The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Even though memories of the gas lines and fuel rationing of 1979 were still vivid by 1987, oil prices crashed hard during the middle 1980s, hitting bottom in 1986. The Sprint was nowhere near the cheapest new car Americans could buy in 1987. 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER in California junkyard.

Chevrolet 105

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

The Whole Life Times just published an Interview with Chris : The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). Filmmaker Chris Paine, director of Who Killed the Electric Car? and its forthcoming sequel, talks to us about the fate of GM, the downfall of hydrogen and why electric cars truly are making a comeback By Siel.

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EV1 Los Angeles Hydrogen GM 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Building on LCFS policies already adopted in Europe, British Columbia, and California, the researchers looked at potential costs and benefits of reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 10 to 15 percent by 2030. Set a target of reducing the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel by 10 to 15 percent by 2030.

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Carbon Oil-Sands Standards Design 247

Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Once several thousand people get the opportunity to buy the likes of Nissan’s well made EV, the demand from the early adopters’ friends and family will expand exponentially. CEO Carlos Ghosn is spending big money to make electric vehicles in high volumes — and soon. Nissan is not alone in going electric.

Nissan 124

Nissan Japan United States Gasoline-Electric 124

Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Who Killed the Electric Car? Since my last report, the success of the film “Who Killed the Electric Car?” By mid August, the film had grossed over $1 million in its theatrical release, thanks in no small part to the great promotional efforts by members of the Electric Auto Association. Can We Save Pasadena's Electric Cars?

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Electric Cars San Francisco Tesla Cars 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. ► January (13) What Goes Down, Must Go Up?

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