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Electric cars a challenge for Japanese parts suppliers

Autoblog Green -- Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Japan 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image galleryOne thing David Cole said when we talked to him at theBusiness of Plugging In expo was that parts suppliers need to change in order to keep up with the demand for new parts in electric vehicles. In Japan, the Nissan Leaf has become a sort of wake up call for Japanese parts companies, w...     08:26
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STUDY: Air cars not worth it

Autoblog Green -- Filed under: Emerging TechnologiesCompressed air-powered cars like the AirPod pictured above are conceptually cool. But the real-world efficiency of using compressed air to move a vehicle just isn't worth is, says a new study published in the latest issue of Environmental Research Letters. The main problem, one of the study's authors told AutoblogGreen, is that compressed air holds less than one p...     08:26
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Give a little, get a little: free biodiesel for test fleets in Yorkshire, UK

Autoblog Green -- Filed under: Biodiesel, UKCan you use biodiesel in commercial truck applications? Sure you can. Thousands of trucks burn it everyday. Still, not everyone is fully convinced, and some want to operate their own fleet test to prove that turning waste vegetable oil into fuel is a viable plan. This is what CO2Sense Yorkshire, a UK-based group that helps businesses and organisations "prosper and grow in...     02:08
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Long-Term Thinking: "Cost to Own" mindset grabs hold

Autoblog Green -- Filed under: Etc., MPG, Green Daily 2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallerySo many things are changing in the new automotive reality, it's hard to know where to start. Everything from the kind of hose we connect to our cars (liquid filled? electric?) to the sounds the vehicles make is different now than it used to be. What else needs to change? How about how we think about how muc...     02:08
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Journo experiences Volt's electric-to-hybrid transition, says it needs improvement

Autoblog Green -- Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, USA Chevrolet Volt pre-production IVER prototype - click above for high-res image galleryWe long ago had a chance to drive the Chevy Volt mule in all-electric mode, and more recently took a ride in the IVER (integration vehicle engineering release) version. We found the Volt's performance was rather impressive for a vehicle still under development. I...     11-21
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