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If you were thinking about buying an electric car in California, this will be welcome news: Rebates of up to $5000 per light-duty vehicle are available for individuals and business owners who purchase or lease new eligible zero-emission …

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Toyota and three other Japanese automakers together with a power company have set up a group to promote electric vehicles by standardizing recharging machines and marketing the technology abroad.

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Trying to spread adoption of electric cars, five major Japanese firms have agreed to set a unified standard for electric vehicle recharging stations. First, the companies will address a Japanese national standard, then they will push …

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Hybrid Car News and Electric Vehicle Info! Manchester City Council chief executive officer Sir Howard Bernstein (right) and Juergen Maier, head of industry at The electric car evolution!

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LG Chem to make electric car batteries to supply GM vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt.

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His article boils down to two choices: we have electric and alt-fuel vehicles because the government mandates that we do or we have electric and alt-fuel vehicles because they’re fun to drive and people love thrill rides. …

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German carmaker Volkswagen is reportedly aiming to offer electric vehicles for the booming Chinese market within the next three years.

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Ever wonder what it is really like to own an electric car ? Before rushing out to buy that new Nissan Leaf or Mitsubishi i MiEV (or what have you) it might be a good idea to know what to expect. And what better way to learn about the …

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Shares in Asia were mixed Tuesday, with Chinese property developers among the day’s best-performing stocks. China’s Shanghai Composite Index added 0.5% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was virtually unchanged.

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BOSTON–If the green-tech industry had its equivalent of the iPhone, it would be the electric car , a product that has cachet with consumers. But it’s still.

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