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Nissan in China

Revenge of the Electric Car

Renault-Nissan plans to offer an electric car for sale in China in 2011, Nissan said in a statement. Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. 2009 8:54PM. Renault-Nissan plans to offer an electric car for sale in China in 2011, Nissan said in a statement. Last Updated: November 23.

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Tom Hanks, The New Yorker — and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

Boyer’s article (April 27, 2009). MAY 18, 2009. Instead, I found what was purported to be the very last electric car available for sale in the state of California—a Toyota EV. ’ Read the full letter here : RE: THE ROAD AHEAD. A letter in response to Peter J.

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Tom Hanks on his electric car

Plugs and Cars

Boyer’s article (April 27, 2009) MAY 18, 2009 Peter J. Instead, I found what was purported to be the very last electric car available for sale in the state of California—a Toyota EV. Tom Hanks' letter to the editor of the New Yorker about his electric car, a Toyota RAV4 EV.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Green Car Congress

In 1990, California adopted a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirement, mandating that the seven largest automotive companies in California “make available for sale” an increasing number of vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions. California has a much more ambitious long-term policy commitment to EVs. LVMs, IVMs, SVMs. ZEV credit level by type.

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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The Green Piece - Tuesday 30th June 2009. It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. First it heads to Wales… then to China… and finally to Japan where it is then shipped for sale worldwide. How green is this green car?

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The company had already delivered more than 700 vehicles by the end of September, 2009 (see article ). It has a 50mile all-electric range and features the Q-Drive technology, a series hybrid system that mates the engine with a generator to provide an electrical connection and recharge the batteries (see article ).

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. See instructions for fixing the problem. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g.

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