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Electric Cars Won't Bring the Power Grid Down!
It's All About TimingI've said it many times before, and I still haven't seen evidence to make me change my mind: The transition to plug-in hybrids and electric cars won't be that big a deal for the power grid. Yes, it
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Obama Checked Out the Chevy Volt and Electric Ford Focus for First Time
Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Visiting a Lithium-Ion Battery Factory in Michigan President Obama visited the Compact Power lithium-ion battery plant in Holland, Michigan. Compact Power is a subsidiary of LG Chem, the South-Korean company that will make
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After Oil, The Extreme Risk of Biofuel Dependency
I have cleared small plots with axe and saw, and afterward felt a sense of accomplishment. Probably that feeling is
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Chevy Volt Battery to Have 8 Years/100,000 Miles Warranty
Other Automakers Will Have to At Least Match ItGM seems pretty confident that the Chevy Volt's battery pack, which is based on LG Chem cells but is packaged by GM, will last a long time without too many problems. It has just
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In California, the Prius Loses its Privilege
For years, owners of hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius enjoyed a special privilege: The free use of HOV-reserved lanes anytime of the day, regardless of the number of passengers. Thanks to new legislation signed by
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Nissan Claims In-House Hybrid Tech 2-3x Better Than Toyota's
Photo: Wikipedia, Public domain. Nissan LEAF R&D; Side Benefits? So far, Nissan has been licensing Toyota technology for its Altima hybrid. But that's about to change for the next generation of Nissan and Infiniti hybrids, and it's no big surprise
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GM to Make 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012
Photo: Flickr, CC Patience, Grasshopper According to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, General Motors will build 10,000 Volt "extended-range electric vehicles (aka series plug-in hybrids) by the end of 2011, and an additional 30,000 Volts during
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Fisker to Make Electric Cars in Old GM Plant (Now That's Recycling!)
Photo: Michael Graham Richard Project NINA Moving Forward Just like Tesla's future depends on its second car, the Model S electric sedan, the future of Fisker probably rests more on its second model (codename: NINA) than its first. Why is that? Because
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Honda Fit to Become the Cheapest Hybrid on Market
Around $16.5k in JapanHonda seems to have figured that if it isn't going to win the hybrid war on technology, it should at least try to win based on price. The first salvo was the Insight hybrid V2.0, which was about $3k less than the 3rd
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VW Unveils New Jetta, Hybrid Model Coming in 2012
Photo: VWNew TDI Diesel Engine Also AvailableVW has just unveiled the new 2011 Jetta. It was completely redesigned and no longer shares a platform with the VW Golf. Like most new cars that get redesigned, the Jetta suffers from inflation: It's now
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The Best Green Cars and Technology From Michelin's 2010 Challenge Bibendum Show (Slideshow)
This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,
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The Best Green Cars and Technology From Michelin's 2010 Challenge Bibendum Show
French tire giant Michelin recently held its 10th Challenge Bibendum, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event is a chance for Michelin to rally industry players around the flag of sustainable mobility and the future of the automobile. Here's me loo
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Zero-Emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid Taxi Comes to London
Get ready London: the first zero-emissions fuel cell hybrid taxi has been unveiled. It's more than a concept: there should be 150 on the road by 2012, just in time for the Olympics. These traditional looking black cabs have no
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Firefighters Cut a Chevy Volt to Pieces During Safety Training (Video)
Photo: GM Making Sure the Chevy Volt is Safe for First Responders A friend of mine works part-time as a firefighter in a small town, and one of the things that he's often talking about is how dangerous airbags can be if you are a first responder. They
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The Chevy Volt Will Get 50 MPG When the Battery is Drained, According to GM
Photo: Michael Graham Richard About as Fuel-Efficient as the 2010 Toyota Prius in Gasoline Mode The Chevy Volt is slowly getting closer to its launch date, with the first pre-production units rolling off the assembly line a couple weeks ago, and GM is
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Best of Green: Cars & Transportation (Slideshow)
Click on the image above to be taken to the winners. Congratulations to all the Winners! It's impossible to conceive a green society without green transportation. People will always need to move around and ship goods, but our current way of doing things
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The First Pre-Production Chevy Volt Rolls Off the Assembly Line
Photo: GM One More Milestone for the Volt PHEV Yesterday, on March 31st, the first pre-production Chevy Volt rolled off the assembly line at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant. It's a pretty big milestone in the life of any vehicle, but it's
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Sarah Silverman, Amanda Little Take On Climate Skeptic in Rowdy, Profanity-Riddled Debate (Video)
Last night I attended what may be the strangest green-themed event ever. In order to roll out their new CT 200 hybrid with a bang, Lexus hosted an evening called the Darker Side of Green. The main attraction was a debate
