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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative propulsion systems include hybrid and electric engines.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018: Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in minivan

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In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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Hyundai And Kia Target # 2 Slot In Green Vehicles By 2020

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While they had to backpedal on misstated gas-mileage figures over the last couple of years, Hyundai and Kia are moving forward with ambitious green-car plans regardless. The corporately-conjoined Korean carmakers are aiming for the global number two slot in green vehicles by 2020 (after hybrid powerhouse Toyota, presumably).

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Renting Electric, Hybrid And Green Cars: What Are Your Options?

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If you drive an electric car, hybrid, diesel or other green vehicle day-to-day, you might like to know that you can rent similar when you go abroad, or even when you fly across country to visit relatives.

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Shanghai hosts Green Vehicle Expo

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China is once again to play host to the ‘green scene’ as the Green Vehicle Expo heads to Shanghai. The expo which will feature a host of green car technologies including electric, hybrid, fuel cell and solar vehicles opens at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, this Thursday (June 17, 2010) and runs until Saturday (June 19, [.].

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South Korea EV registration jumps in 2022

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Data released by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport and reported by Business Korea indicates that registrations of multiple types of “green cars” have jumped in 2022. Most notably, electric vehicle registrations jumped by 72.7%

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Survey Finds US Hybrids and Diesels Beat Gasoline Models on Full Cost of Ownership

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An IntelliChoice.com survey finds that most 2009 US hybrid and clean diesel cars, trucks and SUVs deliver a lower total cost of ownership compared to gasoline versions of the same (or comparable) vehicles. The long-time knock against “greencars, trucks and SUVs is that their sticker prices do not justify the gas savings.

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