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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

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Chrysler sells just one model right now. This could be the canary in the coal mine for a company that has been bailed out twice in my lifetime and always seems to be less stable than Ford or GM. There’s a new Ram truck, but we’re hearing the first drive won’t be in time for Chicago. I could be wrong.

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UCS analysis finds Hyundai-Kia with best sales-weighted new vehicle environmental performance in US in 2013

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Despite this progress, UCS noted, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still have higher than average new fleet smog-forming and GHG emissions. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' UCS again assigned a score of 100 to the industry average, and index each automaker’s results to that average.

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DOE to Award $25M to Two Consortia for US-China Clean Energy Research with Combined Funding of $100M; Focus on EVs and Carbon Capture and Sequestration

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The University of Michigan’s award will advance technologies for clean vehicles, while West Virginia University will use its funding to focus on the next generation of coal technologies, including carbon capture and storage. The announcement of another $12.5 The consortium will focus on vehicle electrification.

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How Smart EV Charging Will Help Promote Renewable Power Generation

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Until recently most power stations relied on coal and gas to power generators. Many major car manufacturers, including Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler, are involved with V2G research projects and large V2G trials. Now countries’ electrical grids are increasingly powered by renewables.

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Volt for Real?

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Even he recognizes that the Volt will make historians forget about the (in my opinion) entirely forgettable Dodge Viper he concocted at Chrysler, as well as the 1000 horsepower Cadillac Sixteen concept car of a few years ago. The Volt will even make people forget that it was Lutz who gave us the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky.

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US and China join forces: Good news for electric cars? The Green Piece

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Meanwhile, the US is determined to play catch-up after its leading brands, including General Motors and Chrysler, were left teetering on the edge of peril earlier this year in part because they had failed to move with the times and embrace fuel efficient cars. So what does this mean for electric cars?

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Toyota "Moves"

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But it also probably helped that Daimler-Chrysler has been delivering its first plug-in hybrid vans to big companies. clip) Despite some concerns that plugging in might stress the electric grid, or actually increase carbon dioxide emissions by relying on coal-fired power plants, Kramer is not worried.

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