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Hybrid vehicle rebates produce scant environmental benefits, high cost: study

Despite major costs to taxpayers in the U.S. and Canada, government programs that offer rebates to hybrid vehicle buyers are failing to produce environmental benefits, a new UBC study says.

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2




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China's dream of electric car leadership elusive

(AP) -- China's leaders are finding it's a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped.

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Feel cheated? Small claims court brings big wins

(AP) -- If you feel cheated by a big company and complaining gets you nowhere, what can you do? A handful of recent cases suggest that consumers can, if they're motivated enough, win against big companies ...

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Volt: GM's car of the future?

The Chevrolet Volt is many things: an attention grabber, a potential cure for an oil dependent nation - the list goes on.

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created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 17

Report presents best policy options to reduce petroleum use

It will take more than tougher fuel economy standards for U.S. transportation to significantly cut its oil use over the next half century. It will likely require a combination of measures that foster consumer and supplier ...

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created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Tesla, other electric vehicles poised to enter the mainstream

After decades of sputtering starts and stalled hopes, the electric vehicle is poised to enter the mainstream.

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created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 43

Electric vehicles: How we get there

During the State of the Union address, President Obama reiterated a goal that surely set the hearts of electric car makers revving.

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Panasonic quarterly profit jumps 24 percent

(AP) -- Panasonic's quarterly profit jumped 24 percent, driven by strong sales of flat-panel TVs, auto components and solar panels that offset damage from a strong yen.

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created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electricity pricing policies may make or break plug-in hybrid buys

California policies aimed at reducing electricity use and curbing greenhouse gas emissions have the unintended consequence of making new plug-in hybrid vehicles uneconomical, according to a Purdue University economist.

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Nissan rolls out Leaf electric car in Japan

(AP) -- Nissan showed off its Leaf electric car Friday, trumpeting its zero-emission technology and practicality with video of the hatchback zipping through snow and water.

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created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Buzz builds around electric cars as Nissan plans debut

As the Gulf of Mexico disaster casts an ugly spotlight on the pitfalls of global oil dependency, Japan's auto giants are moving into high gear in a drive to mass-market electric cars.

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created Jun 20, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 23


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