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Chevy Volt: What happens when the juice runs out

Posted by Enola 757 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)

How well will General Motors' Chevrolet Volt drive once it gets past its 40 mile all-electric driving range and starts to rely on power generated by its gasoline engine? That's been a question for both critics and fans of the Volt.

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With the New Focus, Ford Bets Smaller is Better

Posted by GrnBear 758 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)

Ford bets everything on it's new small, fuel-efficient Focus. While the Focus is only one of several new products on the way, it is the centerpiece of Ford’s transformation from a truck-heavy manufacturer to a producer of smaller, lighter and more environmentally friendly passenger cars.

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Eko claims ET-120 is first production hybrid motorcycle

Posted by Bosque 772 days ago (http://green.autoblog.com)

The World's First Production Hybrid Motorcycle (really more like a noped – a moped sans pedals, if you ask us) is about to go on sale in India, and it will return about 280 miles per gallon with a top speed of 40 miles per hour.

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New Solar Powered Plane Takes Off

Posted by ARmarker 806 days ago (http://www.inhabitat.com)

While other airlines are touting their planes are powered by bio-fuels, Solar Impulse is launching their solar powered plane. The plane took its first test down the runway, and eventually the plane is expected to take a 20 to 25 day trip around the world.

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Bad News for Air Powered Cars

Posted by Bosque 809 days ago (http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com)

New research shows that compressed air energy storage is a relatively inefficient technology at the scale of individual cars and would add additional greenhouse gas emissions with the current electricity mix.

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Hip Hop Hooray for the Post Office

Posted by 3nergy 811 days ago (http://www.environmentalleader.com)

It may just be a baseline but down 9% in 3 years is a great direction to be headed. Often overlooked and usually just the middleman for our garbage. Our local post offices are still a massive organization. Will they beat the private shippers. The race is on.

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