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Chevy Volt Buyers Can Get Free Charging Units

Chevrolet Volt buyers eligible for free home charging stations

The long-awaited Chevrolet Volt goes on sale Fall  2010.  A real problem for owners of electric cars and plug-in hybrids is that recharging stations are still limited.  General Motors and its partners will reduce what’s called range anxiety by making 15,000 charging stations available to Chevy [...]

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April Car Sales Climb 20%, Indicating the Economy is Stronger

2010 Audi A3 TDI

Car sales are a great indicator of the state of the economy.  when car sales are down, so is the economy.  In April 2010, car sales were up 20% over April 2009.  That’s a good sign that the economy is turning around.

Of course, some brands did better than others. 

2010 Nissan [...]

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Audi Super Bowl Ads Focus on Green

2010 Audi A3 TDI

Who says Germans don’t have a sense of humor?  Audi ads on the XLIV Super Bowl are a funny serious look at saving fuel and saving our natural resources.  Green police go after the bag guys — the ones who use styrofoam cups and paper plates, and the ones who do [...]

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Solar Power Recharges Electric Car

MINI-E Electric Car

Talk about sustainable energy — recharge your electric car with solar power.  There are a handful of solar-powered charging stations around the world where drivers can juice up their EV vehicles, and one of them has just opened in New York City.

Solar power to recharge EV cars could be a game-changer, and especially this [...]

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Audi Wins Top Auto Show Awards

 

2010 Audi A8

The Audi brand is in the fast-lane, for sure.  Audi models have been sweeping awards at recent auto shows.   Let’s start with the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, now underway. 

The all-new 2011 Audi A8 luxury performance sedan took top honors in the prestigious EyesOn Design awards, which recognizes — you guessed it — design.  The A8 is [...]

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Nissan Sponsors Lance Armstrong Professional Cycling Team

Tour de France, Stage 20, Livestrong photo

When Lance Armstrong is not riding a bicycle, he will be riding a Nissan vehicle.  The car maker has announced it is sponsoring Team RadioShack, the new Lance Armstrong profssional cycling team.  Nissan becomes the team’s official vehicle of Armstrong’s Team RadioShack.

Lance Armstrong, as if you didn’t know, is [...]

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