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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% The first new 2010 Ford Taurus sedans were delivered at the end of July, as well as the first Transit Connects. Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. Click to enlarge. General Motors.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Pioneering companies now have designs to turn gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles into all-electrics or plug-in hybrids, depending on how they’re built and the range their drivers need. We can add carbon filters to diesel trucks to get rid of black carbon—soot, which is another global health and climate problem.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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In Italy, data from the Italian Foreign Car Maker Association highlights that car registration for gas and diesel-powered vehicles fell by 97.5% The overall connection between stay-at-home measures and air-quality-improvement is boosting consumer eco-consciousness: good news for the EV market as well as the environment.

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