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Honda asks: Could leased batteries lead to more affordable EVs?

Baua Electric

The joint venture company called Altna , announced Thursday, has been formed as a 50:50 venture between Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation. Mitsubishi Corporation is a wide-ranging conglomerate that does include oil and gas businesses, and it owns 20% of Mitsubishi Motors, but Nissan actually owns more of Mitsubishi Motors.

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Pro-Tesla States, Gas Mileage-Rules Threatened, Lit Motors C-1 Demo Video: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We finish off the week with a look at where Tesla Motors can legally sell cars directly to customers, examine how dropping gas prices could impact impending Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rules, and the Lit Motors C-1 electric motorcycle goes for a test run in a new video. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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General Motors makes Chinese partner for green cars

Green Cars News

General Motors is to team up with SAIC Motor Corporation to work on a number of core areas of its business including the development of new energy vehicles.

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Green car subsidies boost vehicle sales

Green Cars News

The Toyota Motor Corporation saw its sales shoot up by 19.1 [.]. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news Mitsubishi Toyota mazda green car subsidies japan Japanese car sales. The subsidies, which are due to expire at the end of September, helped sales of new vehicles in the country climb by 12.9

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Tesla Motors reaches corporate profitability

Green Cars News

Big guns in the US auto industry like General Motors and Chrysler may still be reeling from the credit crunch, but upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has achieved overall corporate profitability in July. Last month the company began delivering the Roadster Sport, which achieves 0-60mph in a mere 3.7

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Renesas introduces 1st on-chip flash memory automotive microcontroller with advanced 28nm embedded flash technology

Green Car Congress

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the sample shipment of the industry’s first on-chip flash memory microcontroller (MCU) using a 28 nanometer (nm) process technology. Key features of the new RH850/E2x MCU Series include: High processing performance to enable complex automotive control for green cars.

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NASCAR embraces green cars

Green Cars News

Efforts to turn motor racing green are continuing at a rapid pace through innovations in Formula 1, the Michelin Green X Challenge at the American Le Mans and now it is NASCAR’s turn to join the green car race. So why has it suddenly embraced hybrid cars?