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Bad news for Model 3, electric car songs, coasting or engine braking, tax credit in peril? Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got news out of Congress in DC, bad news for the Tesla Model 3, some advice on fuel-saving techniques, and a song sung by electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla has been able to build only 260 Model 3 electric cars over the last three months, CEO Elon Musk said yesterday.

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BMW Electric SUV, Natural-Gas Taxes, Portland's Electric Avenue: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, BMW mulls an all-electric SUV, Congress passes fairer tax rules for natural gas, and Portland's Electric Avenue electric-car charging area moves and expands. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Congress passes new tax.

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GM preparing to launch 2 more EREVs and a PHEV

Green Car Congress

General Motors is preparing to launch two more extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), CEO Dan Akerson told reporters on the sidelines of the 2011 Automotive News World Congress. Detroit Free Press.

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Transportation sector stakeholders launch Veloz in California to accelerate adoption of EVs

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Its first project, “Electric For All,” is the largest multi-stakeholder, multi-million dollar public awareness campaign in North America. Electricity providers, including Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

City Council Member, held a press conference demanding General Motors apologize to the American people for destroying the automaker’s EV1 plug-in electric vehicle. Chris Paine’s film “ Who Killed the Electric Car ? He sent the story to KFWB News 980 and to President-elect Barack Obama.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

That’s how you break news like that.” You’d think news like this would be big enough to dominate the cable news networks for at least a few days like say a kid who fell down a well. said Dr. Hansen this same week testifying to Congress and that’s not all he said. ” “You’re right, bro, I’m sorry.

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Initial details on fiery crash involving BYD e6 that killed 3

Green Car Congress

The driver and two female passengers on the pure-electric car apparently never had a chance to get out. News about the accident has spread quickly as speculation mounts over the cause of the EV fire and its possible effects on BYD and the industry. A person in the other taxi suffered minor injuries.

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