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Toyota and partners launching Cité lib by Ha:mo EV car sharing in Grenoble; ultracompact EVs complementing public transport

Green Car Congress

'Toyota i-ROAD and COMS for use in "Cité lib by Ha:mo" EV sharing trial in Grenoble, France. Click to enlarge. The City of Grenoble, France, its metropolitan area Grenoble-Alpes Metropole, EDF and its affiliate Sodetrel, Toyota Motor Corporation and Cité lib officially launched the new “Cité lib by Ha:mo” electric vehicle car-sharing service. ( Earlier post.).

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Outlander Plug-In, Downsized Pickups, Tesla Chooses Nevada: The Week In Reverse

Green Car Reports

'We drive Mitsubishi’s plug-in SUV, and wonder if downsized pickups really are a bigger thing than automakers project. And guess who’s now neighbors with the Mustang Ranch? This is The Week In Reverse for Friday, September 12, here at Green Car Reports. This week at Green Car Reports, we brought you our first drive report of the.

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Alon USA receives go ahead for Bakersfield, CA rail terminal and refinery project; Bakken light crude

Green Car Congress

'Alon USA Energy, Inc. has received the necessary approval from the Kern County Board of Supervisors to construct a new rail facility at the Bakersfield refinery and to make modifications to the refinery that will allow it to process light crude—e.g., Bakken Crude. The permit allows Alon to construct a double rail loop from a new spur connection off of the existing BNSF Railway capable of receiving two unit trains (a unit train contains about 100 cars) per day of crude.

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Peugeot to reveal new 208 HYbrid Air

Green Cars News

'Peugeot will be showing off its new 208 HYbrid Air 2L concept car at next month’s Paris Motor Show. The 2L part of its name refers to its impressive economy, using just two litres of fuel per 100km – equivalent to 141mpg. Based on the production 208 1.2 litre PureTech 82hp hatchback, the new h[.].

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Petrobras’ total production tops 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in August

Green Car Congress

'Petrobras’ consolidated oil and natural gas production in Brazil and abroad reached 2,759 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), rising 2.2% from a reported production of 2,699 thousand boed in July. Petrobras’s domestic oil production increased by 2.7% from 2,049 thousand barrels per day (bpd) in July to 2,105 thousand bpd in August. Regarding the total oil production operated by Petrobras domestically, which includes the share operated by the company for its partners, a production

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