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BMW i8 Wins 2015 World Green Car Award at NYIAS 2015

Benji Jerew — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:52:45 +0000

It sounds like a repeat of last year’s Auto Show news, really only two digits’ difference, because the winner of the 2015 World Green Car Award is the BMW i8. Last year, at the 2014 New York International Auto Show, the BMW i3 took the award, so there’s your two digits. This year, it may […]

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2015 Volvo XC90 T8 – World’s Best High-MPG Performance SUV

Benji Jerew — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:15:36 +0000

The 2015 Volvo XC90 T8 is a one-of-a-kind sport utility vehicle (SUV), with space for up to seven passengers and sports car performance, and fuel economy rivalling even compact cars! Usually, here at The Green Optimistic, we look with disdain on sport utility vehicles, especially when people get excited that the latest version gets an […]

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California Sold 100,000 Plug-In Electric and Hybrid Vehicles in just Four Years

Benji Jerew — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:13:30 +0000

To date, the United States is home to some 7.5 million hybrid vehicles, and California leads the way. According to research compiling data from a number of sources, such as CARB (California Air Resources Board) and hybridcars.com, some 40% of those plug-in vehicles are in the State of California. In fact, over the last four […]

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China Reopens Electric Vehicle Tax Incentives

Benji Jerew — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:01:53 +0000

To promote the adoption of electric vehicles and improve the air quality in China, the government has finally approved reopening electric vehicle tax incentives in the country, but only for Chinese vehicles. China’s unprecedented economic growth over the last decade has not been without its environmental problems, just one of which has to do with […]

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CARB Asks, “Why buy electric vehicles?” – Survey Results

Benji Jerew — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:37:10 +0000

We all know what’s so great about electric vehicles, because they’re so clean and fun to drive, right? As the undisputed home of the electrified vehicle, including plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery (BEV) electric vehicles, California seems like it would be the best place to ask why people buy them. CARB (California Air Resources Board) […]

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Chevy Volt Owners Rack Up Half a Billion Pure Electric Miles

Benji Jerew — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:27:23 +0000

The Chevy Volt could be one of the best stepping-stone models between hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), and the miles prove it. While hybrid electric vehicles offer the best fuel economy in a non-plug-in vehicle, they do have the limitation that they cannot run in pure electric mode for more than a couple miles. To […]

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Plug-In Hybrid Audi TT Offroad Concept at Auto China 2014

Benji Jerew — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:24:41 +0000

It’s still only a concept car, but is the Audi TT Offroad Concept plug-in hybrid just smoke and mirrors? Imagine an Audi TT, jacked up to give it better ground clearance, and then adding an all-wheel drive two-motor plug-in hybrid powertrain. That’s what Audi is showing off at the 13th Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Auto […]

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Want the Audi A6 E-Tron PHEV? Move to China!

Benji Jerew — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:05:47 +0000

Ahead of the 13th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Audi has let loose a few details of the upcoming Audi A6 E-tron, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The Audi A6 E-tron PHEV is a luxury mid-size sedan, sized between the A4 and A8, which was shown as a concept a couple years ago, and there’s […]

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BMW X5 eDrive – 62 MPG Plug-In Hybrid SUV

Benji Jerew — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:49:21 +0000

BMW has been toying with us, showing off various plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at the auto shows, but could the BMW X5 eDrive be the first to make it off the production lines? The BMW X5 eDrive was revealed at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The plug-in hybrid SUV borrows heavily from the BMW i3 […]

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2014 Green Car Technology Award Nominee – Porsche PHEV Powertrain

Benji Jerew — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 18:56:00 +0000

The days are winding down until Green Car Journal’s announcement of the winner of the 2014 Green Car Technology of the Year Award, which will take place January 22nd, on the second day of the 2014 Washington Auto Show. We have been covering the ten nominees, all aimed at making greens cars the way of […]

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Adjusting Highway Maintenance Taxes for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:02:25 +0000

The Highway Trust Fund, among other funds of its type, depends on fuel taxes, but what happens when the funds dry up, thanks to more fuel-efficient vehicles on the roads? For decades, it seemed that the best way to fund the maintenance and repair of the Nation’s highway and road system was to tax fuel. […]

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Will There be a 141MPG 2014 Renault Plug-In Hybrid?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 14:51:12 +0000

It won’t be a pure electric vehicle, but a rumored Renault plug-in hybrid electric vehicle could set automakers on edge in 2014. Renault / Nissan is already a global leader in electric vehicle technology which, if combined properly with an internal combustion engine and transmission setup, should make for some impressive plug-in hybrid vehicles. Interestingly, […]

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BMW i8 Revealed, Pricing and Specifications Updated Again – Frankfurt Motor Show

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:53:11 +0000

It’s been long in coming, but finally we get a look at the BMW i8 that was hinted at a couple of years ago, and it’s a beauty! [albeit an expensive beauty!] The Frankfurt Motor Show is a great venue to see some of the latest vehicles, the wheels of some we hope to see […]

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Mercedes Benz S500 PHEV Rates at 78mpg, Most Efficient Luxury Sedan?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:47:21 +0000

Mercedes Benz S-Class is not your average run-of-the-mill family sedan, but with a generous helping of hybrid technology, the Mercedes Benz S500 PHEV [Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle], manages to outclass everything else in the luxury sedan segment, at least in terms of fuel economy. Go to the Environmental Protection Agency’s [EPA] Fuel Economy website and […]

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Mitsubishi’s Electric Vehicle False-Start, And Now We Wait

Benji Jerew — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:15:18 +0000

The i-MiEV, Mitsubishi’s first plug-in electric vehicle, seemed like a good opener for Mitsubishi, but we haven’t heard much from them regarding any new plug-in models. True, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle hasn’t been a huge hit with consumers, selling just 149 units in 2012. The technology is promising, but it does have us wondering […]

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