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People in South Africa spend the highest portions of their paychecks on gasoline. They spend over 5 percent of their annual income on gasoline, despite it costing $4.65 per gallon. Even though Norwegians have the highest gas prices in the world at a whopping $9.26 a gallon, they’re well able to…

Toyota has a decisive strategy in place in terms of alternative power trains. Rather than focusing on all-electric vehicles, the company continues to focus on hydrogen fuel cells. At the Los Angeles auto show, Toyota executives planned to elaborate on the company’s deepening investments in fuel-cell vehicles, after a weekend…

More and more American consumers are plugged in to the green movement than ever before! Last month, plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) made up the highest percentage ever tallied of total vehicles sold in the United States. This is news for optimism. For an environmental group like the Sierra Club, it…

The team at Green Car Reports has driven a prototype of the U.S.-spec car, reporting that is is quiet, luxurious, and likely to carry a six-figure price tag. And it will be followed within a year by two more plug-in hybrids using the same powertrain: a smaller C-Class sedan, and…

GM has done a great job handling their massive recalls.  General Motors Co.’s website for owners of its vehicles recalled for faulty ignition switches has been expanded to include all 20 models involved, the automaker said. The site, www.gmignitionupdate.com, launched in April. It initially informed owners of the 2.59 million…

The Nissan Cube is no longer sold in North America.  A famous U.S. general, once said, “Old soldiers don’t die; they just fade away.” The same can be said of cars. Old, failed cars like the Nissan Cube just fade away without the fanfare, excited press releases or any of…

In spite of increasing car sales, the auto population in America continues to age. The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the U.S. was 11.4 years as of Jan. 1, same as the year before, says IHS Automotive and its Polk subsidiary. That’s still at…

The next Nissan Leaf electric car won’t look so weird. And it will go farther. Nissan officials opened up a bit to Automotive Newsabout how they want to proceed with the next generation of what became a breakthrough modern, mainstream electric car. Most important will be range. Nissan wants to double…

The 2015 Honda Fit is the third generation of Honda’s versatile 5-door subcompact hatchback. The new Fit rides on a revised platform that is both lighter and stiffer. The car is more than an inch shorter overall, but its unique centrally located fuel tank allows for a low cargo floor…