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Tesla unveiled its new SUV, the Model X.  The new electric vehicle is built on the same platform as the automaker’s Model S but has a longer wheelbase.  A unique aspect to the Model X are its Falcon Wing doors that open up and move out of the way, thereby …

An analysis released by the Global Carbon Project showed that worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels jumped 5.9% in 2010, the largest absolute increase since the start of the Industrial Revolution and the greatest percentage increase since 2003.
The increase represents one half-billion extra tons of carbon released into …

Starting with 2013 model year vehicles, all new cars will come with labels that rate the vehicle from 1 to 10 on fuel economy and smog pollution and provide a five-year estimate of fuel costs compared to an average vehicle in the same class.
The new labels will continue to include …

What may be most remarkable about the new Chevrolet Volt is how unremarkable it actually is compared to a normal, gasoline-powered automobile.  Gone is the futuristic exterior of the original concept car;  the Volt now looks like an early twenty-first century four-door sedan.
Unlike hybrids, which command a large premium over …