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4 hrs ago | Daily Policy Digest

Electric Cars: The Environmentalist Paradox

The government recently said that the fuel cost for an electric vehicle is only about one-third of the cost to fuel a gasoline vehicle for the same distance, but that Energy Department formula leaves out some key financial and environmental factors in the overall cost of owning an electric vehicle, says USA Today.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

8 hrs ago | The Auto Channel

Zero-Emission Vehicles Sales Not Reaching Necessary Volume To Allow...

EDITORS NOTE: If California and other well-meaning States mandated that high-test E85 replace regular E10 gasoline, all of this Zero Emission and MPG Bull crap would become meaningless.

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Related Topix: Toyota Camry, Coupe, Wagon, Hybrid, Toyota, Sedan, Auto Dealers, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

12 hrs ago | Time

Electric Cars Are Finally in Demand

Electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and Honda Fit EV used to languish on dealership lots for months.

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Related Topix: Honda Fit EV, Honda, Hatchback, Nissan Leaf, Nissan, Chevrolet, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle

17 hrs ago | WBTV

New gas mileage rules will reshape what Americans drive

In fact, as cars change over the next 12 years to meet much tougher fuel-economy rules, automakers will likely do their best to keep the changes invisible.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Toyota Prius, Hybrid, Hatchback, Toyota, Sedan, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet, Electric Vehicle

19 hrs ago | AutoSpies

Congressional Budget Office Say Electric Cars Will Need To Subsidized Until At Least 2020

Electric plug-in vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Volt, will achieve the affordability of a traditional car in 2020, but only if the government cements a $7,500 tax credit for the vehicles, a Congressional Budget Office analyst said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Autos

22 hrs ago | Triple Pundit

Sierra Club Reviews Plug-in Hybrids

Most people don't think of Sierra Club as the place to go for information about new technology.

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Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Ford C-Max Energi, Wagon, Ford, Ford Fusion Energi, Sedan, Fisker Karma, Fisk, MO

23 hrs ago | Scientific American

Will You or the Grid Control Your Electric Car?

PECAN STREET: A new development near Austin, Texas boasts the largest concentration of electric car owners in the U.S. There's a street in Austin, Texas, where the residents have agreed to be the test subjects for a renewable energy and smart grid future - and it's named after a nut.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Yesterday | Cockeyed.com

Comparing Electric Cars to Gasoline-Powered Cars

The fuel is cheaper . Gasoline is $3.70 per gallon. Electricity is $1.08 for 9 Kilowatt/hours.

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Related Topix: Headphones, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Yesterday | Seeking Alpha

Don't Miss The Golden Boat: Capitalize On The Latest Car Sales Resurgence

Car sales in the month of May have impressed analysts, customers and car manufacturers, as 2013 continues to show an impressive improvement in the American car industry.

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Related Topix: Auto Dealers, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Examiner.com

What is an Electric car ? and why do we need them

An electric car, is a car which operates on a renewable and sustainable source of power.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac, SUV, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Daily Yomiuri

Nissan's yen-aided cuts threaten DetroitJune 18, 2013 SOUTHFIELD,...

Nissan Motor Co.' s take-no-prisoners approach to gaining U.S. market share has the auto industry worried that a price war is brewing that will erode the profit progress made since the recession ravaged auto sales.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Nissan Altima, Hybrid, Nissan, Sedan, Auto Dealers, Ford Fusion, Ford, Stanley, Royal Oak, MI, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

KMID

Texas Railroad Commission Chair Mulls Political Future

Amid great fanfare two years ago, Barry Smitherman, then the Public Utility Commission chairman, bought a plug-in Chevrolet Volt .

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Rick Perry, US Governors

AllSmallCars

2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Luxury Coupe Featured On Jay Leno's Garage

Sure, plenty of the stuff he likes isn't overly green, but at least he can't drive his massive collection of cars all at once.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Cadillac, Cadillac ELR, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Sentinel & Enterprise

Hybrids, plug-in cars gaining loyal following

SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / JOHN LOVE Ron Bouchard's Auto Sales has four electric-charging stations at their business in Lancaster.

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Related Topix: Nissan Leaf, Hatchback, Nissan, Coupe, Toyota Prius, Hybrid, Toyota, Sedan, Electric Vehicle, Chevrolet, Tesla Motors, Startups

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Bloomberg

Automakers Pressed to Sell No-Emission Cars to Reluctant Buyers

Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to U.S. consumers who haven't shown much interest in them, with more states following California's lead in setting sales targets.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, Automakers, Honda Motor Co, Auto Dealers, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Poughkeepsie Journal

Electric vehicle power costs formula looks past some issues

The government created a stir this week when it said the power to run an electric vehicle costs only about one-third as much as the cost of gasoline to power a similar vehicle for the same distance.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Whittier Daily News

Steve Scauzillo: Owning a Volt smells like team spirit

The coach in the huddle would string together a litany of truisms. You know, "there's no "i" in team," "giving 110 percent," or "being the best you can be."

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

The Gazette

Special interest groups profit at our expense

Big Government proponents, including both Democrats and Republicans, often justify their proposals as essential to encourage technological innovation and economic growth.

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Related Topix: District of Columbia Government, Washington DC, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Washington Post

The real electricity is in the name

BMW's gas-electric hybrid 3-Series sedan answers a question that few BMW owners or aspirants have asked: Yes, it is possible.

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Related Topix: BMW 3 Series, BMW, Coupe, Wagon, Hybrid, Convertible, Hatchback, Sedan, Electric Vehicle, Chevrolet, Autos, Business News

Environmental Leader

EV Running Costs 'On Par' With Hybrids, Traditional Vehicles

The costs of owning an electric vehicle are competitive with conventional and hybrid vehicles, but the environmental impacts of running EVs vary depending on where the car is operated, according to two separate reports on the state of the EV market from the Electric Power Research Institute and the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.

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Related Topix: Nissan Leaf, Hatchback, Nissan, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Chevrolet

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