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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

Green Car Congress

Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 mpg by 2016. Without the CAFE standard and stimulus monies to promote green vehicle tech, the industry would not be headed toward a greener horizon. Power plant capital costs.

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Buyer’s Guide: 2022 Guide to Green Auto Loans

Clean Fleet Report

Buying or leasing a new car is always an expensive proposition. However, drivers who choose an electric vehicle or other eco-friendly model that offers lower emissions may be able to save some money with a green auto loan. What are green auto loans? Finding a Loan as Eco-friendly as Your Car.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. John Addison publishes the Clean Fleet Report with archives of over 60 articles and reports about electric vehicles, V2G, biofuels, fleet success and more. Agassi’s Davos Insights Success with V2G would be a double win for electric utilities.

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