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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. So is this scheme green at all?

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Eric Tom, Correspondent) The picture of our carbon-free energy future is often depicted by a sea of solar panels shimmering in the sun, or orderly lines of giant white wind mills covering a hillside: large structures that capture nature’s gifts.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma. Email Neal.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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In this article, we will review the facts and explain our thoughts on where we believe EVs are headed. In order to envision what may lie ahead, it’s key to understand how the EV industry was evolving up until the novel Coronavirus outbreak. EVs were experiencing rapid growth before the COVID-19 outbreak.

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