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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

Green Car Congress

The majority of people in Germany (59%) cannot imagine buying an electric vehicle in the future. A lack of charging stations is cited more frequently as an argument against buying an electric car in the near future in larger cities. In France (+3 percentage points) and Japan (+1 percentage point), a small increase can be observed.

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Dayton RTA Adding 10 Gillig Hybrid Buses

Green Car Congress

Dayton RTA used two-thirds of the stimulus money it received in spring, 2009, to buy buses, offsetting the cost of fleet replacement and reducing the agency’s budget deficit. RTA purchased the hybrids along with a package of several 40-foot diesel and medium-duty buses at a total cost of $13.3

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

Green Cars News

The new administration’s stimulus package allots $2B for advanced batteries, $300M for federal and states fleets to buy new clean fuel vehicles and $7,500 tax rebate for PHEV, with yet more money in the Auto-Industry Re-tooling fund. No on has a lock on this future; everything is up for grabs.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

and San Diego, a combination of green consciousness and enthusiasm for new technology seems to be stirring public interest in the cars. As automakers prepare to introduce the first mass-market electric cars late this year, it is increasingly evident that the cars will get their most serious tryout in just a handful of places.