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Grand Prize Combustion-Engine Winner at 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Achieves 2,757.1 MPG

Green Car Congress

The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 Fuel Cell/Hydrogen. The Penn State University team from University Park, Pa. Click to enlarge.

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July/August '06 - Activists Promote the Film, Ford Retreats on Hybrids

Plugs and Cars

The audiences universally want to know what they can do, given the unavailablility of plug-in cars on the market. A year ago Ford nabbed a significant endorsement from the Sierra Club for its limited edition Mercury Mariner hybrid (29/35 mpg - gasoline only) and a promise of 250,000 hybrids by 2010. Sierra Club.

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Toyota Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in April

Green Car Congress

Pre-registered drivers of alternate-fueled vehicles, hybrids and traditional gasoline-powered and diesel-powered vehicles will be participating in a two-stage rally offering challenges and fun on the race course and on public roads. Individuals, colleges and universities, car clubs and manufacturers are all invited to participate.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Hyundai Kona

Clean Fleet Report

These two models also have nearly the same fuel economy ratings of 26/32/28 for the FWD and 24/29/26 for the AWD. In addition, we aim to offer reviews and news on advanced technology and the alternative fuel vehicle market. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth. I don’t just drive to work everyday with nothing more than a bag of golf clubs like the TV ads profess Californians are doing.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Many EV groups online for more info or google EV clubs or EV racing and follow the website’s links. She spent the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and before that she was the Southwest correspondent for The Economist based in Austin, Tex. nk Related Posts From Green Inc.

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. Al Gore is one reason I like to believe in my own favorite version of the String Theory of particle physics – multiple alternative universes occurring simultaneously is the way I like to grok it.

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