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Used Car of the Day: 2016 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L

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Today we bring you a clean 2016 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L. It appears to be well-maintained and in like-new condition, with the only issues I see is that the windshield was replaced recently (thanks to a rock on the highway) and that the tires already have 20K miles on them. The 157,000 miles might give some folks pause.

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EPA: US GHG emissions in 2017 down 0.3% from 2016

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from 2016, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions between 2016 and 2017 was driven in part by a decrease in CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. In 2017, total gross U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 6,472.3

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Used Car of the Day: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350

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Today we give you a track-ready pony car -- this 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. There are 91,500 miles on this car and while Ford built the GT350 as a track-attack car, this particular one has not been tracked. The asking price is $40,000. The car has a full wrap and a Shelby GT350R spoiler. Click here to check it out.

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Updated Volkswagen 2017 e-Golf EPA-rated at 125 miles, 119 MPGe combined; pricing to come

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In the US, Volkswagen’s updated 2017 e-Golf now carries an an EPA-estimated range of 125 miles—a 50% increase over the previous model year. The 2017 e-Golf goes on sale in the US later this spring, with pricing yet to be announced. The average new vehicle in the US carries a full operational CO 2 burden of 430 g/mile.

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Tesla Model 3 Standard Range arrives soon at $35,000 and 220 miles. Really.

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In 2016, Tesla created a fever pitch over its Model 3 promise: $35,000 with a range of 220 miles. The company claimed more than 450,000 reservations were made for the Model 3, at $1,000 each, in part because of that low price and high range.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid coming to market with EPA-estimated 27-mile electric range; starts at $34,600

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The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is arriving in select dealerships in 10 states this week with an EPA-estimated 27-mile (43.5-kilometer) At the Sonata PHEV’s launch in January, Hyundai had estimated a 22-mile AER ( earlier post ), which it later bumped up to around 24 miles ( earlier post ).

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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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