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UMD collaborative study finds that fuel efficiency of one car in household may be cancelled out by next car purchase

Green Car Congress

The researchers studied California Department of Motor Vehicle trends in household behaviors for two-car households for a period of six years. That can be good if it reduces gasoline use. We want to focus more on driving behavior and how multi-car households drive their vehicles and respond to changes in gasoline prices in the future.

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Study finds that replacement programs that reduce vehicle lifetime can result in increased lifecycle CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

Vehicle replacement schemes such as the “cash for clunkers” program in the US and the “scrappage scheme” in the UK have featured prominently in the economic stimulation packages initiated by many governments to cope with the global economic crisis—at least 13 countries have deployed such schemes. —Kagawa et al.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

Pioneering companies now have designs to turn gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles into all-electrics or plug-in hybrids, depending on how they’re built and the range their drivers need. As batteries get cheaper and smaller, and motors get light enough to fit inside wheels, we’ll be able to upgrade smaller cars.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

a hybrid is converted to a PHEV, it can reach a top speed of about 52 mph in electric mode before the gasoline engine takes over. Electric motors are more reliable than internal combustion engines,” Verdugo told his students. Instead, students gathered around the rear of the car and checked the large battery pack.It

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