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UAI and EFC call EPA MOVES2014 emissions model treatment of ethanol “seriously flawed”; call for peer review

Green Car Congress

MOVES2014 will be used to estimate air pollution emissions from cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses in official State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions to EPA, the organizations note. EPA has advised states to use MOVES2014 in SIP development as expeditiously as possible. —Letter to EPA.

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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

Green Car Congress

The group is using EPA recommendations to assess numerous test plans.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! is a Green Options Media Production.

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The company is also working on the radical Land Glider Concept (see article ) which looks and feels like a mixture between a car, a motorcycle and an aeroplane; and the Nissan Nuvu , a compact all-electric city car with solar panels that can travel 80miles on a single charge. Faye Sunderland.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) commits to electrification of its entire line of jet skis, go-karts, e-motorcycles, more – Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), a major player in the powersports industry, has announced that it will unveil an electric version of each of its products by 2026. – March 26, via Ford Authority.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Credit: GM) General Motors and Segway plan to take a two-wheel concept vehicle for a spin around New York City on Tuesday. Has GM Ford or Chylser heard about this. Theyre called bicycles, scooters and motorcycles. One of them is bringing out a nice looking 4-passenger electric with a 110 mile range. Two wheelers?

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