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

Green Car Congress

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. The good news?

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three-point, 400-volt plug, which will allow electric cars to be recharged anywhere in a matter of minutes , will be unveiled Monday at the world’s biggest industrial technology fair in Hanover, northern Germany. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? other better transmission systems will be a lark! is a Green Options Media Production.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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

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Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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