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Auto Industry and Utilities Urge President Obama to Create to National Electric Fuel Task Force to Accelerate Plug-in Adoption

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Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure.

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Automakers Support Obama Administrations Development of National Program for Reducing Carbon Emissions and Fuel Consumption

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The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May.

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2015 Volvo XC90 Plug-In, 2014 MINI Cooper Priced, Natural-Gas Fueling Stations: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Executives say the 2015 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid may go on sale next summer, the 2014 MINI Cooper starts at $20,745, and President Obama promoted natural-gas fueling stations in Tuesday''s State of the Union Address. The first-ever Porsche turns out to be an electric car. Think of.'

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Porsche plug-in hybrid, 2018 Subaru Legacy, Bill Nye's Bolt EV, wood-burning cars: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

One of the last acts of the now-departed Obama Administration was to convene a forum looking at how big data could. Today, a much-loved TV scientist gets a Bolt EV, we drive a pricey luxury plug-in hybrid performance sedan, and we explain why cars don't burn wood any longer. Plus an excuse not to exercise!

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

For example, if you look at the page on Obama you find: * The keywords on the left are ordered according to their relationship to the current term. So you can see that Climate Change , Environment , Standards , Solar and other such terms all relate heavily to Obama according to what people talk about. * Obama on cars.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

A combination of factors has driven the recent interest in developing electric, or partially electric vehicles, including the Obama administration’s push to have 1 million rechargeable vehicles on U.S. Tesla, by contrast, is a small player with a high-end market and limited production. Venture funds back green cars.

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NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

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In one of his first official acts in office in January, President Obama requested a final order for federal fuel economy standards for only model year 2011, with further consideration and analysis to occur prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. million metric tons during that period. Earlier post.).

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