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The Next Big Thing In The Electric Vehicle World: Retrofits Of Gas Guzzlers

There are 1.5 million extra hybrids on the road already, we just haven't converted them yet.READ»

Car Jack-Jacking: Cybersecurity Is The Next Challenge For Electric Vehicles

By 2015, $144 million will be spent annually on cybersecurity tools for electric vehicles. Hacker attacks on electric vehicles couldn't just spoof credit card numbers or power a car for free--they could also potentially take down the grid.READ»

Toyota Unveils Three New EVs For 2012

Toyota is charging ahead with three new plug-in EVs for 2012. Other automakers are being more cautious, but remember: Toyota got the Prius to sell when no one was excited about hybrids.READ»

10 Big Reasons Why 2011 Will Be Green

My green crystal ball hasn’t yet revealed the price of oil next week, but some trends are so large and long term that they are bound to make 2011 a great year for green businesses.READ»

Chevrolet Volt Hits U.S. Dealerships - Sort Of

After years of anticipation (and more than a few points when we thought the vehicle wouldn't make it into production), the extended-range electric Chevy Volt is finally hitting a car dealership near you.READ»

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Kia Brings Compact Cars Into the 22nd Century

Still laughing at tiny European Smart Cars? Check out this design.READ»

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We Have Met the Enemy of the Gulf Oil Spill and He Is Us

The Villians (and Heroes) of the Deepwater HorizonREAD»

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Meguru Japanese Electric Vehicle Is Made Out of Bamboo and Wood Pulp Paper

We've seen bamboo bikes and biodiesel-powered bamboo taxis, but this EV is the first we've seen that makes use of the fast-growing plant. Meguru, a rickshaw-like EV developed by Japanese companies Yodogawa and Kinki Knives ...READ»

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Chevy Volt Test Drive

On March 29, Cliff Kuang took GM's much discussed plug-in electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt, for a spin around Manhattan. Scheduled to begin delivery late this year, the car proved to be phenomenally quiet, smooth, and well-engineered. ...READ»

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Test Driving the Chevy Volt [Video]

First impressions of GM's much-ballyhooed electric car of the future.READ»

Zero Emission Electric Vehicles? Not So Fast.

This blog is part of our Inspired Ethonomics series. Patti Prairie is the CEO of Brighter Planet, a startup whose purpose is to help manage our environmental footprint, you can follow via their blog We've all heard the wave of ...READ»

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Mercedes Reveals Teaser Preview of Its 2011 Hybrids

The gorgeous F800 is a preview of the styling and technology that will grace the 2011 CLS.READ»

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Nissan Proves a Big Market Exists for Cheap Electric Cars

Abandon your doubts that an affordably priced EV will do well. Nissan's news yesterday confirms it: Almost 22,000 people in North America have contacted Nissan since it announced, in August, that the LEAF EV sedan--expected to hit ...READ»

France Spending $2.2 Billion on Electric Car Charging Network

No one will buy electric cars if there are no plug-in stations, but no one will build plug-in stations without EVs on the road. That's the conundrum for both car makers and plug-in infrastructure companies. Fortunately, the public ...READ»

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The Nuts and Bolts of Wheego's Electric Car

This week I had the privilege of test driving Wheego's low-speed electric vehicle, the Whip, which costs about $12,500 after a $7,500 tax credit that expires this year. The Whip isn't meant for highway duty; it uses relatively ...READ»

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Fisker, Kleiner Perkins Team Up for $39,000 Plug-in Hybrid Mystery Car

Fisker Automotive is best known for pissing off Tesla Motors and introducing the Karma, an $80,000 luxury plug-in hybrid set to debut later this year. Turns out the startup company has another trick up its sleeve: a $39,000 ...READ»

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Audi EV Concept Boasts Insane Torque

The Tesla Roadster may be fast, and the VW E-Up might be economical, but those go-karts don't have anything on the Audi e-tron. The concept vehicle unveiled at the International Auto Motor Show in Frankfurt looks a lot like ...READ»

What Will the 2010 Plug-in Prius Look Like?

We won't get all the juicy details about the 2010 plug-in Prius hybrid until next week's Frankfurt Motor Show, but in the meantime Toyota has released a few choice highlights about the car, which will be leased at the end of this ...READ»