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“Truth in 48” Audi diesel rally embarks from LA to NYC

Green Car Congress

Hypermiler Wayne Gerdes is leading a team of 12 drivers in Audi TDI diesel vehicles on “Truth in 48,” a bid to drive 2,800-plus miles from the Los Angeles area to New York in 48 hours or less with only 4 refueling stops.

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2014 BMW i3 Electric Car Spotted During Filming In Chicago

Green Car Reports

First, Audi's E1 e-tron was caught on camera in the center of Berlin, being filmed in camoflage for an Audi promotional video. Were it not for imminent reveals at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in mid September, you might think the automakers were getting careless with their upcoming models.

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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

Baua Electric

Volkswagen Group America CEO Pablo Di Si told MotorTrend at the Chicago Auto Show this week, “It is not in the plans anymore.” Unlike most Volkswagen and Audi models, he explained that Scout’s electric vehicles will be specifically geared toward the US market.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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Fast Charging Networks in the US

Get Electric Vehicle

Electrify America is on a quest to build a robust fast-charging network in the U.S Being a brand-neutral fast-charging network, and with the pace at which it’s growing, Electrify America has the potential to make drastic changes in the EV sector of the country.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

For example, Daimler AG and Audi reportedly have eliminated 20,000 jobs, while auto supplier Bosch will be laying off 1,000 workers in a move to support vehicle electrification. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. 6/15/07 General Motors Corp.

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