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Electric & Hybrid Cars

Renewable means of transportation

Not a Good Idea

Dumb Idea of the Day: Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Fee

HOW WASHINGTON STATE LEADS THE WAY IN DUMB IDEAS. What's the best way to support electric vehicles, carbon reduction, and conservation of fossil fuels? I know, tax them!

EV in First Place

Honda Civic CNG Gets Bumped Down by Mitsubishi EV

THE IMIEV TAKES OVER FIRST PLACE, MOVE OVER HONDA. Best green car for the year is a Mitsubishi with a top score of 58. Here's why iMIEV is number one.

Plug In

Toyota Predicts Plug-in Prius Will Get 95 MPGe

HOW DOES 95 MPG SOUND TO YOUR WALLET? Toyota's new, "plug-in" Prius is promising a possible 95 mpg. Beats the Volt by 2 mpg.

VW E-Bugster Electric

5 Best: Detroit Auto Show 2012

THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW IN REVIEW, WHAT'S NEW? Are we going to have some cool electric wheels to drive around? Here's what I think is the five best.

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Tiny Love Car

HOW TINY LOVE CAR IN 1953 GOT 50 PLUS MPH. Considering the price of gas, maybe BMW should bring back the Isetta. I like the door, the one and only door.

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GM Offers to Buy Back the EV Volt

HOW THE VOLT IS WORTH IT'S WAIT IN FIRE INSURANCE. Confident the car is safe, GM wants to ensure Volt customers are comfortable with their vehicle. No reason to panic.

EV For Sale

EV For Sale, Aptera is Bankrupt

HOW THE FUTURISTIC CAR IS IN THE PAST. So it's with great displeasure that I bring you news of Aptera's bankruptcy and an EV for sale.

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Electric LEAF: Nissan’s Top Priority

HOW CARLOS LEADS NISSAN TOWARDS ELECTRIC CAR DOMINANCE. Despite economic slowdown and tidal waves, Nissan believes the electric LEAF is the car of the future. What's really at stake?

Twin Hills and Green

Electric Charging Stations

HOW THE ADDITION OF SOLAR POWER AND PEP MAKES A GREEN CAMPUS. Electric Charging stations and a bunch of solar panels has this campus sprouting "Green". Students numbers up 40%.

The T-27 Electric

Most Efficient Car

HOW TO ROAD RACE THE MOST EFFICIENT CAR. From Brighton to London, the energy efficient cars raced, not for time, but to see which car used the least energy. Amazing car race.

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Most Sustainable Car on the Planet?

HOW THE SMART CAR EARNS RECYCLE HONORS. This sustainable car is something any green designer could love. The outer skin of the car is scratch-resistant plastic and 100% recyclable.

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Fuel Economy Standards

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET 55 MPG. Hopefully, this fuel economy target of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 won't be reduced by then, hopefully, most cars won't run on fossil fuels at all.

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Ultimate Utility Bike Is Electric

HOW 2012 WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE EBIKE. Custom bike builders to come up with some innovative and snazzy new utility bikes,their best and brightest ideas will trickle in to the cycling mainstream.

Electric Car: Via Motors

HOW THE VIA ELECTRIC CAR AND TRUCKS WILL SET A NEW STANDARD FOR EV'S. I believe VIA's extended range electric cars and trucks will be a game changer, and drive the standard for clean, high performance, vehicles.

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Electric cars to go 50,000 miles

HOW ONE ELECTRIC CAR MADE 50,000 MILES ON ONE CHARGE. The amazing part about this technology is that this company can retrofit any car in the world. Anyone want to invest?

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Camry 2012: Hybrid Unveiled

HOW CAMRY WILL BE CRUISING WITH THEIR HYBRID FOR 2012. Let's see if the all-new Camry 2012 hybrid has been improved enough to become competitive.

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Electric Car World Record

HOW A GREAT SET OF BATTERIES AND AN UGLY CAR SET A WORLD RECORD. What if you could go 1,000 miles on a single charge -- would that clear up some of your 'range anxiety'?

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Electric Vehicles and the Work Force

HOW THE EV INDUSTRY IS GOOD FOR THE WORK FORCE. For American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for "pick- and shovel-ready" projects. One chunk of money went to the nascent electric vehicle (EV) industry.

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Car Fuel Economy

HOW OBAMA LOOKS AT 2025 FUEL MILEAGE GOALS. The vehicles Americans will drive may not look very different than those on the road today, industry and environmental experts say. However, they will be very different in the fuel mileage department.

Nissan Leaf ready to go

EV Modelleri

HOW WALGREENS IS PLANNING TO DISPENSE DRUGS AND ELECTRICITY. Drive into walgreens in your EV and while they are filling your prescription for sticker shock, you can fill up the car with juice for a quick get-a-way.

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Electric Car Filling Station

HOW TO STOP ELECTRIC CAR ANXIETY. The idea behind the partnership is that the electric car owner can tap into the car’s navigation service to use GPS to show the driver the nearest charging station.

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Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy

HOW LITHIUM IS TURNING INTO GOLD. If the world is turning to electric cars with lithium-based batteries, will Bolivia (and its massive deposits of the metal), become the next Saudi Arabia.

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Electric Car Ready

HOW TO GET READY FOR AN ELECTRIC CAR. I’ve been working on preparing my home for the car. Bringing home an electric car is a different experience than trading in an old Volkswagen for a Toyota

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Fuel Economy and New Mini Cars

HOW ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR CAR MAKERS REDESIGNING THE MINI-CAR. So here for your enjoyment is a quick run-down on some of the major players and their autos, for the upcoming mini car segment. Dale Y the Green guy

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Charges Electric Vehicle

VIDEO - HOW A CRAZY DUTCHMAN CHARGES UP HIS NISSAN LEAF. The video is in Dutch, but according to the subtitles, Vincent Everts ran out of juice and needed to get home to his daughter’s birthday