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Honda CEO: Honda Studying Battery Electric Commuter Car, But Holds Fuel Cell Vehicle as the Ultimate Eco-car

Green Car Congress

Honda is currently conducting research on a short-distance battery electric vehicle as a “ city commuter car. ” ( Earlier post.). But we’re studying the US market with a view to introducing this commuter car in the future. This compact system was designed for daily home refueling of a fuel cell electric vehicle.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Four of the top 15 markets are in California: San Francisco (1), Los Angeles (2), San Diego (7) and Sacramento (8). Los Angeles. EVs fit into a larger energy-independence initiative in Hawaii since the state can make its own energy and become less reliant on shipping in fuel.

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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

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Before turning us loose on the famed highways in the mountains above Los Angeles, Ford set up an untimed autocross at Irwindale Speedway that would allow us to get a sense of the car’s handling. Drive the car gently and the EcoBoost is quiet. Now, the sole transmission is a 10-speed automatic.

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That Super Sexy Clean Tech Roundtable, Part II of a Greenius Exclusive

Creative Greenius

He’s dealing with the Port of Long Beach which along with its neighbor the Port of Los Angeles are the largest stationary source of air pollution in Southern California. Foster’s trying to get those ships to switch from their ultra cheap and dirty “Bunker fuel&# to distillate fuel.

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