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Volvo delivers 15 C30 Electric cars to Shanghai

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Volvo Car Corporation delivered 15 Volvo C30 Electric cars ( earlier post ) to the Shanghai International Automotive City Group (SIAC) for its open road test-drive project EV100 Days. Separately, the C30 Electric was also awarded “Green Car of the Year” in China at the 4 th China New Energy Mobility Summit.

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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage driven, CAFE explained, Mercedes electric cars: Today's Car News

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Today, we take a spin in the 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage GT, explain Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, and look at future electric cars from Mercedes-Benz. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid, Sergio Marchionne dies, Gyon electric car: Today's Car News

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China aims to bring a new boutique electric car to the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Sergio Marchionne, who made his name as a plainspoken corporate turnaround artist, died following. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne died in a hospital in Switzerland.

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CAFE battle, electric-car growth, fracking industry targets Millennials: Today's Car News

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Today, an auto-industry lobbying group takes aim at Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, a new study argues that more electric cars will be needed to meet stricter fuel-economy standards, and fracking advocates use social media to target Millennials. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tesla Home Batteries, CAFE Explained, Washington Electric Cars: Today's Car News

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mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) target for 2025, and why electric-car loving Washington state gets so few models. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Washington state loves electric cars, but it doesn't get as many models as California. Find out why.

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Japanese carmaker reveals electric car secrets

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Think electric cars and Japan and your thoughts might turn to the Nissan LEAF, the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid or maybe the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. However, there is a new addition to this impressive line-up of electric cars from the land of the rising sun. The SIM-Drive Corporation has revealed its lat[.].

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Lear Corporation predicts electric vehicle growth

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Lear Corporation, an automotive supplier, is expecting rapid growth for hybrid and electric vehicles. It has predicted that sales of components and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles will grow to around seven per cent of its electric systems business by 2012 – even though the number was at zero per cent in 2009.