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What EV has the Best Bang for the Buck?

Clean Fleet Report

Bronson, Tampa, FL With some 43 new battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) debuting in the U.S. As of this publishing things have not settled completely about the eligibility of different vehicles, which can shuffle the affordability question. –Ed.] provide the most bang for the buck? In the U.S.,

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. million in funds to approximately 120 energy projects within seven program areas. HEATS: High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage ($37.3

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

The Truth About Cars

& However, the paper doesn’t favor everyone running out to buy the largest diesel pickup they can afford. EVs also require some rather contentious mining practices and tend to source their energy from power stations that may not be as green as one would hope. The issue, as framed in the study, isn’t that EVs still pose a problem.