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2017 Karma Revero: first drive of reborn luxury plug-in hybrid sedan

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Karma Revero remains as much of a head-turner today as the low, sleek four-door sedan was when it debuted a decade ago under another name. It also happens to be a range-extended electric luxury sedan, though we tend to think that the Karma would sell just as well if it ran on coal dust and baby-seal blood.

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2017 VW e-Golf first drive, Model S swap, Karma on TV, rolling coal banned: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, one Tesla will be replaced with another, we've driven the longer-range 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf, the Karma Revero is on TV, and we bust another alt-fuel myth. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Could 'Rolling Coal' Become Illegal In NJ? The Downside Of (Some) Diesel Drivers

Green Car Reports

Karma can be sweet. Rolling coal" is very similar to.' Often they acted that way to make up for deficiencies in their own lives; today you may meet one who tormented you as a kid pushing shopping carts at your local mall.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford at 2006 Shareholders Meeting ) GM top 12/31/07 [GM Vice Chairman Bob] Lutz, 75, is undergoing a green conversion in the twilight of his career. "I Bloomberg News ).

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. They SHOULD be focusing on the Volt, alongside "greening up" their other models. We should have built more Nuclear power plants and created a nuclear waste recycling program. Posted by: Nick K. |

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