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Fabio And Electric Cars, Together At Last
You know what those electric cars need? Some hair flowing in the wind, a strong jawline, and major beefcake appeal. Or at least that’s what Plug In America is hoping you want. They’ve decided to use...
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Electric Cars to Reach 20% of U.K. Vehicle Sales by 2016
Electric cars will make up 20 percent of U.K. auto sales by 2016 as drivers take advantage of government subsidies and lower fuel costs, according to National Grid Plc Chief Executive Officer Steve...
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Hertz challenges Zipcar in the Rent-By-Hour Market with Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Hertz’s answer to Zipcar is going green – letting eco-conscious New Yorkers rent plug-in autos by the hour. The all-electric Nissan Leaf doesn’t even hit the market until next week, so I gladly parked...
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BMW Seeks 2,600 New Employees by End of 2011 on Electric, Hybrid Systems
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world’s larger maker of luxury vehicles, is increasing hiring as the company expands its lineup to meet environmental regulators’ demand for cleaner-running cars. The...
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Hybrid and Diesel Tax Credits Will Expire At The End Of The Year
If you’ve been putting off buying a hybrid or an alternative-fuel car, you may want to hurry up. Several tax credits are expected to expire December 31 of this year, unless there’s successful (but...
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Car MPG Comparison: Hybrid, EV or Plug-in?
Car technology offers more choices to consumers these days, but it seems the variety of choices when it comes to fuel-efficient cars has also posed a problem for those who could not seem to decide what...
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Hybrids Vehicles to Rule Within a Decade
Petrol engines could have had their day, according to a new survey of fleet drivers. The study by leasing company Lex Autolease found that just 5% of drivers thought petrol-powered options would...
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Global Hybrid Car Sales On The Rise
Despite being on sale for more than a decade, global sales of hybrid cars will still total less than one million in 2010. Industry analysts JD Power and Associates predict sales of hybrids will reach...
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Transformation of Michigan Assembly Plant Symbolizes Ford’s Transformation
Ford Motor Company held its press preview for the North American International Auto Show at the newly-renovated Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne. The plant used to build trucks. Now, after spending...
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UK Developer of Hybrid Car Engines Raises £500,000
Bladon Jets, a British developer of micro gas turbine engines for cars and power generation, has raised £500,000 ($786,100) in a recent funding round led by the Oxford Investment Opportunity Network...
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Ford to Build Three Electric Models at Green Plant
Ford Motor Co. showed off its reborn Michigan Assembly Plant on Tuesday, where in addition to a fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered Focus, the automaker will build hybrid and electric versions of the...
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Chinese Auto Makers Bet Big on Indian Hybrid Vehicles
Increased investment by Chinese automobile manufacturers in the market here is likely to feature in Premier Wen Jiabao’s talks with industry bodies on his visit to India. Sources indicate apart from...
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Electric Car Wars Hit the California Central Valley
The charger is not universal yet but if you own a Nissan Leaf, one of the first all electric cars on the market, this is how you charge it away from home — for free. “Right now we don’t have any...
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Honda to Start Testing EVs, PHEVs in Japan
Honda Motor Co Ltd announced Dec 20, 2010, that it will start field tests of its electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in Japan. On the same day, the company showed...
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Hyundai Prices Sonata Hybrid Below Toyota, Ford
As Hyundai finishes preparations for its first hybrid, the automaker has released the model’s pricing rundown. No surprise here: It’s going to underprice the competition. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata hybrid...
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