Consumer Reports isn't giving all-electric cars and climate change a lot of attention

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Honda will be the next automaker to market an all-electric car as Toyota continues to sit on the sidelines. -- HACKENSACK, N.J. By VICTOR E. SASSON EDITOR Consumer Reports seems to have a blind spot for all-electric cars. The magazine's annual Auto Issue, just out, picks the 10 best new cars for 2017, but all of them use gasoline. For a full report, see: Consumer Reports smells (of gasoline)
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A complete absence of 'range anxiety' during four days with the Tesla Model S

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On the Tesla Model S, the charging port is cleverly hidden behind the lens of the driver-side tail light.



By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR

The Huffington Post carries one of the most positive reports I've seen on the range of the all-electric Tesla Model S.

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Forget the worry about recharging


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