Archive for the ‘Hybrid & Electric Cars’ Category
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Taxpayers Illegally Claim Millions Of Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Major car companies like GM and Nissan are slowly rolling out rechargable electric cars. But that hasn’t stopped thousands of taxpayers from claiming illegal tax credits for electric vehicles. A United States Treasury Department inspector general says that almost 13,000 taxpayers erroneously claimed abut $33 million in tax credits for plug-in electric and alternative-fuel vehicles [...]
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Advantages of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) combine the internal combustion engine of a conventional vehicle with the high-voltage battery and electric motor of an electric vehicle. Hybrid electric are more environmentally friendly, more energy efficient and have twice the fuel economy of conventional vehicles. HEVs are flexible and have a wide range of personal and commercial applications. [...]
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Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales Are Getting Charged Up!
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Twenty years ago, who would have thought you’d be able to power up your car or SUV by plugging it into a wall outlet? Well, that technology is not only available today, plug-in electric vehicles are now very popular with potential car buyers. For those of you who aren’t exactly sure how a plug-in vehicle [...]
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French Air Car Coming To America
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
While most car companies are focused on bringing electric vehicles to the market, one French startup is working on a production car powered by compressed air and a small conventional engine. Zero Pollution Motors is planning on bringing their compressed air car to U.S. roads by early 2011. ZPM Chief Executive Shiva Vencat said the ultimate [...]
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Obama Calling For Green-Collar Jobs
Monday, January 5th, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama sees the current recession as the boost America needs to get into the clean-energy business and create millions of green-collar jobs. As the costs of alternative energy — such as wind, solar and geothermal power — gradually fall to the level of traditional sources, businesses will increasingly choose those alternative options as [...]
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Car Emissions – Global Warming’s Major Contributor
Friday, December 19th, 2008
Global Warming is a concern for everyone because we want to preserve our environment for future generations. But it appears that the earth is warming at an alarming rate. This is evident by the significant reduction of glacial ice near the North Pole. These changes appear to be affecting the behaviors of polar bears, whales [...]
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The Chinese Produce Mass Market Electric Car
Monday, December 15th, 2008
The Chinese have beat the rest of the world in producing an electric vehicle for the mass market, at least a year ahead of similar efforts around the world. On Monday, BYD Co. plans to show reporters in Shenzhen the new F3DM, which runs off batteries that can be charged from a regular electrical outlet. [...]
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The Future Of The U.S. Auto Industry
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Believe it or not there are many places around the world where gas is more expensive. As a result, the consumers in those countries tend to pay a little extra on the price tag of a car in exchange for a compact car that gets better fuel economy. In America a small car doesn’t have [...]
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Electric Car Conversions
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Are the adventurous type? Are you a grease monkey? Like cars? Looking to save money? How about a good challenge? You can perform an electric car conversion. Yep! that’s right! With a conversion kit you can convert your gas guzzler to strictly an electric car. Here’s where the challenge comes it – it ain’t easy! [...]
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Really Save Money on Gas – No Bull
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
There are a few tips on how to save money on gas. You can save money on gas by getting regular tuneups on your car, use hypermiling techniques, purchase a new electric or hybrid auto. The best solution may be to convert your car to burn water Regular Tuneups If you’re not in the market [...]