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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. —Jessika Trancik. Needell, James McNerney, Michael T. Chang & Jessika E. 2016.112.

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

Creative Greenius

So today I have canceled my subscription of many years. I intend to read the Breeze’s few local articles of community interest for free on their highly unattractive website. Maybe you missed their headline yesterday that read: Scientists: Pace of Climate Change Exceeds Estimates. They haven’t for a long time now.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nissan began accepting reservations for its eagerly anticipated Nissan Leaf today. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Here is the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. By Dana Hull.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. To lessen these emissions and their contribution to global climate change, the automobile industry is ramping up the production of electric-powered cars and trucks. Each of these iconic automakers maintains a museum in the southwestern German city they call home.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

We also mined or extracted and burned coal and oil, releasing millions of years of stored solar energy indiscriminately, altering Earth’s climate. The known fuel technologies available today that are being researched and developed, which we must examine, are the following: 1. The Hydrogen car and its issues.

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