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Ford unveils new 2015 Focus four-door sedan; 1.0L EcoBoost with start/stop comes to US model

Green Car Congress

US EPA fuel economy ratings are not yet available. Android and iOS smartphone users can download more than 60 AppLink-enabled apps from the Apple App Store and Android market. Facilities in Germany, the United States, Russia, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and Argentina have a combined capacity to build more than 1.5

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." In a word, no.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

Below is a summary table ( download a PDF version ) of the proposed changes to the EV tax credit for new 4-wheeled electric vehicles. Download PDF version. miles per kWh with its 25 miles of EPA range and 8.8 This means that a 49 kWh battery would enable 220 EPA miles and yet not qualify for tax credit. kWh battery.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. This is unusual. battery technology; 2.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

V6 engine smiles for the camera Tohe on Charles Hurley, Obamas NHTSA nominee, has CAFE questions to answer Tom on Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Throwback on Officially Official: EPA rules greenhouse gases are harmful to human health stas peterson on Energy Department predicting summer gas prices to hit high of just $2.30/gallon