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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. The motors that electric vehicles use have fewer moving parts than their gasoline-powered counterparts and don’t require oil changes.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

Green Car Congress

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will develop a. deployed remotely, MIT’s reformer could be used for small, remote sources of gas. Turbo-POx For Ultra Low-Cost Gasoline. Improved Manufacturing for High-Performance Magnets. manufacture permanent magnets that are both stronger and. This process.

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