Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The Chicago Auto Show is traditionally all about trucks, and in this slow year it's pretty light on green cars. A welcome exception comes from Korean maker Kia, who just unveiled their Ray plug-in hybrid concept car. It may have been the surprise.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We''re at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show today bringing you the latest green-car news, including the debut of the Kia Trail''ster concept and General Motors'' confirmation that it will build the Chevrolet Bolt electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. An updated.'

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan and Cummins unveil a Frontier diesel pickup concept at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, an August electric-car gathering in California promises to be the world''s largest, and a new study says carsharing is eating into new-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2014

This is the Week In Reverse for Friday, July 11, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. Nissan made a splash at February''s Chicago Auto Show with a Frontier Diesel.' And how much is a hacked Tesla Model S worth? It''s been a busy week of news, considering that it''s July.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The exciting new concepts didn’t disappear with the North American International Auto Show held in January: the Chicago Auto Show is proving to be a close match for its more prestigious rival. Kia chose the event to unveil two new vehicles: the Cross GT Concept (pictured top) and the 2014 Kia Forte Five-Door SX (pictured [.].

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Today, we're at the Chicago auto show media day—meaning today—and we've got news about updated hybrid and plug-in hybrid Hyundai Sonatas, a new diesel Ford, some Lexus pricing, and a look ahead to an all-new electric car in Geneva next month. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The January 2014 plug-in electric car sales numbers are in, a preview of the green cars and concepts of the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, and the Volkswagen Beetle celebrates 65 years in the United States. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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APRIL 11, 2024

metro areas like New York, Chicago, and Detroit. “Voltpost is pursuing an open charging distribution strategy to maximize interoperability and offer a frictionless customer experience,” said its CEO Jeff Prosserman, to Green Car Reports. But piecemeal in this way, it’s expensive.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Kia Soul EV electric car and 2015 BMW X3 crossover are unveiled at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, and an attempt to drive a Tesla Model S from Texas to Panama. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2015 Chevrolet.'

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Today, the 2017 Kia Niro, Optima Hybrid, and Optima Plug-In Hybrid debut at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, and Tesla Motors reveals a little more information about the upcoming unveiling of its Model 3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2016

Today, a Tesla software update adds more autonomous-driving capabilities, the Kia Niro hybrid is teased ahead of its debut at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne says he has a new reason to be nervous about electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Today we cover Tesla''s plan to sell batteries for home energy storage, the Mitsubishi Concept GC-PHEV plug-in hybrid''s appearance at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and an effort by Honda, Nissan, and Toyota to support hydrogen fueling sites in Japan. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2015

We wrap up the week with stories on the potential end of the "standard war" between CHAdeMO and CCS electric-car fast charging, a Kia concept car with electric all-wheel drive set to debut at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and General Motors'' plan to put CVT automatic transmissions in more cars to boost fuel economy.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Today, see why electric car owners need to pay close attention to dealer service bills, a new Tesla app for the Apple Watch, and the name of Kia''s upcoming 2015 Chicago Auto Show concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Kia is showcasing its latest green car technology at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show this week. Tags: Kia Chicago concept hybrid ray Show. The Korean carmaker is using the opportunity to display among other innovations, its plug-in hybrid concept called ‘Ray’. Based on the Kia Forte platform, the new Ray is [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The Chicago Auto Show will mark the first application of Ford’s global 2.0litre EcoBoost I-4 engine as part of the refreshed 2011 Ford Edge line-up. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Chicago Auto Show EcoBoost system Ford EcoBoost system Ford Edge new Ford EcoBoost new Ford Edge.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The Chicago Auto Show, which opens to the Press today, is the venue for the unveiling of the all-electric version of the Ford Transit Connect. Tags: Electric cars Ford Green cars Latest news Chicago Auto Show Ford Transit ford transit connect Ford Transit Connect Electric Johnson Controls Saft.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The Green Piece Column. As we heard last week, Kia has plans to launch its very first fully electric car, unveiling a production-ready version of the Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show. Kia has been fairly quiet about the plans for its first electric car until now, even [.]. Tuesday 11 February, 2014.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The initial members of the network will be: Bogota, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Copenhagen, Delhi, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Having been unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, Volkswagen has now decided to introduce its new Beetle TDI diesel model this summer. The New Beetle has a lengthy history with diesel engines.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Very often fuel and emission savings mean a loss of power for engines – however, at the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai has announced new technology that manages to offer the best of both worlds. The new direct injection technology for its Lambda V6 engine and a new 5.0l direct injection Tau V8 for the 2012 [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

It was a monumental day for Kia at the Chicago Auto Show - as it unveiled its first ever mass production electric car and a new hybrid car. Electric cars Kia'

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. The Niro features an all-new, advanced Kappa 1.6-liter liter GDI four-cylinder engine, engineered specifically for hybrid applications. Optima Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 21, 2010

Kia is to unveil a new plug-in hybrid at the forthcoming Chicago Auto Show, the carmaker has announced. The unveiling will be the first preview of its latest concept car. Called Ray, the car will be unveiled to the world’s motoring press on February 11, ahead of the opening of the show to the public from [.].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. Typically, hybrid cars have four or five separate warranties. Green Gears, Inc. Go to Hymotion.com.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ryan Fulcher of Seattle Electric Auto Association, April 2006 CalCars and Maker Faire team ("PriusBlue" EAA-PHEV method later modified by Manzanita Micro as "PiPrius" testbed) King County, WA Contact Ryan Fulcher at webguy2007(at)eaa-phev(dot)org. Argonne National Labs PHEV Prius by Hybrids Plus , July 2007, (Chicago IL). Jim Tech Ltd.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And what we want to do is make sure we launch the car well, that we get the maximum learning from it, that its successful in the market so that when we get to Gen 2, weve got the most cost out of it we can." " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. guess who GM sold the NIHM auto-battery patents too.

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