Sat.Jan 21, 2012 - Fri.Jan 27, 2012

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BMW introduces new 6-cylinder in-line diesel with 3 turbochargers for new M Performance models

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BMW has introduced a new range of M Performance Automobiles featuring a new 6-cylinder in-line diesel developed exclusively for those applications. The engines, which feature three turbochargers, deliver maximum output reaching 280 kW/381 hp and peak torque of 740 N·m (546 lb-ft). The new engine is applied in the BMW M550d xDrive Sedan, BMW M550d xDrive Touring, BMW X5 M50d and BMW X6 M50d.

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Is it wise to convert a VW Westfalia van to electric?

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I've been doing some research into some cheap-ish manual vans but was wondering if there is a limit to what can be converted based on size and design?

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Chevrolet Volt: Range-Extended Electric Car Ultimate Guide

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The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car has been on sale for over a year now. You might have caught our previous guide to the Volt, but so much can happen in such a short space of time that there's always something new to add. Over the next few pages you'll find links to all sorts of information about the Volt. This page deals with the.

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A big week for electric vehicles

Revenge of the Electric Car

This week is HUGE for electric vehicle advocacy. REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR RELEASES ON DVD JANUARY 24TH! And on that very same day the town of Normal, IL will take delivery of 6 electric fleet vehicles from Mitsubishi, as part of the EVtown collaborative- an effort to make Bloomington-Normal, IL a model town for the future of electric cars. An amazing collective of community groups, businesses, and local government are working together to install charging stations, promote electric vehicles, a

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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City of Bogota, Columbia launches electric taxi pilot; part of C40-CCI EV Network

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The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) Cities program and its partner the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group ( C40 ); it is a direct result of Bogota’s active participation in the C40-CCI Electric Vehicle Network of 15 global cities

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Canadian Electric Vehicles: Randy Holmquist

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Canadian Electric Vehicles of Errington, BC has the reputation of being one of the very best conversion shops. Randy Holmquist also sells conversion kits and builds the Might-e truck NEV.

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Ener1 enters bankruptcy with cooperation of stakeholders, plans restructuring

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Ever since the bankruptcy of Think last spring, Indiana based battery manufacturer Ener1 has been in trouble. Not only was Think a major customer of Ener1, Ener1's large stake in Think was a big bet on that.

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Zero Motorcycles, Jiangsu Xinri E-Vehicle score highest in new Pike Research assessment of electric motorcycle and scooter manufacturers

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Pike Pulse Grid for electric motorcycles and scooters. Click to enlarge. According to a new Pike Pulse report published by Pike Research, the two electric motorcycle and scooter manufacturers who are best positioned to take advantage of upcoming shifts in the market are Zero Motorcycles and Jiangsu Xinri E-Vehicle. The market for electric motorcycle and electric scooters is nascent in most regions of the world, except for Asia-Pacific.

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Might-E Truck NEV

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The Might-E Truck is a mid-sized electric work truck built by Canadian Electric Vehicles. Environmentally responsible and low maintenance!

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2012 Toyota Prius C Hybrid Vs 2012 Toyota Yaris: MPG Battle

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A few days back we took a look at two similar, yet very different Hondas. The 2012 Honda Insight and 2012 Honda Fit share a platform, but different bodystyles and the use of Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid technology in the Insight, makes each model unique. The same could be said of the upcoming 2012 Toyota Prius C, and the 2012 Toyota.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Just bone idle: Should you leave your engine running or not? The Green Piece.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012. The Green Piece Column. As the London Mayor Boris Johnson launches a campaign to combat idling engines (see story) we take a look at just what happens when you needlessly leave your engine running. You might think that sometimes it is more efficient to leave the engine on or that stopping [.].

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Japan-based JNC completes bamboo-to-ethanol demonstration plant

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Japan-based JNC Corporation and its partners have completed construction of a bamboo-to-ethanol demonstration plant and have begun test runs. Bamboo is of interest as a biofuel feedstock as it does not compete with food. The bamboo raw material is procured from the city of Minamata. The demo plant at Kumamoto University saccharifies the bamboo to produce sugar, which is then fermented using genetically modified yeast developed at Sojo University.

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Cost for Jeep Cherokee EV Conversion Kit

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How much does the full conversion kit and batteries cost for a 1994 jeep cherokee?

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BMW Opens Registration For ActiveE Electric Car Leases

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Want to boldly go where few have gone before? If so, you might just have what it takes to become an "Electronaut", BMW's term for the select few who'll be piloting the 2012 BMW ActiveE for the next few years. BMW has started the recruitment process to find 700 potential ActiveE drivers. BMW's "Electronauts" are being touted as forward-thinking.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Ener1 enters bankruptcy with cooperation of stakeholders, plans restructuring

National Green Transportation

Ever since the bankruptcy of Think last spring, Indiana based battery manufacturer Ener1 has been in trouble. Not only was Think a major customer of Ener1, Ener1's large stake in Think was a big bet on that.

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DSM and POET form major JV for cellulosic bioethanol; POET to decline $105M DOE loan guarantee

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Royal DSM and POET, LLC, one of the world’s largest ethanol producers, have formed a joint venture to commercially demonstrate and license cellulosic bioethanol based on their proprietary and complementary technologies. POET–DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC , is scheduled to start production in the second half of 2013 at one of the first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants in the United States.

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Just bone idle: Should you leave your engine running or not? The Green Piece.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012. The Green Piece Column. As the London Mayor Boris Johnson launches a campaign to combat idling engines (see story) we take a look at just what happens when you needlessly leave your engine running. You might think that sometimes it is more efficient to leave the engine on or that stopping [.].

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2012 Toyota Prius C Manual Leaked: Here’s What It Tells Us

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You’d think after scans of the complete Japanese-specification 2012 Toyota Prius C brochure leaked onto the Internet, Toyota would be a little more careful about information surrounding its upcoming subcompact hybrid. But a few days ago popular Prius fansite PriusChat discovered that the entire 525-page Owner’s Manual for the 2012.

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Zero Motorcycles begins production of their 2012 product line

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Zero Motorcycles, a Santa Cruz based electric motorcycle manufacturer, began production of the full line of the company's 2012 model year motorcycles. Zero's 2012 model year includes game changing ("ground-breaking") range.

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REL teams with NY-Poly to create lightweight, ultra-durable automotive brake rotor; up to 60% lighter, 3x the life

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REL Matrix MMC brake rotor assembly for motorcycles. Click to enlarge. Michigan-based REL, Inc. , a developer of metal matrix composite (MMC) transportation and aerospace components, is teaming with researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) to develop a next-generation aluminum composite brake rotor for automobiles potentially weighing 60% less than today’s cast iron rotors with triple the life expectancy.

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Mazda starts production of CX-5 with SKYACTIV-D engine

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It will be the first Mazda vehicle to adopt SKYACTIV Technology in the powertrain, body and chassis – and now production has begun of the new Mazda CX-5. The vehicle boasts a SKYACTIV-D 2.2litre diesel engine and is scheduled to go on sale in Japan and Europe this spring, before being introduced in other markets [.].

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The Politics Of Electric Cars: Attacking Innovation For Partisan Gain

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To say there's lots of political posturing and wrangling around electric cars, plug-in vehicles, and the industry and infrastructure that supports them would be a gross understatement. We get more than our share of it here at Green Car Reports. And there are valid debates to be had over whether the Federal government should subsidize developing.

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Zero Motorcycles begins production of their 2012 product line

National Green Transportation

Zero Motorcycles, a Santa Cruz based electric motorcycle manufacturer, began production of the full line of the company's 2012 model year motorcycles. Zero's 2012 model year includes game changing ("ground-breaking") range.

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Honda begins deliveries of 2013 Fit EV; first unit to City of Torrance

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Honda has begun deliveries of the 2013 Fit EV ( earlier post ), with the first going to the city of Torrance today as one of the first major steps in the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program. The program is a prelude to the limited retail market launch of the Fit EV with customers in California and Oregon this summer. City of Torrance gets its Fit EV.

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Chevrolet Volt ‘safe’ concludes investigation

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An investigation into the safety of a range-extended electric car, the Chevrolet Volt has been closed after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ruled that the car is no more likely to burst into flames after a crash than its combustion rivals. The news is being welcomed by GM which is preparing to launch [.].

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Kansas Considers Taxing Electric Car Owners When They Plug In

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The state of Kansas is famous for a lot of things, from its wild sunflowers and large wheat-fields through to its miles and miles of straight roads, an incredibly flat landscape, and a certain 1939 musical about a little girl, a tornado, and her dog. This week however, Kansas became one of the first states in the country to consider taxing.

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Batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles will be a $47 billion market in 2020

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ABI Research released a report today saying the large size battery module market is expected to grow from about $5 billion in 2010 to $47 billion in 2020, representing a healthy year-on-year sales growth of 25% over 10.

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EPA finds that both biodiesel and renewable diesel from palm oil fail to meet GHG reduction threshold for RFS program

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Simplified palm oil biofuel lifecycle system diagram. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has conducted lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) analyses on biodiesel and renewable diesel produced from palm oil and estimated GHG emission reductions of 17% (81 (kgCO 2 e/mmBtu) and 11% (87 (kgCO 2 e/mmBtu) respectively for these biofuels compared to the statutory baseline (97 (kgCO 2 e/mmBtu) petroleum-based diesel fuel used in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) progra

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Electric motorcycles assessed in new report

Green Cars News

With a revolution towards electric motorcycles on the way, which companies are best positioned to take advantage of the transition? A new Pike Pulse Report from Pike Research has investigated the issue. It suggests that the market for electric motorcycles and electric scooters is primed to expand everywhere but that the Asia-Pacific region is leading [.].

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Revenge Of The Electric Car: Available On DVD, From Today

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Last year, Chris Paine’s sequel to Who Killed The Electric Car? --Revenge Of The Electric Car -- premiered to a packed audience at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Since then, the independent docufilm has shown at various art houses and community theaters across the U.S, but usually as a one-night-billing. As a consequence.

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Batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles will be a $47 billion market in 2020

National Green Transportation

ABI Research released a report today saying the large size battery module market is expected to grow from about $5 billion in 2010 to $47 billion in 2020, representing a healthy year-on-year sales growth of 25% over 10.

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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. Click to enlarge. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The technology is enabled as OnStar receives a signal from PJM Interconnection that shows the percentage of available renewable energy on the grid.

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Honda hybrid sales exceed 800,000

Green Cars News

Honda- the first car maker to launch a hybrid car-is celebrating the landmark figure of 800,000 petrol-electric cars sales since its Insight model hit the road in November 1999. At the time of the launch the Insight hybrid was the most efficient petrol car available, capable of up to 83 miles to the gallon (combined [.].

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Electric Cars: The Very Latest Thing For Sci-Fi Shows On TV

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Science fiction used to be all about the flying car, but nowadays that idea has fallen out of favor. In its place, we've recently seen an influx of electric cars on our screens. Below we look at four examples of ongoing sci-fi shows that feature electric cars. If you want some evening viewing that features plug-in cars, you could do worse than one.