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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? No, not the Toyota Starlet or Corolla Tercel , not the Honda CRX HF , not the Subaru Justy. Just $66 with gas priced at $1.16

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PNNL joins H2USA consortium on hydrogen infrastructure

Green Car Congress

At the same time, several major automakers have plans to unveil fuel-cell-powered vehicles for sale in the next few years. Hyundai, Honda and Toyota are poised to sell fuel-cell cars within the next two years. That project is taking place with grocery chains in Texas, California and New York.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The struggling auto maker, surviving on a government lifeline, is looking to generate enthusiasm for its increasingly uncertain future ahead of the New York auto show this week. maker of the upright, self-balancing scooters, to build a new type of two-wheeled vehicle designed to move easily through congested urban streets.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

0:00 / 4:23 Big battery bet If we dont care about our automotive industry, we can let Toyota ( TM ) or Honda ( HMC ) build our electric cars, with LG or Panasonic ( PC ) making the batteries. GMs fate has less to do with the new CEO than with the restructuring model the government is using. and we must do it quickly to save Detroit.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia New York Times ) Ford top 7/19/07 The opportunities and possibilities are huge," Mike Tamor, Ford Motor Co.s See Chevy Volt for latest.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I wish the thing was for sale as-is. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels! Well they did give brief bursts of acceleration through the parking lot to show that it does have some Roadster goodness to it. But yes, there was no slalom to see how it handles the twisties.

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