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China iCET releases 2014 Green Car China report ranking mainstream cars by green and health impacts

Green Car Congress

Only hybrids performed very well on both the green rating and the smog index. China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) recently released its 2014 Green Car China Annual Report , an evaluation of mainstream vehicles on sale in China by their lifecycle impacts and their health impacts. Green rating.

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Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy: 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid

Green Car Reports

For 2014, our fourth annual Green Car Reports'' Best Car To Buy award goes to the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. This new model of the redesigned Honda Accord sedan introduced last year is comfortable, quiet, stylish--and delivers real-world fuel economy from 40 mpg to as much as 52 mpg.

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Green Car Preview: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Concepts & Production Models

Green Car Reports

The 2014 Geneva Motor Show is almost upon us, and true to form there''s much higher green car content than at other recent shows. This year includes everything from production city cars through fuel-efficient.'

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Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV

Green Car Reports

What do you call an all-electric minicar that has elements of the Chevy Volt, can spin its drive wheels if you have a heavy foot--and still ranks as the most efficient plug-in car sold in the U.S. We''d call it the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV. And it''s one of our five nominees for Green Car Reports'' Best Car To Buy 2014 award.

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Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2014: Technology Trends

Green Car Reports

Yesterday we listed the nominees for Green Car Reports'' Best Car To Buy 2014 award: two battery-electric vehicles, one hybrid, one diesel, and one very fuel-efficient gasoline car. But what do our nominees say about the state of green-car design this year?

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Good Green-Car Year, DeLorean Hovercraft, Top Stories Of 2014: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Our last daily roundup of stories for 2014 is a short one, since we''re taking time off today and tomorrow to celebrate the New Year along with most of the Western world. Overall, 2014 was a good year for green cars, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council--which laid out the numbers for us.

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Green Car Preview: 2014 Detroit Auto Show Concepts & Production Models

Green Car Reports

The important global auto shows tend to go in waves, and this year''s Detroit Auto Show isn''t looking particularly notable for its green cars. Barring surprises, there will be no global debuts of new plug-in electric cars, hybrids, or even new diesel vehicles.

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