "range anxiety" is a continual concern for electric-car owners. Portable generators can provide electricity where this is no infrastructure, so could one rescue a stranded electric car? GadgetReview decided to try with a 2014 BMW i3, both for the sake of convenience and as a cheaper alternative to.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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California Energy Commission awards $5M grant to AltAir Fuels to expand renewable diesel production; $3M to GFP Ethanol for sorghum feedstock

Green Car Congress

'The California Energy Commission approved $8 million in grants to two biofuel companies stemming from a solicitation issued earlier this year (PON-13-609: Pilot-Scale and Commercial-Scale Advanced Biofuels Production Facilities). AltAir Fuels LLC ( earlier post ) will receive $5 million to expand production of renewable diesel fuels at its Paramount facility in Los Angeles County from 30 million gallons per year to 40 million gallons per year, and allow for processing of additional feedstocks.

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What Will Tesla Gigafactory Cost Nevada? How About $1.3 Billion?

Green Car Reports

'Nevada will become the site of Tesla Motors'' first battery gigafactory, and that''s partially because of the incentives package lawmakers will offer the company. The factory is expected to cost around $5 billion, but how much will it cost the state? The tax breaks and other incentives officials plan to offer Tesla could add up to $1.3 billion.

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Life With A Chevy Volt, Tesla Gigafactory Cost, Improvised Electric-Car Charging: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

'Lots of electric-car news today. We''ve got a recap of one owner''s three years with a Chevrolet Volt, the potential cost to Nevada of hosting Tesla Motors'' gigafactory, and a highly unorthodox way of charging an electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. After three years and 35,000 miles, hear what one owner has to say about the.

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ClipperCreek upgrades HCS-40 and CS-40 series EV charging stations from 30A to 32A

Green Car Congress

'ClipperCreek has upgraded the popular HCS-40 and CS-40 series EV charging stations from 30 Amps to 32 Amps continuous as a standard offering, with no increase in price. The HCS-40 is the first major brand, low cost, Level 2 electric vehicle charging station to break through to the 32 Amp level without increasing the selling price, the company said.

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LowCVP 2014 Low Carbon Champions award winners revealed

Green Cars News

'Winners of the annual LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards were announced last night at a packed gala dinner hosted by Cenex LCV in Milton Keynes. Lucky winners this year include BMW, BYD, Gasrec Ltd, Eco Travel Network (ETN) and Transport & Environment (T&E). Hosted by our columnist, EV[.].

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Constellium joins fracture research consortium led by MIT to improve design of automotive structural components

Green Car Congress

'Global aluminum products company Constellium N.V. has joined the Industrial Fracture Consortium established by Professor Tomasz Wierzbicki from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The primary objective of the Consortium is to develop a fracture predictive technology with application to Finite Element (FE) codes. The consortium will engage in research to develop and improve modeling and mathematical simulations software designed to predict the behaviors of the structural components duri

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Leading carmakers unite for new UK EV charging network

Green Cars News

'Leading electric carmakers are to come together to develop a multi-standard and inter-operable charging network throughout the UK and Ireland. As part of the EU’s Ten-T programme, a partnership which includes Renault, Nissan BMW and Volkswagen will work to develop a UK Rapid Charge Network (RCN) w[.].

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CO2-to-chemicals company Liquid Light raises $15M Series B financing; process scale-up and application validation

Green Car Congress

'Start-up Liquid Light, a developer of process technology to make major chemicals from low-cost, globally-abundant carbon dioxide ( earlier post ), has closed a $15-million Series B financing. New investors include Sustainable Conversion Ventures, which focuses on renewable fuels and chemicals investments. Existing investors VantagePoint Capital Partners, BP Ventures, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, and Osage University Partners also participated in this round.

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Suzuki undercuts 100g/km with new Swift 1.2 petrol engine

Green Cars News

'Suzuki has added a new engine choice to its popular Swift which will allow the model to cut under the 100g/km C02 mark for the first time. The new 1.2 Dualjet petrol unit offers a 9.2mpg improvement in fuel economy over the current petrol engine – an improvement of 16 per cent, bringing the offici[.].

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Opel to expand small car range with new entry-level Karl in 2015

Green Car Congress

'Opel will expand its small car range in the summer of 2015 with the new 5-door, entry-level Karl. (Carl was the name of one of the sons of Opel founder Adam Opel. Opel, founded in 1862, originally manufactured sewing machines and then bicycles. Carl and his brothers Wilhelm and Fritz took the company into automobiles in 1898.). Karl is a short, snappy and catchy name that represents Opel brand values: German, emotional and approachable.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Neste Oil to invest in producing bio-propane at Rotterdam refinery; off-gas from #NExBTL

Green Car Congress

'Neste Oil will build a biopropane unit at its refinery in Rotterdam. In addition to the unit itself, the investment will include storage tanks and pipework. The project will start immediately and the plan is to begin sales of bio-propane at the end of 2016. The total value of the investment is approximately €60 million (US$77.4 million). Propane is produced during the NExBTL renewable diesel process; the gas is usually recovered during the Stabilization and Recycle stages of the process.

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ARB fines H&S Performance $1M for selling illegal aftermarket diesel performance parts in California

Green Car Congress

'The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that H&S Performance LLC has agreed to a stipulated settlement totaling $1 million to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the sale of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California. Air Resources Board investigators discovered that H&S Performance sold diesel engine parts and modifications that had not received exemptions from California’s emissions control system anti-tampering laws.

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Audi to offer AT&T Mobile Share Value plan for Audi connect in 2015 A3, S3, Q3 models

Green Car Congress

'Audi of America and AT&T will provide owners of 2015 A3, S3 and Q3 models equipped with Audi connect the option of adding their connected cars to an AT&T Mobile Share Value data plan, starting 1 Oct. With a Mobile Share Value Plan, customers can purchase a monthly allotment of data to share among their connected devices, including the all-new Audi premium compact and crossover models equipped with Audi connect.

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UK EPSRC awards almost $10M to two low-carbon vehicle technology projects; energy storage, engines and fuels

Green Car Congress

'Two new low-carbon vehicle technology research projects will receive ÂŁ6 million (US$9.7 million) funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), as part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme. The two discrete projects—ELEVATE (ELEctrochemical Vehicle Advanced Technology) and Ultra Efficient Engines and Fuels—will involve academics from eight UK universities.