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The 2013 Chevrolet Volt to get new driving mode, less black trim

General Motors hasn’t announced any official changes for the 2013 Chevrolet Volt but reports floating around the internet indicate that the 2013 model year electric Chevy will get more body colored trim and a new drive mode that will actually help to preserve the battery for city driving when on highway trips.

Porsche leaves Iran to support anti-nuclear initiative

This week, the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) group and New York City Public Advocate Bill De Blasio both proudly announced that Porsche AG is pulling all of their operations out of Iran - supporting an effort to force Iran to put an end to their testing and production of nuclear weapon technology.

J.D. Power Study: Auto insurance customer satisfaction on the decline

New study finds that drivers are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the overall insurance claims process.

Honda Civic awarded spot on ten best green cars 2012 list

Kelly Blue Book (KBB) places the 2012 Honda Civic on its list of ten best green cars extending Hondas green car accolades

OnStar up to 439 million connections and still counting

Last time I reported on OnStar, the service helped recover a GM competitor’s stolen vehicle, a Chrysler 300. Now, the company is making new records on the number of connections.

Ford takes recycling to a new level

New Ford products will offset the cost of petroleum based plastics with creative use of recycled materials including shredded currency and other interesting things

Audi unveils performance-enhanced RS Q3 ahead of Beijing

Audi released details of the high-performance RS Q3 Concept crossover ahead of the upcoming 2012 Beijing Auto Show.

NRG reaching out to quell concerns in electric car charging network deal with California

NRG is attempting to satisfy concerns over the company's deal with California to build a large electric charging station network, providing answers and solutions to most of the questions that have been raised.

California's electric car charging deal with NRG clouded with controversy

The $100 million to be invested by NRG in building the eVgo electric car charging network in California will dramatically expand electric car charging access, but some advocates are raising red flags.

A quick spin in the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 R Spec

I recently had a chance to get behind the wheel of the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe in 3.8 R-Spec for a short test drive and while I would have loved to spend more time in this powerful Korean sports car – the seat time received was more than enough to show how far the Hyundai performance program has come.

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