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OpinionAn open letter to Ford from a customer

Green Car Congress

I want to support US companies and US jobs. Based on the advertised EPA estimates, I would have been OK with low 40’s.but 28-33 mpg is not even in the ballpark. Real-world MPG estimates should have been promoted in the mid-30’s. How these MPG estimates made it through Ford corporate is beyond me!

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Leasing website goes green

Green Cars News

With a range of finance packages available, Go Green Leasing has some great deals on popular green cars including the smart fortwo, Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and more, with complete details on CO2 emissions, MPG and road tax banding available to help customers’ make the greenest choice.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

Green Car Congress

The Gen III Prius offers an EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy of 50 mpg (now revealed to comprise 50 mpg city and 49 mpg highway). Company engineers will present a technical paper on the new inverter at SAE World Congress in April. Fuel tank. A new resin 11.9-gallon

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

It reflects, the Volkswagen team members said, an effort by the company to deliver the most efficient vehicle they could—but one that could still be series-produced, homologated and sold—with current technologies. The lightweight XL1 (795 kg, 1,753 lbs) delivers NEDC fuel consumption of 261 mpg (0.9 Click to enlarge.

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Final Test: 2021 Mazda6 Carbon Edition

Clean Fleet Report

at 23 mpg city/31 highway/26 combined. This engine, with cylinder deactivation, is rated at 26 mpg city/35 highway/29 combined. Mazda prides itself on being a company staffed with driving enthusiasts who put their heart into design and technology. Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mr. Agassi was an executive at SAP that lead the software company to being the enterprise software leader ahead of Oracle, IBM, and all others. Agassi’s Davos Insights Success with V2G would be a double win for electric utilities. 1) XEL (1) XPV Capital (1) YGE (1) YHOO (1) ZENN Motor Company (1) ZNN.V (1) Email Neal.

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