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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Breaking - Zero Motorcycles unveils the Zero S [w/Video] GM and Segways PUMA live reveal Hyundai to offer plug-in hybrid in U.S. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Check out the pics in the gallery below and dont forget to hit the jump for some smart video action. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09 28 days ago VIDEO: Hayabusa-powered smart , or. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!

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

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An (expected) high price tag. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Side mirrors and a tiny tunnel of light for the rearview mirror to see through simply are not enough, and did nothing to make driving this expensive prototype easy with Detroit drivers all around. Small size.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. The Chrysler Foundation, the companys philanthropic arm, annually supports hundreds of charitable organizations in the United States and throughout the world. In 2008, the Foundation gave approximately $21 million in charitable donations.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Honda president Takeo Fukui said he expects competition in conventional petrol-electric hybrids to shift into high gear in the coming year amid growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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and your Honda/Sony car will be perfectly happy with any Durcell/Energizer pack just like AA calls in your flashlight. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. If every car accepts 2 or 4 or 6 of these universal packs then true economies of scale can kick in in their manufacture.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do you see that?

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