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Renault Introduces Kangoo Express ZE Electric LCV at 20,000

Green Car Congress

At the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Renault is premiering the definitive version of Kangoo Express ZE (Zero Emission), the first all-electric van developed and built by a vehicle manufacturer. Tags: Electric (Battery). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Donovan, CEO Renergie, Inc.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. Or No Cars?

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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In recent months, the agencies have had important discussions with many individual automobile manufacturers and other stakeholders, and our intention is to continue such discussions. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy. —Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking. A common theme across the.

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Time to cut subsidies for fossil fuels? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The subsidies generally increased over the period and most were written into US Tax Code as permanent provisions. Gas prices would shoot up far beyond the 2008 levels of around $4 a gallon, to more along the lines of prices seen in the UK and other European countries. Tags: The Green Piece fossil fuels green piece.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise. Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Marjan announces that the car purchase tax (BPM) relief, granted only until 2012, will be extended. The automobile industry only needs a hand to get over the first expensive hurdle.  Marjan doesnt want to hear of any political difficulties, nor of the peril of obstruction of emergency vehicles. By Tags: evdriven.

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