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It's Official: Tesla Inks Toyota Deal

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Tesla, Elon Musk's troubled electric auto startup, is no longer dependent on the success of its niche sports cars and sedans.READ»

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Recharging Roadway Startup Wins GE Prize

BY Ariel Schwartz
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After months of anticipation, GE has announced the first winner of its $200 million Ecomagination Challenge. It's a clever idea, but will it fly?READ»

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Toyota's All-In-One Energy Hub For Home And Car

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Toyota wants to take energy monitoring a step further with the Smart Center, a system that links homes, vehicles, utilities, and users into an all-in-one energy management hub.READ»

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Good News for EVs: Nissan Leaf Hits 20,000 Pre-Orders

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Analysts and research firms can sit around trying to predict the size of the nascent electric vehicle market, all they really need to do is take a look at the Nissan Leaf, which just reached its goal of 20,000 pre-orders three months ahead of schedule.READ»

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Shai Agassi Has an EV Vision, Can He Make America a Better Place?

BY David Zax
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The CEO of the electric vehicle services company Better Place has already made significant strides in Denmark, Israel, and Japan. He sits down with Fast Company to explain what it will take to make his vision work in the U.S.READ»

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Fast, Green, Deep Orange EV Earns Grad Students an A+

BY Lydia Dishman
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For a group of eco-minded Clemson engineers, graduate school involved serious automotive innovation.READ»

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GM Shows Off Its Electric Van

BY Ariel Schwartz
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The automaker continues to roar back, debuting the Vivaro in Europe this month.READ»

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GM's Chevy Volt Batteries Get a Second Life

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Even before its electric car hits the road, GM has figured out an after-market use for its batteries -- storage for the smart grid.READ»

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Buying Used Hybrids Is Better Bang for Your Buck, Says Blue Book

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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Think again before you shell out all that cash for the shiny new green car.READ»

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CGI: Four Companies Paving the Way for Greener Transportation

BY Alice Korngold
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Today, the future started to roll in. It parked on 7th Avenue. READ»

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If You Build It, We Will Come

BY Gwen Ruta
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In "Field of Dreams," Kevin Costner's cornfield whispers, "If you build it, he will come," and sets off a series of events that change the lives of Costner and those around him. While talking corn is movie magic, the idea of expressing a desire in order to see it fulfilled is a powerful one. And if the expressed desire comes from a Fortune 500 company, it can help change the world.READ»

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Saab's Electric Car: It's All Business

BY David Zax
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A test fleet of the 9-3 ePower to hit the streets of Sweden next year, but the company isn't releasing it in order to save the planet. READ»

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Hyundai Goes Electric

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Watch out, Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. Fellow Asian car company Hyundai is gunning for the growing electric vehicle market with an EV of its own.READ»

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Vernon Roan on Hydrogen as Fuel for Future Cars

BY EarthSky.org
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Hydrogen should be a fuel for the car of the future, according to a report by the U.S. National Research Council or NRC. We spoke with Vernon Roan, who chairs the committee for the NRC on hydrogen cars and fuel.READ»

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GM Files Trademark for "Range Anxiety"

BY Ariel Schwartz
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GM attempts to cover all its bases.READ»

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Meet the Hybrid Supermini

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Honda is set to unveil what it calls the world's first hybrid supermini at next month's Paris auto show. READ»

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Big Apple Power-Up: Major New York Garage Gets Charging Stations

BY Ariel Schwartz
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How can Manhattanites take part in the electric car revolution if they don't have home garages? Icon Parking has about 200 answers for that--and it's good news for Zipcar, too.READ»

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What the Ultimate Electric Supercar Sounds Like

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Finally, we have video of the Porsche 918 Spyder in action. Take a good look--with an expected price of $625,600, this is probably the closest any of us will ever get. READ»

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China Pours Billions Into Electric Cars, Hybrids

BY Ariel Schwartz
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China, that contradictory land of coal, smog, and renewable energy, may be on the verge of leadership in another green technology sector: electric and hybrid vehicles. The Chinese government announced today a plan to invest up to $15 billion in a state-run venture that will research, develop, and generate standards for upcoming hybrids and EVs. The venture will also put millions of electric cars on the road in the coming years, according to The New York Times.READ»

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Tata Motors to Debut Two Electric Vehicles in Europe by Next Year

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Tata Motors India's largest car manufacturer and producer of the $2,000 car (the Nano), will produce mainstream electric vehicles for the European market. READ»

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Business Malady #1: The Waiting Game

BY Glenn Croston
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There's a game called the Waiting Game that works like this: you sit on the sidelines, waiting for everyone else to go first. And then you skip a turn. Or a hundred turns. And before you know it, the game's over. Everyone else is ...READ»

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Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold--How to Please an EV Battery

BY David Zax
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Startup electric car company Coda Automotive has some innovative designs for its battery. But does innovation alone sell cars?READ»

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Volkswagen to Debut Hybrid Beetle

BY Ariel Schwartz
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We recently looked at a Volkswagen Beetle rigged to run on human waste. But for sustainability-happy VW fans who have a hard time stomaching the idea of a poop-powered vehicle, we present a second, more sterile option.READ»

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iFive: Facebook vs. Google, Saudis and RIM Agree, Spain Cold on EVs, Smartphone Security Highlighted, Oracle Boss on Hurd Affair

BY Addy Dugdale
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While you were sleeping (fitfully as the storm raged outside), innovation was wondering if the word "sky" within another word (example: Skype) was subject to copyright, and if so, would anyone called Skylar find that they were, as a ...READ»

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Best Defense Against Car Theft: Drive a Prius

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Thieves don't care about fuel-sippers and family cars, but Escalade owners could be in trouble. That's the conclusion of a new study from the Highway Loss Data Institute. READ»

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