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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

Green Car Congress

With the addition of Xcelsior CHARGE buses to its fleet, LTD joins other West Coast cities leading the transition to zero-emission mobility with New Flyer, including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Coachella Valley, Oakland, San Francisco, Orange County, and Victor Valley.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) Zimmerman writes: Too bad that there are only a few dozen in existence and that if you could actually buy one -- which you can't -- it would have a sticker price of about $1 million. What is possible? What is preferable?

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Green Gears, Inc.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

There are two in San Francisco, Luscious Garage and Pat’s Garage, and one on the Peninsula, A+ Japanese Auto Repair in San Carlos. 3Prong Power only works on Prius model years 2004 to 2009. . “When your batteries run out, you just start up the motor and it runs like a regular Prius,&# Sherwood explained.

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PPIC Survey Finds Californianss Support for Policies to Curb Warming Slips With Economy and Budget Crisis; Partisan Split Widens

Green Car Congress

A cap and trade system: While a plurality of Californians (49% support, 40% oppose) support a cap and trade program to curb emissions, there is a sharp partisan split over the idea of buying and selling emissions permits: 57% of Democrats favor it and 55% of Republicans oppose it. Independents are divided (47% support, 44% oppose).

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