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2011 Car of the Year Finalists Include Electric Cars, Hybrids and Sportscars

Which 2010 or 2011 model gets your vote of the most desirable vehicle of the year? The best green car?  There are three important awards being announced at the press preview days of the important 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show next week.

First, is the title of Automobile of the Year, awarded by Automobile Magazine. [...]

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Earth Day 2010: Saving the Green in Your Wallet

Earth Day 2010: save the green in your wallet

April 22, 2010 is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day to think about the environment and keeping it green.  Since my own personal definition of saving green includes saving the green in in my wallet, here are my High Fives – the five [...]

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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, [...]

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Toyota Hybrid Minicar Concept Intro at Detroit Auto Show

Toyota hybrid concept minicar teaser photo

Toyota hybrid concept minicar teaser photo

Green cars were the big news at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September and the Los Angeles Auto Show in December 2009, and the expectation is that hybrid cars, plug-in electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell cars will be making headlines at the important Detroit Auto Show in January 2010.

The rumor is that Toyota will introduce a hybrid mini-car.  Why else would they release teaser photographs — a fender here, a hood there.   

According to CNET, this will be a new Toyota model, not a hybrid version of one already on sale. 

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BMW to intro plug-in electric coupe at Detroit Auto Show

BMW 1-Series ActiveE electric concept car

BMW 1-Series ActiveE electric concept car

BMW is  unveiling a fully-electric compact coupe at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2010.  The concept BMW 1-Series prototype is called the Concept ActiveE. 

The BMW 1-Series electric concept will have lithium ion batteries, and the packs are placed in the spot a conventional drive train would be in a conventional gas or diesel BMW. 

Here’s a teaser video:

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