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BMW H2 BS

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With hydrogen as a fuel option, the car is so expensive and made in such limited numbers it has no MSRP and is not rated on the EPA Green Vehicle Guide for 2007 or 2008. The gasoline-only production version of this car, the 7 Series, is available today for between $75,800 and $122,600.

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EC Releases Communication on European Strategy for Clean and Energy-efficient Vehicles; Special Focus on EVs

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The Commission will provide a leading role in working with Member States at national and regional level on the build-up of charging and refuelling infrastructure in the EU; and explore with the European Investment Bank how to provide funding to stimulate investment in infrastructure and services build-up for green vehicles. Resources.

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

more Google also intends to to invest approximately $10 million in technologies and companies featuring plug in hybrids, fully electric vehicles, vehicle-to-grid capabilities, batteries and other storage technologies , and the application of renewable energy and fuels to green vehicles.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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Strategic Vision shared data that only a small portion of consumers in the US are “ truly green ”, which means the customer is willing to pay significantly more for a green vehicle. Truly Green Consumers. Even globally the number is relatively small: Region. United States. Western Europe.

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Toyota Prius Hybrid: Ultimate Guide To 50-MPG Mid-Size Hatchback

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Toyota's Prius hybrid has undoubtedly done more to raise awareness of green vehicles and improving fuel efficiency than any other single model on sale today. in 1999 and styled by a design team in California, the Prius name has since been applied to two further generations and by May 2008, over a million had been sold.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. 2,962,743 to Leyden Energy, Inc., Leyden Energy, Inc. is a battery developer and manufacturer based in Alameda County.