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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Diesel vehicles accounted for 70.7% of new vehicle registrations in France in January, up a point (131,230 units), while gasoline models fell by a point, to 26.3% (48,876 units). Registrations of vehicles running on LPG rose by 18.6% to 4,282 units, representing 2.3% market share. Hybrid sales dropped 3.3% to 889 units. The Auris was the best selling model (463 units), ahead of the Prius (171 units).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Coulomb Technologies is setting up charging stations in several American cities, including Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, and Orlando. If you had charging stations at work or near work, I can see this being useful. Especially for only 23 dollars for an unlimited 6 month subscription!

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Anyone who's stored a car in a rural area has heard stories of the chaos wreaked by nesting squirrels. Engine compartments stuffed with leaves, twigs, nuts, and even entire furry families can cause overheating and sometimes fires. But now a new peril has come to light against which electric-car owners may have to guard: Rodents seeking warmth can.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Ask most consumers to describe a Porsche and they’ll describe the classic Porsche Boxster: a rear-wheel drive, mid or rear-engined car designed for the driving enthusiast rather than the casual commuter. Large, noisy engines have always been a prerequisite. Until now. We heard last summer that Porsche had plans to test an electric.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Increasing crude processing intensity and energy intensity with worsening oil quality. OQ: Crude feed oil quality. PI: Crude processing intensity. EI: Refinery energy intensity. Observations are annual weighted averages for districts 1 (yellow), 2 (blue), 3 (orange), and 5 (black) in 1999-2008. Diagonal lines bound the 95% confidence of prediction for observations.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Electric car charging in a condo or apartment is WAY different from a house with a garage! Watch as Plug In America talks about this next generation issue. Warning: a little LONG. Seventeen minutes or so.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A few days ago we told you what you needed to know about Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt servicing. After all, an electric car doesn't have many of the serviceable components you associate with a fossil-fuelled vehicle. Not one to be left out, Ford are now extolling the virtues of simple servicing on their upcoming 2012 Focus Electric. Despite the.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

New 5.0L direct injection Tao V8. Click to enlarge. At the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai announced new direct injection technology for its Lambda V6 engine, as well as the availability of a new 5.0L direct injection Tau V8 for the 2012 Genesis 5.0 R-Spec model, new in-house developed eight-speed automatic transmissions, and enhanced chassis tuning. Lambda 3.8L V6.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

My EV Conversion: I have the funds and time to start my electric car conversion, but there is just one thing stopping me.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The head of Chrysler's Ram truck brand, Fred Diaz, said at the Chicago Auto Show this week that the company is exploring the addition of natural-gas powered engines to its line of V-8 engined Ram trucks (formerly Dodge Ram). “I'm eager and very interested to see what we can do with CNG in our truck applications,” Diaz told reporters.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Just weeks ahead of the 2011 Nissan Motor Show, Nissan has released pictures and videos of its latest all-electric car: The 2011 ESFLOW concept, something we’d heard was in development a while ago. Built from the ground up from scratch, the all-electric two-seat sport coupe concept car features dual motor rear-wheel drive and enough torque.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Pike projections of cumulative light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales, 10 largest MSAs by population, 2011-2017. Click to enlarge. Pike Research has earlier forecasted the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market at the national level in the US, globally, and within world regions and key countries. ( Earlier post.) The company has now constructed a model for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales at the US state level, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) level and for selected utility company terr

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Electric Cars are for Girls

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

I have a 2001 Ford F-150 that gets driven only a couple times a month, and for less then 50 miles.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

It's always good to hear the arguments against electric cars. Some are valid, some are idiotic, and some simply betray a lack of knowledge about how the auto industry really works. Into that last category may go some comments by one William M. Colton, ExxonMobil’s vice president for corporate strategic planning. At least 10 years away In an.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Electric car development is quickly proving to be a worldwide effort, with companies and research institutes from across the globe and in varying industries and fields forming partnerships and alliances in order to accelerate the roll out of zero-emission electric cars. The latest is BMW and its Chinese partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Survey results for favorable impressions of energy and environmental concepts. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. According to a new survey from Pike Research, US consumer support for renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, is high while support for cap and trade as a carbon management scheme is extremely low. A survey of more than 1,000 US adults about their views on 12 energy and environmental concepts found that 79% of consumers have a favorable view of solar energy, and 75% h

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Volvo invited us to its company headquarters this week to take its C30 electric car for a spin before the launch of Swedish trials of its first electric model later this year. Editor, Faye Sunderland, got behind the wheel to find out more about Volvo’s first steps towards realising its ‘DRIVe towards Zero’ mission. Driving [.].

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Writing about green cars can be a challenge. On the one hand, this site attracts many new-car buyers who want to learn more about more fuel-efficient alternatives to what they're driving now. Consider the Ford Explorer driver who bought a Honda Fit because it was really all he needed. But on the other hand, it has a significant readership of green.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A few months ago we asked the question, what exactly do you have to service on a 2011 Nissan LEAF? After all, the LEAF doesn't even contain many of the items that require regular attention on a regular car, such as oil changes, spark plugs, filters, transmission fluid and muffler parts. Brakes should last longer too thanks to regenerative braking.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Advertisers ran 63 commercials during Super Bowl XLV, 19 of those from automakers (30%). Of those, 3 (4.8% of total) featured vehicles with alternative powertrains: one for the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; one for BMW advanced diesel; and one for the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle. Five commercials featured compact cars: three for the Chevrolet Cruze, and two for the Hyundai Elantra.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Zero Motorcycles today unveiled their 2011 electric motorcycle lineup. They've retained the same models (X, MX, S and DS), with what they call "sweeping technical improvements" and an upgraded new look. One really interesting feature.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

BMW is going to great lengths to show that electric cars can look good as well as just being green, revealing today its new Vision ConnectedDrive zero-emission roadster concept ahead of its world debut next month at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The automaker doesn’t go into detail as to what is powering the concept but does state that it.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

At six years old, the Volvo C30 has come of age. Popular in Europe as Volvo’s safety-conscious answer to the hot hatchback. With a range of engine options available, the four-seat hatchback represents Volvo’s lightest and smallest car. It comes as no surprise then that it is the model chosen by Volvo to be electrified in a three year.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Components of the UnderTray system. (A) Front Tray Fairing; (B) Axle Fairing; (C) Rear Diffuser; (D) Aerodynamic Rain Gutter; (E) Side Fairings. Nose Fairing not shown. Click to enlarge. BMI Corporation , in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has designed a SmartTruck UnderTray System, a set of integrated aerodynamic fairings that improve the aerodynamics of 18-wheeler (Class 8) long-haul trucks and reduce their fuel consumption.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Japanese car maker Honda has turned its expertise in efficient engine technology to jointly develop a new micro-combined heat and power system (mCHP) for use in the home. Teaming up with heating and ventilation specialist Valiant, the new mCHP system is designed especially for the European market and will become available in Germany by the [.].

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

We're eagerly looking forward to driving the 2012 Ford Focus. It's won raves in reviews--including the first-drive report on TheCarConnection--and been the subject of downright fawning coverage in Detroit media. It has many unique features and options for a compact car, from Ford's excellent self-parking system to the MyFord Touch voice-command.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Arranging insurance for your new car is always a stressful and unpleasant business. Often overlooked, it has a direct impact on your driving habits and your pocket book. But unlike gasoline cars, electric cars are not yet fully known by the insurance industry, causing some potential headaches for first time owners and hiking the price of premiums.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Lab version of the LEIKO aluminum power plug. Click to enlarge. Scientists from the Technische Universität München (TUM) are collaborating with engineers from BMW to develop the means to replace copper with aluminum as a conductor in on-board power systems. Currently copper is the conductive material of choice; however, in comparison to aluminum copper is heavy and expensive.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tuesday 8 February 2011. The Green Piece Column. It’s been nearly a year since the scrappage scheme (known as ‘cash for clunkers’ in the USA) ended its run in the UK. At the time we were told that it had been a resounding success (see article) by not only boosting the automotive industry but also [.].

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Let's recap. After 18 months, recalls totaling 9 million Toyota, Lexus, and Pontiac models, and investigations by Toyota, Congress, NASA, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unit. what have we learned? (1) A few accelerator pedals did stick open, for one of two very different.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Like most capital cities, London is choked with traffic, fumes and noise. But London's charismatic if disheveled mayor Boris Johnson hopes to change this, with grand plans to encourage to make it easier to run electric vehicles in the city. The key to Johnson's plan is the £17 million ($27.5 milion) he has secured from central government and.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A three-year biofuel trial organized by Neste Oil, Helsinki Region Transport (HSL), and Proventia has recently been completed, and the results have shown that Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel can significantly reduce local emissions that have a direct impact on urban air quality. Data collected by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland show that particulate emissions were reduced by 30% and NO x emissions by 10%.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Good and bad news coming out of British Car Auctions (BCA) today, as the auction house has revealed that demand for used fuel efficient cars is higher than ever, as motorists look to switch to more fuel efficient and environmentally friendlier cars. Sadly, the supply of these cars cannot currently keep up with the demand, [.].

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

It's long been known that purchase rebates--buy a car, get a check--are a more effective incentive for purchase of any kind of car than an income-tax credit, which may take a year or more to affect the buyer's cash position. But the current tax credits for purchase of plug-in cars, up to $7,500 for battery packs of 16 kilowatt-hours or more, was.

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