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Best Plug-ins: EVs, Range Extended EVs or Plug-in hybrids

Range extended EVs are better? Just finished watching one of the latest Chevy Volt YouTube videos on the virtues of range extended EVs versus pure EVs, a topic that tens of billions in federal funds could soon be built around. So, what’s the best plug-in vehicle? Which plug-in vehicle is a legitimate game-changer? Let’s imagine it’s 2012. Numerous [...] [...]

Fleet sales to significantly increase hybrid demand

A big opportunity for dual mode hybrids? Fleet managers will be purchasing more than 4 million hybrid vehicles by 2015 according to forecasts by Pike Research. The biggest growth area in this new demand will be “medium/heavy duty trucks and buses” according to Pike. Such an increase in demand could be a great opportunity for GM. Not [...] [...]

Nissan, Fed Ex ask gov for $124 billion for plug-ins

The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle A group calling itself the Electrification Coalition, led by Nissan and Federal Express, is asking for the government to spend $128 billion over 8 years to help make electricity the fuel of cars. The EV group “is urging Congress to pass a series of tax credits and loan guarantees to help bring [...] [...]

Can Coal-Powered Cars Be Clean?

by John DeCicco Comparing apples-to-apples based on the gasoline vs. electric Mini Cooper In recent months, sky-high mile-per-gallon ratings have been bandied about for some upcoming electric vehicles. Skeptics [...] [...]