The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Our nameless reviewer felt , back in 2006, that the Vue's panel gaps made it the "automotive equivalent of a shotgun shack" and calculated that the Green Line version would require 90,000 miles of driving with $2.15/gallon

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Automotive News reports that Mazda plans a second generation of SkyActiv engines around 2020 that would achieve 30% better fuel economy than the current line of Skyactiv engines. The focus will be on lean burning, and increased compression ratios for the gasoline engines. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Today, we've got a pair of stories on internal combustion, covering Mazda's innovative and fuel-efficient new SkyActiv-X engine and a dismissive comment on electric cars from a Japanese CEO. Also, a new Twitter poll to take and an update on U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. plug-in electric car sales.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2017

Today, Mazda will launch a new and far more fuel-efficient engine even as a supplier says engine development will end in a decade; our readers weigh in on the Tesla Model 3; and we look at lessons learned from educating the public on electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Lots about electric cars, from a list of all 16 on sale today to a look at how compliance cars are doing. Also, supercapacitors in sports cars, and a Mazda engine that could be as clean as an electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Got a question about electric cars?

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Today, we've got new details on Mazda's 2020 electric car, a deal for Prius owners on a Hyundai hybrid, a longer list of green-car deals for the month, and a significant new report on why smaller turbocharged engines don't deliver what they promise. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2019

Mazda may have more plans for its rotary engine technology than a single new hybrid. Conversion company XL Hybrids releases its new Heavy Duty Ford F-250 Hybrid pickup. All this and more on Green Car. The EPA releases a proposal to increase ethanol blends, even in the summer when it can increase smog.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Today, we've got a very cool electric van, a diesel-engine maker moving into electric trucks, Mazda's rotary range-extending engine, and new and better electric motorcycles. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2017

Today, we have a popular updated crossover utility wagon, a defeat for Tesla, a first drive of the new Cruze Diesel, and a radical range extender for electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Mazda's been working quietly on a rotary-engine range extender for electric cars; now it has U.S.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Mazda announces its electric lineup with a familiar engine acting as a range extender. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. The Tesla Model 3 is the fifth best-selling car in the United States. California overrules the EPA's emissions freeze. Honda recalls the 2019 Insight. The Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2014

A report from Kyodo News cites “industry sources” as saying that Japan’s eight major automakers will partner on basic research into fuel-efficient and eco-friendly engines to minimize the cost of the research. Mazda Motor Corp.; Mazda Motor Corp.; The eight—Toyota Motor Corp.; Honda Motor Co.; Nissan Motor Co.;

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Green Car Reports

JULY 21, 2016

Today, we have details on Elon Musk's updated "Master Plan" for Tesla, the fate of Mazda's U.S. diesel engine, and a preview of the 2017 BMW i3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Mazda's diesel engine appears.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Mazda is planning its next-generation Skyactiv engines, the Nissan e-NV200 electric London taxi debuts, and we preview the green production cars and concepts set to debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2014

Mazda''s Skyactiv fuel-efficient gasoline engines are already getting good real-world results, but the company isn''t resting on its laurels. Instead, the Japanese automaker is already working on the next two generations of its Skyactiv engine line, ready to power its future vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Mazda CX-5 has been comprehensively updated for the new year, with the tweaked crossover featuring a new petrol engine option, better interior tech and other tweaks.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2017

All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today, we put two criticisms of electric cars into context, look at plug-in vehicle sales for the U.S. last month, fill you in on self-driving cars in The Netherlands, and consider when peak demand for oil could arrive.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 21, 2017

Today, we've got details on the super-efficient Mazda SkyActiv-X engine, a Bolt EV cop car, the future Fisker EMotion unveiling, and lots on the Volkswagen ID Buzz electric Microbus. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 15, 2014

Hopes of the SKYACTIV-D diesel engine (pictured) reaching the North American market in the near future have hit a stumbling block. The Japanese carmaker has decided to delay the engine''s introduction beyond the initial spring 2014 target point because, even though it can meet emission regulations w[.]. Latest News Green cars Mazda'

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

READ MORE: Fuel standard signals fight for zero emissions is underway READ MORE: EVs “unaffordable and unavailable” due to “Australian policy failures” READ MORE: 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado finally going green? The post It’s a green light for electric vehicles! The CX-5 Turbo model at 191g/km would wear a hefty $5000 fine.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got photos of the new--and rather nice-looking--2014 Mazda 3 sedan, news about the future of coal for generating electricity, and a look at General Motors repeating history with its newest hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 14, 2015

Today, we have the Volkswagen Golf GTE Sport performance plug-in hybrid concept that will debut at the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria, an agreement between Mazda and Toyota to share technology, and first impressions of the 2015 Ford Focus EcoBoost and its 1.0-liter liter engine. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: the rotary engine lives on in prototypes for a Mazda 2 range-extended electric car, Via Motors lets the sun shine on its new solar tonneau cover, and we drive the 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2013

The third model in the Mazda line-up to feature SKYACTIV technology has been unveiled: in the form of the new Mazda3 (pictured). The vehicle, which has sold more than 3.5million units across 120 countries, has been redesigned for 2014 and will come with a choice of new engines: the SKYACTIV-G 2.0li[.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 5, 2010

The New York International Auto Show saw Mazda showcase a series of new engine and transmission concepts that improve fuel efficiency and lower emissions. Known as the SKY Concept engines and transmissions, they will be rolled out from 2011.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2012

The impressive fuel efficiency of Mazda’s SKYACTIV technology has earned recognition in high quarters – after five Mazda engineers received the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal. The medals are handed out each year as recognition for the best research papers in various fields.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2014

Bad news for fans of diesel passenger cars, it seems. Mazda said today that the launch of its new SkyActiv-D diesel engine would be delayed past the previous date of sometime this spring. A terse press release attributed the delay to the time required for "further development.to

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

How can you claim up to $7,500 off some new Tesla models at the time of purchase? Which automaker announced plans to embrace the Tesla charge connector and reignite an offbeat kind of internal combustion engine, all in the same week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2014

It''s not often that two major carmakers find mutual ground: but Toyota has chosen to team up with Mazda to take advantage of the latter''s exciting SkyActiv engine technology. Toyota will feature the engine in its new sub compact, which is seen as a spin-off of the Mazda2 (pictured). Mazda''s asse[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2014

Mazda is to add a new smaller engine choice to its popular Skyactiv range to deliver new highs in efficiency and new lows in emissions. The new Skyactiv-D 1.5 will first debut on the new Mazda2, and will at first be available in Japan only. First revealed at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Mazda has added its smallest engine yet to its efficient Skyactiv family of engines; a 1.5 The new engine will make its debut on the Mazda3 hatch and Fastback model; both of which are just about to arrive in the UK. While on the Mazda3, the new unit is only expected to accou[.]. litre petrol unit.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

The Tokyo Motor Show provided the ideal backdrop for Mazda to introduce a host of new engine types for the latest Mazda3 model. Known in Japan as the Mazda Axela, the vehicle will be available with both hybrid and CNG variants: marking the first time that a single model will be launched in the Japa[.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 9, 2012

In a clear indication of its new fuel efficient focus, Japanese carmaker Mazda has revealed its plans to convert a plant currently used to make engine parts for commercial vehicles, into a plant for its Skyactiv fuel efficient engines (pictured).

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 26, 2012

It will be the first Mazda vehicle to adopt SKYACTIV Technology in the powertrain, body and chassis – and now production has begun of the new Mazda CX-5. The vehicle boasts a SKYACTIV-D 2.2litre diesel engine and is scheduled to go on sale in Japan and Europe this spring, before being introduced in other markets [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2014

Japanese carmaker Mazda has enjoyed vast success with its SkyActiv engines: and now it has announced some remarkable figures for the technology''s second generation. The company expects that the engines will offer 30 per cent better fuel economy than the existing engines. Latest News Mazda'

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

Kyodo News also reported the same, attributing it to “Toyota sources”. Toyota already provides hybrid technologies to Mazda Motor. Ford and Toyota are collaborating as equal partners on the development of an advanced new rear-wheel drive hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs. and 2-liter diesel engines to Toyota.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Anyone with an eye for exciting new vehicles need look no further than Japan, where the Mazda Motor Corporation has now begun selling a new version of its Mazda Atenza (known internationally as the Mazda6).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2013

Mazda will increase production of its fuel efficient SKYACTIV engines by 25% in response to popular demand. The four-cylinder SKYACTIV-G petrol engines and SKYACTIV-D clean diesel units, which appear in the CX-5 [below] and Mazda6, significantly improve fuel economy and CO2 emissions, compared to [.].

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