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Taxing Green Cars Should Not Be A Solution

Toyota Prius

While the need to address the road maintenance is important, taxing green cars alone is a profoundly stupid idea. Read more →

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Rover: An E-Scooter With A 606 MPGe Equivalent Fuel Economy?

image via Works Electric

Works Electric debuts Rover, an electric scooter said to have an an amazing equivalent fuel economy that's hand built using mostly local materials in Oregon. Read more →

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High Speed Rail Equipment Safety Standards Considered

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The federal government moves the glacier slow high speed rail process forward via consideration of new crashworthiness performance standards for rail equipment. Read more →

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Plug In Cars Close Gap On Lifetime Costs Vs Gas Guzzlers

2013 Nissan Leaf

The Leaf and Volt, two popular plug-in cars, have lifetime costs found to be within 10 percent of conventional vehicles, both gas and hybrids. Read more →

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Solar Impulse Dries Off, Reaches Washington

solar impulse airplane

A moist layover in Cincinnati can't keep the Solar Impulse airplane from completing the St. Louis-D.C. leg of its cross-U.S. journey. Read more →

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Mia Electric Brings Fun Little Electric Vehicle To UK

Mia (image via Mia Electric)

Mia Electric, via an import arraignment, is set to debut its cute bespoke electric vehicles for urban driving in the United Kingdom. Read more →

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The Road To Buying An All Electric Nissan Leaf

2013 Nissan Leaf at 2013 Detroit Auto Show (image copyright EarthTechling)

One author details her experiences as she prepares to purchase an all-electric Nissan Leaf. Read more →

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Wireless EV Charging Ready For Leaf, Volt Owners

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Wireless charging of electric vehicles in the U.S. will become more of a reality for owners of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt come July. Read more →

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Volkswagen XL1 High Fuel Economy Variant Coming To US?

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A 235 mpg car known as the Volkswagen XL1 could get a sportier, XR1 variant that could also arrive here in the States. Read more →

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Largest U.S. Electric Car Sharing Service Coming To Indiana

Vehicles used in the new EV sharing service will be a U.S.-made car, likely the Nissan Leaf or the electric Ford Focus. (image via Energy Systems Network)

Modeled after a similar program in Paris, what's being billed as the nation's largest electric car sharing service is coming to Indianapolis next spring. Read more →

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