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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

Green Car Congress

Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Tesla are among the brands that tumbled in Consumer Reports’ (CR) latest Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which collected data from its members about their experiences with more than half a million vehicles. Three European brands, Audi, BMW, and Mini, round out the top 10. Volvo finished last overall.

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Mitsubishi Uses SABIC Noryl GTX Resin for RVR Front Fenders

Green Car Congress

The RVR is the second fender from the Mitsubishi/SABIC Innovative Plastics relationship, which first gave consumers the Delica D:5 minivan in 2007, also sporting front fenders molded from Noryl GTX resin. Noryl GTX resin has been used in auto fenders for more than 20 years.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

A new model provides a fresh start but as an unknown quantity needs heavy promotion to get traction in the crowded auto market. Nissan’s Leaf stood alone as an EV. Good examples of all-new electric cars are the Nissan Leaf battery-electric and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid , which both debuted in 2010 as 2011 models.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Nissan Includes PHEVs in its long-term development program. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." No announced plans.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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