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Want a smart grid? Maybe you can win one on 'The Price Is Right'

As California's new Advanced Clean Cars rules push electric vehicles one step closer to the mass market, could the smart grid be the sequel to 'California emiss



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Driving the 2012 Toyota Prius c

A Toyota Prius designed for the young urban driver will be available in March 2012.




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Mitsubishi i-MIEV is the greenest car of 2012

This year marks the first year that an electric vehicle tops the ACEEE's greenest car list.




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The darker side of green

Lexus of Chandler markets the Lexus CT 200h as 'The Darker Side of Green.'



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Actually, you can put a gun rack in a Volt

GM executives and defiant drivers rally to debunk Newt Gingrich's recent claim on the presidential campaign trail.




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Has Hollywood abandoned the Prius and other green vehicles?

Few hybrids or electric vehicles brought celebs to this year's Academy Awards.



  • Arts & Culture

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7 groundbreaking green cars

Green Car Journal started handing out the award with model year 2006 vehicles. Over the years the magazine has recognized several hybrids, two clean diesels, a




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Toyota Prius c and the game of LIFE

Toyota partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi LA for its fun Prius c marketing campaign.



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Free cars!

America is a generous country, and there's more than one way to end up with a gratis car in the driveway — or to give one of yours away. But beware of the str




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2012 New York Auto Show is under way

The show opens up today for members of the media.




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65% of hybrid owners don't buy another hybrid

New data from R.L. Polk reveals that only 35% of hybrid owners bought another hybrid last year.




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Should I buy an electric car?

It depends on where you live, says a new report, because some states force you to charge up from a dirty coal grid. But that's just a snapshot, and the long-ter




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Ferrari and Porsche offer $850,000 hybrid green machines

The Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari F70 offer split personalities: voracious performance on tap, but eco-driving if you tread lightly. Is it a new era of Dr. Gre




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Consumer Reports: Fuel efficiency matters to car buyers

According to a new Consumer Reports survey, 37% of car buyers consider fuel efficiency first.




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Everything you ever wanted to know about green cars: Infographic

With all the terminology about green cars and climate change, it's hard to make sense of it all. This graphic from One Block off the Grid breaks it down, from t




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Ford C-MAX Energi delivers best in class driving range

Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid can deliver 550 miles of driving pleasure on a single tank of gas.




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Despite the red-meat rhetoric, Texas benefits mightily from clean energy projects

Austin's 'Chevy Volt Village' makes a handy political target, but in fact clean energy — and especially wind power — has been very, very good for Texas' ec




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Battle of the brands: Ford takes on Toyota in new hybrid ads

The Detroit automaker gets a touch of campaign fever with new marketing aimed to take down the competition.




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Today is National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day

The biennial event is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of alternative fuel vehicles.




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N.J. man powers house with hybrid car

Bob Sakala bought his Toyota Prius Hybrid to save gas. In the week since Hurricane Sandy, he powered his home on three-quarters of a tank of gas.




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New Jersey man buys Prius to save gas, uses it as post-storm power source

Yet another reason to invest in a hybrid and electric vehicle: During storm-related blackouts they — with the compulsory assistance of an inverter — can pre




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BMW i8 Spyder: Up close with an eco-friendly supercar

Eco-friendly cars get a bad reputation as trading fun for efficiency, but BMW is looking to change that with its i8 Spyder concept.




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I left my hybrid taxi in San Francisco

California's City By the Bay has dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions by switching to a mostly hybrid taxi fleet. It's a model for the rest of the country.




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Chevrolet Volt earns resale value award

Kelley Blue Book's 2013 Best Resale Value Awards are out and the Volt takes top honors in the electric vehicle category.




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Driving Ford's snazzy new C-Max Hybrid

A bit of a chameleon, this new $25,995 car offers good looks, stellar utility and 47 mpg in the city or on the highway. If you try it, you'll like it.




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Toyota Prius: Best-selling car in California

The California New Car Dealers Association reports that the Toyota Prius was the best-selling car in California in 2012.




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Hybrid cars are near a tipping point

At 3 percent of the US market & growing, have hybrid cars reached a tipping point?




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Route 66: St. Louis to Tulsa on a tank of gas

This blogger and her sister were tasked with driving a stretch of historic Route 66 on a single tank of gas in the new Ford Fusion Energi plugin hybrid.




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The next NSX: Honda's top-secret braintrust in Ohio

The high-performance NSX from Acura will be a platform for hybrid technology and lightweighting.




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Driving the Ford C-MAX Energi

The Ford C-MAX Energi might be the perfect around-the-town car for this family.




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For Europe's new plug-in hybrids, price matters (a lot)

Audi and Volvo will roll out luxury electric cars in the U.S. market early next year.




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Meet Audi's 'no-compromises' plug-in hybrid

It's the company's first foray into electrics — a sporty hatchback A3 — and it's coming to the U.S. early next year.




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Why Honda's hybrid strategy is all wrong

How about bringing the Concept B, a very cool 5-door hybrid, to the U.S.? Sorry, only for China. That aggravating truth plays out again and again.




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4 plug-in hybrids making noise at Detroit Auto Show

Despite $2 a gallon gas, automakers are still going green, and the popularity of the gas-electric range extender format is just one example.




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How green are your driving habits?

Take our Green Driving Quiz to find out how much you know about fuel economy and sustainable driving.




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Toyota's 2016 Prius puts on a show in Vegas

55 mpg would be great, but an Eco model would be even better.




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Despite $2 gas, Kia shows off 3 new hybrids at Chicago Auto Show

The all-new Niro is joined by revamped versions of the Optima.




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31-mpg Chevy Malibu or (the pricier) 47-mpg Malibu Hybrid: I know which one I want

The only thing better than a nice, roomy 2016 Chevy Malibu that gets 31 mpg combined is one that adds hybrid efficiency for 47 mpg combined.




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Latest Car and Truck Articles at ArticleGeek.com

Read the latest Car and Truck Articles from ArticleGeek.com




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Top 9 Used Car Salesmen Tricks, and How to Avoid Them

One of the biggest moments in many people's lives is driving off in their brand-spanking-new automobile. It's an exhilarating feeling. It's also a big moment because in that very instant, that brand-spanking-new car loses a big chunk of its value-the difference between the retail price you paid and the car's wholesale value. That's typically thousands gone in an instant.




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Buying A New Car

Offers tips when shopping for a new car.




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Buying a Ford Mustang

Looking at purchasing a new or used Ford Mustang? If you enjoy affordable looks and power, the Ford Mustang is definitely the car for you.




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Racing and the Street - A Deadly Combination

Street Racing seems like the most affordable way to get the automotive adrenaline rush all us enthusiasts crave.




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Understanding the Provisions of Your Extended Auto Warranty

Understanding the Provisions of Your Extended Auto Warranty




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Building the Best Car Stereo System

Build your very own car sound sytem. Get to know about every single part you need for your new system.




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The Buzz of Street Racing

What is it about street racing that just drives teenagers and young adults out of their wits? Even the most uninterested person will have to admit that, in some way, speed still provides an exciting rush unparalleled by any human feeling.




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Fuel Efficient Cars

The recent developments with the correlation with global warming and carbon emissions from cars, has prompted large car companies to rethink their strategies and technologies when it comes to selling cars.




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BedLocker Remote Motorized Tonno Cover

Is an electric retractable tonneau cover the best choice for you and your pick up truck? Learn what sets Pace-Edwards' BedLocker apart from all the other covers available on the tonneau market. Be informed you'll make the right buying decisi




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Always Have An Auto Bill Of Sale

Whenever you sell a motorized vehicle, make sure to have a completed bill of sale to avoid being the focus of any odometer fraud case.




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Radar Detectors - Could One Have Saved Me?

I remember it well! I was on a fast stretch of road, but keeping to the limit for that stretch. I came towards a village, where the speed limit dropped by 20mph...