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3173 Articles match "Cost"

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Are automakers using plug-ins to greenwash the truth?
Embracing efficient and cost-effective change. new study claims that by 2035 US light duty fleet fuel economy could be tripled to 74 mpg without plug-in or hydrogen technology, at a much cheaper cost than achieving the same goal through plug-in or or hydrogen technologies. GM's 'revolutionary' HCCI engine.
Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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A plug-in Toyota Prius for less than a regular Prius?
Well, what if the plug-in Prius costs less than a conventional Prius? Now, I’m not saying that’s going to happen, but according to the MotorTrend article, the lithium-ion battery pack in the plug-in Toyota Prius actually costs less than the NiMH battery pack in the conventional Prius. Good for just 70 mpg? An extra 20 mpg.
Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Study Finds That Tripling US LDV New Fleet Fuel Efficiency by 2035 Through Evolutionary Change is Ambitious But Doable
Reaching [this horizon] will entail rising costs that are best seen as opportunity costs for features that might otherwise appear in cars if high fuel efficiency levels are not sought. Achieving this horizon at the costs projected means foregoing further gains in average acceleration performance, a marked departure from past trends.
Green Car Congress - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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  • Biofuels to push up the cost of motoring
    Adding to the wave of criticism against the UK’s current policy for the use of biofuels in road transportation, The Times reports that the cost of filling up will rise as the European Union force oil companies to add more of the ‘green’ stuff to petrol and diesel. Tags: Biofuels cost motoring Oil extra to fill a 60-litre tank.
    Green Cars News - Friday, April 17, 2009
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  • SunPod Charges Green Gears PHEV Prius
    An installed  factory production solar module costs 15%- 20% less than a similar traditional solar system. Tags: Cost Savings Future Technologies Bill Kammerer of Sunpods Solar stopped by to demonstrate the innovative  solar array called  &# Sun Pod&#. One sun pod produces enough to charge two Prius PHEV vehicles simultaneously.
    Green Gearhead - Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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  • Nissan Leaf to cost less than £25,000?
    Tags: Nissan cost japan leaf price retail sale
    Green Cars News - Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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  • Hybrids still failing to offer cost saving
    Hybrid cars still fetch a premium and few will recoup this extra cost over five years of use, new research from the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) reveals. Tags: Hybrid cars BCAA costs gas equivalent hybrid petrol premium price
    Green Cars News - Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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  • Battery costs holding up electric car uptake
    According to vehicle residual value expert, CAP, one of the major issues is that battery replacement costs threaten to render commercial electric vehicles [.]. Tags: Electric cars battery CAP cost electric car residual values
    Green Cars News - Thursday, February 18, 2010
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  • Renault Fluence EV to Cost Significantly Less Than Gasoline Version
    According to Better Place CEO Shai Agassi, the cost of the upcoming Renault Fluence ZE EV will be significantly less than the same model with a gasoline engine. The Renault Fluence ZE was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show.  It will become the first commercialized vehicle to utilize the Better Place battery swapping station and Renault
    All Cars Electric - Monday, October 12, 2009
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  • Green Gears Converts Sonoma County Fleet
    Tags: Cost Savings News for Fleet Managers
    Green Gearhead - Thursday, May 28, 2009
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  • Toyota aims to slash fuel cell costs
    At a presentation at the California Air Resources Board ZEV Technology Symposium, Tatsuaki Yokoyama from Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, said the company aims to reduce the cost of fuel cell vehicles to 1/10 of the current level by design and materials improvements.
    Green Cars News - Sunday, October 4, 2009
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  • Does the future of electric cars hinge on costs?
    According to Ron Cogan, founder and editor of the Green Car Journal , the Obama administration is betting heavily on technology and that electric cars are not an exclusive answer to future transportation challenges and consumers will not be willing to buy them at all costs.
    Green Cars News - Thursday, July 9, 2009
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  • Upstream Costs of Gasoline
    The United States uses 360 million gallons of gasoline each day. One tanker-truck load, a mere 8600 gallons of gasoline, exploded on a San Francisco Bay Area Freeway early Sunday morning, and the consequences will be felt for months.
    Plugs and Cars - Monday, April 30, 2007
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