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Greenest and least green cars in the UK revealed

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That’s the verdict of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) following a study of more than 1,300 models currently on sale in Britain. At the other end of the scale, the Toyota Prius lost its crown as the country’s most environmentally friendly car to the Honda Insight which was named as the Green Car of the Year 2009.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Bloomberg ).

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. and Chrysler.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He knew very little about making cars but proved to be a quick study. " He studied Sony and Sanyo patents and took apart batteries to understand how they were made, a "process that involved much trial and error," he says. executive who has studied BYD. "There were import duties, and delivery times were long."

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