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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

Green Car Congress

Deutsche Bank’s China Auto analyst, Vincent Ha, continues to see robust light vehicle sales over the next few years, with a slow to about 11% YoY growth in 2011 (due to a high base from the 2010 surge, and reductions in government stimulus), followed by sustainable low double digit growth in 2012. He also believes that sub-1.6L

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The car maker is rumoured to be in so much trouble that it is considering closing a major auto assembly plant for the first time ever – the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc based in Fremont, California, which it shares with General Motors. However, the company’s bright spark remains its green efforts.

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50,000 Fleet Vehicles Ordered

Plug In Partners

They are similar to hybrids like the Toyota Prius, but they have bigger batteries and at night would be plugged into a standard 120-volt outlet to charge the batteries. that converted a regular Prius to a plug-in hybrid. All we lack is bold political and corporate leadership to put this technology in play immediately. Instead, the U.S.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. In addition to the California funds there is federal stimulus money, $41 million by mid-April, being doled out to their projects, many of zero environmental benefit. Here's my June column. The trajectory remains clear, and the pace has quickened.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Though the scheme proved so popular that the initial $1billion set aside for it ran out last month, auto sales only rose by 2.4 According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs.

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

This Educational Tour will be in, as mentioned, the All American "Spirit of DC" - Toyota Prius PHEV, which has been demonstrating the goal of 101 MPG, assisted by electricity. EVJerry" Asher, Sergeant Major, USArmy Retired Electric Auto Association Board Member - Chapters Relations. CALCars News not copied].

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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