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Obama urged to create Electric Fuel Task Force

Green Cars News

President Barack Obama is being urged to create a National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and their infrastructure.

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Tesla Pops Up, State Electric-Car Fees, Obama Delayed: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We look at vacation car-rental dilemmas, state electric-car fees, and yet another innovation from California carmaker Tesla Motors. All this and more today on Green Car Reports. Tesla takes a page from the retail industry and opens its first "popup store" to sell electric cars in Santa Barbara.

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Obama launches advanced manufacturing partnership

Green Cars News

As part of a national effort to bring together industry, universities and the federal government, US President Barack Obama has announced the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP).

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

Here in the UK we’re so downtrodden by extortionate petrol prices that the prospect of driving fuel efficient green cars carries obvious appeal. However, what about our US neighbours where ‘gas’ prices are distinctly lower and so-called muscle cars are seen as almost iconic and part of the culture?

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Obama announces huge investment in SmartGrid

Green Cars News

US President Barack Obama has announced $3.4billion in grant awards to fund a broad range of smart grid technologies and projects. Part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the awards will be matched by industry funding for a total investment worth more than $8billion.

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Criticism for Government green car buys

Green Cars News

It seems like a great idea in theory - the US Government is backing up its calls for the public to move to green cars by buying some of its own. So this latest gesture is likely to be far from a turning point for the industry. What do you make of criticism of the GSA’s green car buying?

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Will lighter cars backfire on industry?

Green Cars News

Most people know about the positive effects of developing greener, lighter cars. President Barack Obama’s national fuel efficiency standards in the USA have come in for criticism in The Wall Street Journal where a columnist points out that there could be severe costs in terms of urban air pollution and human life.

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