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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

Green Car Congress

Since the MOU signing, state regulators, the auto industry and infrastructure developers and other stakeholders have shared information and best practices to help move this effort forward. The ultimate goal is to reduce greenhouse gas and smog-causing emissions by transforming the transportation sector over the next 11 years.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Yep, a truck.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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Order a reprint of this article now APRIL 7, 2009 GM, Segway to Make Vehicle Article Video Comments more in Auto Industry News » Email Printer Friendly Share: Yahoo Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us GM has slashed product-development programs, advertising and spending on auto-show events.

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Perspective: My Participation in Project Driveway

Green Car Congress

In addition to talking about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and other innovations in the auto industry, we communicate about everything from our pets and kids, to where we’re going on vacation. The car isn’t for sale. I’m not kidding! Everyone, though, waits to get the call to test drive. Who has filled up at the most stations?

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Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Plugs and Cars

I write a monthly column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. And these days a billion dollars is barely a rounding error in the money going to prop up the American auto industry. Here's my April column. GM CEO Rick Waggoner was pushed out and the company got sixty days to get its act together.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia Detroit Free Press ).

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