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Auto Industry and Utilities Urge President Obama to Create to National Electric Fuel Task Force to Accelerate Plug-in Adoption

Green Car Congress

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Policy.

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CAFE Credits For Safer Cars, Tesla P85D Delivered Quickly, 2015 BMW i8 Video Road Test: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today we''ve got a proposal from an auto industry trade group that wants to give carmakers extra fuel-economy credits for building safer cars, a report on Tesla Model S delivery times, and a video road test of the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid. Check out our video road test of the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid coupe.

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BMW To Make Whole Lineup Electric, With Range Extenders, AWD: Report

Green Car Reports

German carmaker BMW may be on the cusp of the most radical transformation in its history--one that will stun the auto industry if it comes to pass. Virtually every BMW model would be powered by.

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How BMW can compete with Tesla electric cars: future i5, plug-in hybrids, says advocate

Green Car Reports

For a decade now, Tesla Motors has been the "black swan" of the auto industry. It's a California company startup, founded from scratch, using a new powertrain, that against all odds has sold more than 100,000 electric cars and created a brand known worldwide.

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Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

Green Car Congress

Currently there are more than 35 models of zero-emission vehicles including plug-in hybrid, battery, and fuel cell electric vehicles. —Auto Alliance. These vehicles are at the dealerships and on the roads, but this is just the beginning. SB 1234 is a good step in the right direction.

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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China's Tesla-Beater (Or Not): Aoxin Ibis Electric Full-Size Sedan

Green Car Reports

It''s safe to say that the success of the Tesla Model S electric car hasn''t gone unnoticed in the rest of the auto industry. Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche are all rumored to be working on Tesla-rivaling luxury plug-in cars.

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