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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

fuel vehicles including hybrids, modern clean-diesel, electric, hydrogen fuel cell and ethanol powered vehicles. Modern, clean diesel vehicles are becoming a competitive hybrid alternative. Fisker Karma. More importantly, will feature more than 50 of the newest hybrids and alternative. BMW ActiveHybrid 7. • Lexus GS 450h.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

It’s the first of a line of EVs that will initially sell alongside their gas and diesel siblings, then eventually replace them. Coda Automotive , with its warmed-over Chinese sedan, has departed, but Fisker (now Karma) Automotive has revived its high-end plug-in hybrid under new Chinese ownership.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volt like hybrids are the intermediate future between hydrogen or fast charging electric cars. If GM hadnt killed off the EV1 and spent all those years doing bogus development on hydrogen fueled cars, wed be on the 3rd generation of cars using Volt technology by now. So I think its a safe bet for GM.

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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. Continues promotion and development of hydrogen as long-term strategy. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08.

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