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Porsche Macan electric, Fiat Chrysler hybrids, lamppost charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And Porsche re-ups its intent to electrify its top-selling model. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. Porsche has renewed its plans to make the Macan crossover a fully. Charging connectors make sense on lampposts, as shown in a UK project.

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Green-car deals, Porsche Mission E specs, 300,000 Leafs, California's EV lessons: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got some tantalizing performance specs on the future Porsche Mission E, electric-car lessons from California, our monthly green-car deals roundup, and a ringing decision in favor of renewable energy. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron, Toyota RAV4 Prime premiums, Porsche plug-in hybrid review: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

An automaker bearing what familiar design-savvy name garnered renewed attention this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 10, 2020. Which automaker referred to the “diminishing returns” of heavy batteries to power big electric SUVs?

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

Michelin Uptis airless tire on French postal van There, executives confirmed to Green Car Reports that the company is pushing ahead on airless tire technology that may be smarter for robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car.

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

In addition to Creative Greenius you’ll find these great EV Driven blogs: DIY Electric Car. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls. Green Car Congress. Green Gearhead. My Green Wheels. Plugs and Cars. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. Revenge of the Electric Car.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. In fact, the PHEV is the only existing technology that acts as a vector for transitioning our society to exclusive use of renewable resources. It is much more than that.

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