Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

While awareness is high and knowledge has increased since a Maritz Research 2006 poll, few consumers today purport to be very familiar with either electric-only, flex fuel or gasoline-hybrid vehicles. Just 25% of respondents labeled electric vehicles a fad and said they would not consider purchasing this alternative fuel technology.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Gasoline-Electric Volt 218

Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

From April 2010 the new 13 bands will be further separated out to strengthen the environmental message and first-year rates of VED* will be introduced to further persuade new vehicle purchasers to choose lower emitting, more fuel efficient cars. From the second year of purchase onwards they will then pay the standard rate.

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Sustainable Transportation 2009 Transportation Tax 39

Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Below is a video of the AC Propulsion eBox First Peek debut from August 18th, 2006.

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Mini E BMW Power Powered 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

The new proposed rules also appear to contradict the board’s own recent attempts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of a groundbreaking global warming law signed by the governor in 2006. The award-winning 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? “It’s Who Killed the Electric Car 2.0.&#. .

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