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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage MPG, Electric-Car Sales, Carmaking Takes Energy: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Owners say they can get more than 40 mpg in the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, we look at the energy of manufacturing cars, and Nissan (with Renault) could well beat its 2020 sales target for electric-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Nissan Leaf 10,238. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer.

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2014 BMW i3 REx MPG, New Orleans Electric-Car Charging, GM-Google Ride-Share: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW i3 REx extended-range electric car gets an EPA-rated 39 mpg on gasoline, Nissan unveils New Orleans'' first public electric-car charging station, and Google and General Motors collaborate on a ride-sharing test. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Nissan Leaf Demand, Mazda 6 Diesel Delay, Car-Free Streets: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Hamburg, Germany, aims for car-free streets in 20 years, soaring demand could lead to a doubling of U.S. Nissan Leaf electric-car production, and the Mazda 6 diesel sedan will be further delayed, according to the company. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Edison2 Electric Car Sets EPA Economy Record Of 350 MPGe

Green Car Reports

The EPA's MPG equivalent (MPGe) ratings for electric cars aren't the simplest of things to understand, worked out through a series of different calculations. When an electric car gets 350 MPGe to the more well-known 2012 Nissan Leaf's 99 MPGe rating though, you know it must be something special.

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MPG Follies, Or, Why Electric Cars Can't Get 367 MPG. Sheesh.

Green Car Reports

One of our most popular posts in August was a piece that broke down how General Motors projected a fuel efficiency of 230 miles per gallon in the city for its 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car. Soon after GM's elaborate press event, Nissan announced with a straight face that their all-electric 2012 Nissan Leaf would.

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Idiocy: EPA Rates 2011 Nissan Leaf 'Gas Mileage' At 99 MPG

Green Car Reports

car-buying public is apparently so stupid that the Environmental Protection Agency has to rate the efficiency of an all-electric car that burns no gasoline in. So it's come down to this, has it? miles per gallon.

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