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Green Car of the Year Won’t Go to a Diesel Model This Year

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:58:00 +0000

Every year, Green Car Journal picks the most environmentally-friendly vehicle from the past year and awards them the title of “Green Car of the Year”. The group considers the car industry as a whole to determine which model should get the lauded title. While Volkswagen’s diesel models have twice won the award in the past, but this […]

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Plug-in Electric Fiat 500 Displayed in Vienna by FEV

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:05:02 +0000

FEV showed off their LiiOn-drive (modded) Fiat 500 at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week. It is a plug-in hybrid that was presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit last year.

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Toyota Prius Converted to Run on Ethanol

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:34:55 +0000

Recently inspired by public demand and by the conversions made by third party companies to make it a plug-in hybrid, Toyota seriously intends to equip their cars with various fueling systems, so you can charge the batteries at night.

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V2G (vehicle-to-grid): an Electric Car Payback System

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:23:50 +0000

The scientists from the University of Delaware created an electric car prototype that runs on electricity alone. The great fact is that it also can, theoretically, earn money for its owner by storing electricity and providing it for utilities when needed.

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