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Automakers' Protests Against AM Radio Have Always Been About Money

The Truth About Cars

One spokesperson told Automotive News that the expense would only be a fraction of the auto industry’s estimates. The good news for AM radio is that the auto industry appears poised to lose its fight. Image: Tuckraider via Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC insider.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Yep, a truck.

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GM: Putting 1M Plug-ins on the Road Will Require a Plug-In Ecosystem

Green Car Congress

Those wishing to participate will be able to tie into the multi-site webchat from Green Car Congress tomorrow, as well as directly on GM’s FastLane Blog , the EV World site, or the GM-Volt site. Bookmark this post and return to it tomorrow if you wish to participate, the viewer is at the bottom. The charging pyramid. Source: EPRI.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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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. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. SZ (1) 6753.T

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development, and Chairman, GM North America in GMs Fastlane Blog ) 7/26/06 But Micky Bly, engineering director of GMs hybrid programs, says the lithium-ion batteries required by the plug-ins drive up costs, making them difficult to market. ( Red Herring ).

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

The lion’s share of credit for source data goes as usual, to Jose Pontes and his EV Sales Blog. more than the original Sales Blog, since it was more detailed and up-to-date. France’s auto industry is probably the largest Western auto industry that goes completely under the radar in the US. The 2008 $7.5k

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 it is over, the media!, it is over, the media!,

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