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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV battery electric vehicle took the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 14 th annual environmental ranking. Honda Civic Natural Gas. Honda Insight. Honda CR-Z. 4, auto [CNG]. PZEV / Bin 2. Nissan LEAF. Toyota Prius.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

The ubiquitous SUV, crossover or truck have become the belle of the ball, getting all the attention while the poor four-door sedan is like the kid that gets picked last for the baseball team. The 39 kilowatt (kW) electric motor adds 29 hp and 151 lb.-ft. The gas-electric punch. of torque, for a total system 192 hp and 210 lb.-ft.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We also think that with more people realizing that global warming is our greatest challenge, and that evolving the transportation sector to zero-carbon via cellulosic ethanol plug-in hybrids plus electricity from renewable sources may be our best strategy, the discussions about payback are a narrow answer to big questions.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Here we go again.or

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