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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? The 1987 Sprint ER came in second place, due to its insatiable thirst for go-go juice on the highway (51 miles per gallon).

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

The air would be cleaner, and people could knock out two birds with one stone, fueling their ride while tending to other necessary chores. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Engineers and legal minds will continue to address the problems keeping such facilities from proliferating.

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5 Electric Car Checks for a Hassle-Free Holiday

Clean Fleet Report

To be safe, you’ll want to charge your car any time it gets down to 25 percent; this leaves you enough juice to find a charging station. You’ll need even more documentation to legally cross if you plan to travel over international borders, like into Canada or Mexico. Make Sure You Have Your Travel Documents.

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It’s 2010 – Are YOU Ready for The Greenius Decade?

Creative Greenius

And since I am indeed The Greenius and I have legally laid claim to this decade, preempting all others, I can confidently lay this on you and you can take comfort knowing I’m on the case and will not let you down. We need more juice than that to get things done in the Greenius Decade and I know precisely where to get it.

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Electric dirt bikes buyer’s guide and best models

Green Authority

You don’t have to worry about refueling them, especially when fuel costs are on the rise. While electric dirt bikes can go fast, they could run out of juice while you’re on the road. Electric Motion’s Escape is another road-legal, off-road electric bike that looks good and performs well. 62 kg), including the battery.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. Reductions in Emissions. in 2100—the equivalent of US$40 trillion a year.