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Please Pick an Actual Color for Your Next Car Purchase

The Truth About Cars

Gold, purple, brown, beige, and yellow lost the most ground, with green being the only non-grayscale color to increase in recent times. The cause behind some of this is certainly buyers’ behavior, but it’s a bit of a chicken-or-egg scenario with dealers. Images: Chevrolet, BMW, Ford] Become a& TTAC insider.

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BMW's Toughest Task: Training Car Dealers On i3 Electric Car

Green Car Reports

Early adopters, ecology-minded citizens and, increasingly, drivers who want very low running costs are now buying plug-in electric cars. MORE: Many Car Dealers Don''t Want.' That much we know.

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BMW venture arm invests in U.S. electric-bus maker Proterra

Green Car Reports

You can't buy one at your local car dealer, but electric transit buses have a significant role to play in reducing vehicular emissions and expanding the spread of electric-vehicle technology. Two companies have a majority of the U.S. The U.S.

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Hyundai, Tesla pave the way for long-range (+300 mi) EV prices falling below average gas cars

Baua Electric

Buying an electric car with at least 300 miles of range is getting more affordable than ever. Several automakers, including Hyundai , Kia, and Tesla, are now offering long-range EVs (those with at least 300 miles range) that are cheaper to buy than the average gas-powered car in the US. Are you ready to drive off in a new electric car?

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2015 BCTB, Street-Light Charging Stations, MI Anti-Tesla Law Bashed: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We start the week with our 2015 Best Car To Buy, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf range. We''ve also got stories on street lights with integrated electric-car charging sockets developed by BMW, and criticism of Michigan''s anti-Tesla law from the CEO of dealer group AutoNation. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Buy An Electric Car Online? In Japan, BMW i3 Is Sold On Amazon

Green Car Reports

The direct online sales model used by Tesla Motors has ignited a vigorous discussion--to say the least--over the state laws that protect franchised dealers in the U.S. Green Dealership Japan Online Stores dealers plug-in cars sales' DON''T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Mar.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The BMW i3 uses the BMW eDrive rear-wheel drive powertrain previously found on the BMW ActiveE (but the i3 is significantly lighter). Earlier post.)

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