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Japan Automakers Plan to Step Up Exports of Small-Cars

Green Car Congress

Foreign demand for small cars has been growing in part because of stimulus measures in some countries to encourage consumers to replace their cars. liter subcompact sold as the Demio in Japan and the Mazda2 elsewhere to North America. Honda Motor Co. liters by the end of 2010. Mazda Motor Corp. will start exporting its 1.3-1.5-liter

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. Currently there are only about 1,500 500 plug-in hybrids and 500 1,500 pure electric cars, according to Plug-In America. and Chrysler. Follow the money.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Why not ake it all the way and spend 1 year of Iraq on retrofitting every home in America with nano solar. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. 12:47 PM joe said. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Power & Associates’ alternative powertrain specialist for North America, how realistic it would be for a driver to charge up at a 480V outlet during a long road trip. My Honda Civic averages 34+ MPG over a year period. I asked Mike Omotoso, J.D. That’s 7 cents worth of electricity per mile driven. cents a a mile, 1.3