A123 Systems gets battery supply contract for Navistar-Modec JV
Filed under: EV/Plug-in Modec electric truck - Click above for high-res image gallery The joint venture that was formed last year between Navistar and Modec has selected...
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Markey and Reed: opening up carbon-based energy sector will bring jobs, lots of them
Filed under: Legislation and Policy, USA Just how important are plug-in vehicles (PHVs) to America? According...
Report: Duracar’s Quicc DiVa saved from bankruptcy, production could start soon
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Lightweight, Europe/EU Duracar Quicc! Diva - Click above for high-res image gallery It’s...
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St. Petersburg to test ‘plug-in’ hybrid cars in green partnership
Click the plug-in hybrid Escape for a high res gallery The city of St. Petersburg, Florida isn’t part of Ford’s...
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Some new cars cheaper than used, including Altima and Civic hybrids
One of the options we looked at in last week’s Greenlings post on buying a new green car was whether a used car or...
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Will a version of the new Buick Excelle be the next Voltec model?
The next-generation Buick Excelle has been spotted testing in the usual camouflage. The existing Excelle is only sold in...
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Peugeot installs small diesel engine in 407, beats CO2 figure
If I told you a few years ago that a medium-sized sedan would get a 1.6-liter diesel engine, you might have thought that I was crazy. However, Peugeot is on to something since they put a 1.6-liter 110hp HDi diesel in the Peugeot 407, getting a relatively large car that burns just 4.9 l/100 km of diesel (equivalent to 48 mpg)...
Toyota Prius price lowered in Japan to match Honda Insight
We knew that Toyota was planning to keep the current Prius around for a little while longer to properly do battle with the new Honda Insight, which costs a few thousand dollars (or a few million yen) less. We assumed that Toyota would at least match the Insight’s asking price with its new-old Prius, and now it’s official...
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