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Could streetlight-based charging help apartment dwellers go electric?

Green Car Reports

First spotted by photovoltaics industry trade journal PV Magazine, the program calls for installation of 240-volt Level 2 charging stations integrated with streetlight poles at locations.

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2012 Chevrolet Volt (Vauxhall Ampera) Drives From U.K. To France, Underground

Green Car Reports

Last week, the Chevrolet Volt became the first production car to drive from the U.K. What’s more, the stunt was orchestrated by Top Gear Magazine, the more measured, printed sibling of the hit T.V. to France, using the service tunnel of the Eurotunnel underwater railway line between the two European countries.

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2011 Chevrolet Volt Electric: North American Car of the Year

Green Car Reports

It's been quite a year for the 2011 Chevy Volt, GM's range-extended electric car that went on sale last month. It garnered a slew of awards from various car magazines and other auto media, and now it's capped the year by winning the prestigious North American Car of the Year award.

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Volt and Ampera win eco-prize

Green Cars News

The Chevrolet Volt has been named Eco Car of the Year by Diesel Car magazine. The range-extended model won the prize along with sister-model, the Vauxhall Ampera. Despite using petrol generators, the models beat the diesel hybrid Citroen DS5 into second place for the prize.

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Consumer Reports Pans 2011 Chevy Volt, But Misses the Point

Green Car Reports

The magazine is. It may be the most trusted brand in evaluating cars, and it offered reliability ratings well before J.D. Power became a household name. A bad rating can send auto execs crawling to its doors to learn what they need to change to get a better assessment.

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Consumer Reports Verdict: 2014 Cadillac ELR 'Priced Out Of Its League'

Green Car Reports

The 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car is based on the Voltec system used in the Chevrolet Volt, but costs more than twice as much. In its first assessment of the car, magazine''s testers wrote that they suffered from sticker shock. A Cadillac badge is only worth so much. And Consumer Reports thinks it''s just not worth it.

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Mercedes-AMG Brings Entry-Trim SL 43 to America

The Truth About Cars

& Said to provide quick throttle response across the rpm range, the turbo is operated via the car’s 48-volt electrical system, a piece of kit which also feeds the belt-driven starter-generator. Gearheads insist this configuration was actually the one to get, despite the V8 option grabbing all the magazine headlines.