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How Ford got back in the EV game

Plugs and Cars

As with the BMW MINI E , what is stunning, if not surprising, is how quickly a decent fully electric vehicle can be put on the road. As the article rightly mentions, there is a great upside for the automakers to sell some electric cars. We were modeling $12 a gallon.

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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

For example, Toyota has announced plans to manufacture the hybrid Auris in the UK (see article ) at its Derbyshire factory as it bids to make more European motorists switch from increasingly clean diesel vehicles to low emission technology. What’s more is that Britain’s car industry has a reputation for producing “gas guzzlers”.