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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

Clean Fleet Report

A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. Average Monthly Costs of Hybrid, Electric, and Gas-Powered Cars. Hybrids and EVs can cost you less.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

At that point at least five years of GM production vehicles and about three years of Lexus vehicles were on the road using this system. Intelligent vehicles could help reduce the billions of gallons of gas wasted in traffic jams each year. MIT and smart intersections. If vehicles approaching from. avoiding head-on crashes.

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