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Detroit’s climate-science legacy, Lordstown stock, Toyota Sienna first drive: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

A new report underscores that Ford and GM knew about climate change a half-century ago. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A report that reaches back to former executives and the archives of GM and Ford finds that the two Detroit automakers “were deeply and actively. Lordstown goes public.

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Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan, electrified Ram pickup, Fisker and Lordstown go public: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

How long ago were Detroit automakers thinking about climate change? Which electric truck played tug of war with the Ford F-150? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 30, 2020.

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Electric cars: lease or buy? LAPD's BMWs, Tesla Autopilot crash, Exxon climate suits: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got the old and the new, from Ford Model T gas mileage to advanced electric cars that the LAPD isn't using. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Also, why plug-in vehicle owners usually lease rather than buy, and another Tesla Model S crash with Autopilot involved.

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EUCAR calls for targeted support for automotive initiatives in €80B Horizon 2020 program; targeting €5B budget

Green Car Congress

EUCAR is calling for several priority automotive R&I initiatives in the following domains to be included in Horizon 2020 (as outlined in its position paper): A European Green Vehicles Initiative (EGVI), as successor to the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI) which has been operating under FP7 since 2009.The

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27

Green Cars News

New blog post: Oregon climate change laws signed [link] #. New blog post: Honda introduces flex fuel car in Brazil [link] #. New blog post: Ford Australia aims to boost efficiency [link] #. New blog post: Hyundai plans green growth investment [link] #. New blog post: Details of Ford’s green car strategy [link] #.

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National hybrid bus deployment programme revealed

Green Cars News

The vehicles use the StarTrans Senator bus body, are 23ft long and feature the Ford E450 chassis and the Azure Dynamics Balance parallel electric hybrid system with the Ford 5.4l The hybrid buses will be in operation in at least nine fleets in various climates, duty cycles and geographies.

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Hyundai ahead of the pack in scrappage scheme

Green Cars News

“In this sector of the market and in this economic climate, buyers are incredibly price conscious,&# he said. “Other car companies have piled on the pounds with punitive price increases, meaning that comparative mainstream models can cost 30 per cent more.