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Worldwatch Institute study expects number of countries running high-speed rail nearly to double by 2014

Green Car Congress

The increase in HSR is due largely to its reliability and ability to cover large distances in a short time; to investments aimed at connecting once-isolated regions; and to the diminishing appeal of air travel, which is becoming more cumbersome because of security concerns. —Worldwatch Senior Researcher Michael Renner.

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Nissan Unveils the LEAF Production EV

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Top speed is 140 km/h (90 mph). Our car had to be the world’s first, medium-size, practical EV that motorists could afford and would want to use every day. Connected to a global data center, the system provides support, information, and entertainment. Connectors for quick and regular charge are at the front of the hood.

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