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Paris To Charge Higher Parking Fees for Large Vehicles and SUVs

The Truth About Cars

The entire world is seeking ways to mitigate climate change, but big changes don’t always slide by without some pushback from the public. & That said, some countries have pushed for more cautious actions, with Germany asking for a provision allowing gas vehicle sales as long as they can run on synthetic fuels.

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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

Automobile pollutants are one of the largest contributors to climate changing emissions. Ford , Chrysler , Volvo Nissan , Subaru and VW have all indicated they will be bringing plug-in hybrids to the showroom floor for sale within the next few years. The supply of inexpensive oil is running out. Second, was environmental.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

Today, on this very special Blog Action Day Creative Greenius, I take you back to June of 2008 and ask you: What the hell have YOU been doing for the past 12 months? In the 15 months that have passed since I wrote the following, ALL the climate change news has gone from bad, to worse, to much worse than that.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5. Search This Blog Previous Post: The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? Follow the money.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). losing sales to fuel-efficient cars from Toyota Motor Corp., Detroit Free Press ). Red Herring ).

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Announcing our Partnership with Wallbox

EV Match

As we shared in a recent blog post , in the U.S. The durable, compact, and affordable Wallbox Pulsar Plus is available for sale directly through EVmatch and is a great choice for homeowners, vacation rental owners, apartments, and business owners alike. today, there are already over 100 EVs on the road for every available fast charger.

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