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MotorTrend+ Is Shutting Down. Here's Where You Can Find Similar Shows & Races.

The Truth About Cars

Where can the community of gearheads rally to find and stream the new and legacy titles that fuel their passion? It also has the latest seasons of the BBC's "Top Gear" series hosted by Jeremy Clarkson. If you like to watch real-life auto-racing content, there are some excellent options available at each price point.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

Green Car Congress

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

Baua Electric

Since October, the group has attacked several commercial vessels with drones and ballistic missiles and seized what they said was an Israeli cargo ship, reports the BBC. Rerouting adds 10 days and $1 million in fuel costs to a journey from Asia to Europe, Reuters reports.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. You lose the flexibility of the hybrid being able to fuel up nearly instantaneously at a gas station, and pay an additional $10k for that loss. give them a chance and they will come out with the most fuel effiecient car on the market… just you wait!!

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. For a Western Interstate, Alternative Fuels Beckon Electric Cars: What if There’s a Blackout? So how do energy companies cope with such upheaval?

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And, if you consider lifetime costs of owning an EV versus owning a traditional internal combustion car, even if the initial purchase price of the EV is much more than your combustion car and you have to replace a battery for $4,000 after 7-10 years, the EV still costs less to operate. We need to stop BURNING fuel in our cars.

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