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Gas Tax: Good idea, but "no political interest"

Plug-in adoption to be slow and gradual In the past week Nissan/Renault head, Carlos Ghosn has been on an EV publicity tour. Yesterday, however, Ghosn seemed to take a more tempered approach towards electric vehicles. “We’re not going to take the market by storm,” said Ghosn at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. “Electricity is [...] [...]

Prius and Volt will share GoodYear Assurance Tires

The tire for hybrids The GoodYear Assurance Fuel Max tire will become the standard tire of the 2010 Toyota Prius. Additionally, reports indicate the Assurance will also be the tire of the Chevy Volt. [...]

Iowa Man Takes US Electric Car Future Into His Own Hands

For the time being, Elk Horn, Iowa, population 650, is a national leader in electric car charging stations. Mike Howard, an enterprising local [...] [...]

After 1 million miles, interesting plug-in hybrid results

A Prius being converted into a plug-in hybrid The Department of Energy has now logged more than 1 million testing miles with their fleet of plug-in hybrids, and they’ve collected some interesting data. First, driver behavior, charging frequency and environmental conditions have significant impact on plug-in hybrid efficiency. Second, driving patterns suggest per day driving range is [...] [...]