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Kia Debuts Refreshed Sorento In South Korea

The Truth About Cars

In Kia’s typical fashion, the interior looks more upscale than the SUV’s likely price tag affords. Kia hasn’t given a release date or details for the North America-bound Sorento, but the Korean version goes on sale in August. & Though it’s expected to come here soon, the new Sorento is hitting its home country first. inch screens.

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Greenius On The Scene: Plug-In 2009

Creative Greenius

Here’s a few shots from yesterday first full day of the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach, California. The Greenius checking out the J1772 connector plug for the BMW Mini-E with Mini-E driver and EV advocate Stefano Paris. The Greenius on the exhibition floor with Plug-In pioneer and expert, Paul Scott of Plug-In America.

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Video of Plug In America’s Inaugural EV Parade West

Revenge of the Electric Car

Plug In America's Inaugural EV Parade West rally - Photo courtesy of Dave Brown. Regular readers of this blog will know all about Plug in America’s triumphant Inaugural Parade in Santa Monica, CA a few weeks back. EV grins were everywhere and the enthusiasm for plug-ins couldn’t have been greater.

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Mississippi State University Takes First in Year Two of EcoCAR Competition With Biodiesel EREV

Green Car Congress

GM turbodiesel engine and 75 kW UQM generator in a series plug-in configuration. The competition challenges university engineering students from across North America to re-engineer a GM-donated vehicle to minimize the vehicle’s fuel consumption and emissions, while maintaining its utility, safety and performance. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

Despite Europe having adopted battery electric vehicles far more quickly than North America, the market is still confronting a lot of the same problems. & While the EU does tend to lump plug-in hybrids into EV sales tabulations, the region is still outpacing the United States and Canada in terms of both PHEV and BEV volumes.

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Ethanol and Ozone

Plugs and Cars

There are so many reasons ethanol shouldn't be priority #1 in America's quest for petroleum replacement. I blogged about this previously here. We need to prioritize clean electricity generation and plug-in battery cars to utilize that energy efficiently. Tags: renewable electricity ethanol.

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"Spirit of DC" Drops By Toyota Headquarters to have a Look-See, Wednesday, 23 December 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Plan is for some health-minded R & R at the True North Health Center in order to get EVJerr into physical shape for what "Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" for 2010. One EVision under 2009 resolution may be evolving into the Bookmans Plug-in Arizona: Clean Cities Educational Tour. More on that EVision as we blog along!

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