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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. MIT’s charts reveal that the most expensive all-electric vehicle to own costs its owners no more than $600 a month on average.

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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. MIT and smart intersections. Ford has an ongoing research partnership with MIT in a number of areas, including safety. The OnStar systems in those vehicles became obsolete on Feb 18, 2008.

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