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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)

Tesla's new free-charging policy will be many miles ahead of other EV automakers

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A free Tesla Supercharger on Route 300 in Newburgh, N.Y., is conveniently located in a strip mall with an Italian-American restaurant and pizzeria, and a frozen yogurt store. By VICTOR E. SASSON EDITOR Who doesn't like "free"?  In the last four years, owners of the all-electric Tesla Model S four-door hatchback and the Model X SUV have enjoyed free juice at a growing network of Superchargers across the continental U.S. And if they have solar panels at home, all of the electricity they've used has been free. Now, for Teslas ordered after Jan. 1, 2017, owners will receive 400 kWh hours of free Supercharging credits annually (roughly 1,000 miles) so that they can continue to enjoy free fast charging during travel. "All cars will continue to come standard with the onboard hardware required for Supercharging," according to Tesla. That hardware was a $2,000 option when I ordered my Model S 60 in early 2015. Costs less than gas Beyond the roughly 1,000 miles of fre