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Mitsubishi Motors to Premiere the European-spec i-MiEV at the 2010 Paris Motor Show

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will introduce the European-spec version of its i-MiEV electric vehicle at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Mitsubishi recently told the BBC that it expects the i-MiEV—and other EVs—will depreciate more rapidly than conventional vehicles. gasoline vehicle.

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LEAF – Made in the UK

Revenge of the Electric Car

It won Green Car Journal’s 2010 Green Car Vision Award recently, for satisfying all the needs of a modern driver, whilst at the same time producing zero localised emissions and requiring no petrol. The Nissan Leaf was a big feature of the Washington Auto Show last month, and the vehicle has been praised for its eco-friendly virtues.

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Tesla shares fall below offer price

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Shares in the electric carmaker, Tesla have fallen below its offer price, just a week after beginning trading in New York, the BBC reports. on Tuesday (July 6, 2010). The Silicon Valley firm known for its electric supercar, the Roadster, saw shares in its company drop to $15.83 It’s the first time the company has [.].

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Environmentalists fight for green domain

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According to the BBC , rival consortiums are preparing bids to control the.eco domain. Both firms plan to apply to Icann, the regulatory body that oversees domain names, for the creation of.eco early in 2010. Environmental groups are preparing to try to take control of a new net domain designed for green groups. web address.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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After Copenhagen, countries would then concentrate on “ two processes ”, now colloquially referred to as “two steps” in 2010. 7 ] BBC Radio 4 World At One: Transcript of Connie Hedegaard and John Prescott on Climate Change , 16 November 2009. [ as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. So what I see is that even if GM could sell its Volt platform vehicles in 2010 and at HALF its expected pricing, it would only leave it in with a pack of at least 4 other major players and all selling hybrid models much cheaper than GM.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. At a press event on Monday, Oregon’s governor, Ted Kulongoski, was talking up Nissan’s previously announced partnership with the state.

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