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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

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Toyota: When the Toyota Prius originally went on sale in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, meaning the Japanese automaker effectively stole a march on its rivals. Toyota has now built a plug-in version of the Prius, which may again see the company beat its rivals to the punch on name value alone. Faye Sunderland.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. Check out the pics in the gallery below and dont forget to hit the jump for some smart video action. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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MAEAA Web Links

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Lectra: Matts sweetelectric motorcycle Mazda626 : Jerry Halsteads conversion diary. Hyundai Excel : a verycreative conversion Kawasaki :V4 Ken Norwicks conversion Diary Killa-Cycle : Bill Dubeslatest project. Jeep: Nick Vieras Cherokee conversion project.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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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?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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The Appraisal 2010 Prius Delivers Record Mileage and Accelerates. DE (1) Platform technology (1) Play Pumps (1) Podcast (1) Prius (1) Prius 2010 (1) QCEG.F (1) 1) XEL (1) XPV Capital (1) YGE (1) YHOO (1) ZENN Motor Company (1) ZNN.V (1) 1) XEL (1) XPV Capital (1) YGE (1) YHOO (1) ZENN Motor Company (1) ZNN.V (1)

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. " The feds arent convinced. GM doesnt have a chance.

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