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	World’s oldest Tesla owner never drives his car; 16-yr-old granddaughter drives it for practice Only one needed to wait decades for an electric car.		Most Nissan Leaf drivers expected to lease rather than buy The financial reality means leases look better to some.
	Video: Testing the Chevrolet Volt braking system Can’t have that dime, the car is on it.	Other news: Eberhard hints VW may be looking at small format cells for upcoming electric cars Senate panel approves $3.6B for electric vehicles Find E85 ethanol at local fuel stations with your iPhone and new E85 Fuelfinder app

AutoblogGreen for 07.22.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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	Tesla Roadster owner wins vanity plate war with LOL OIL Who’s laughing now?		Jay Leno a Chevy Volt intender? Umm… not so much He says, “It’s meant to be a people mover, not a people impresser.”
	Honda CEO announces plans to sell plug-in hybrid, EV in U.S. and Japan beginning in 2012 Finally.	Other news: Business groups ask President Obama to set up electric vehicle task force DOE estimates 100-mile automotive batteries will cost just $5,000 in 2020 Audi produces 10,000th TT TDI

AutoblogGreen for 07.21.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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	Let Them Drill: Poll shows 73% of Americans oppose ban on offshore drilling (or does it?) What’s that about statistics and damn lies?		AN columnist on plug-in vehicles: “Electricity is not sexy” Um, what?
	Report: Fiat developing 500 TwinAir hybrid that could eclipse 100-mpg mark Could be U.S.-bound by late 2012.	Other news: 2011 Ford Explorer to get 30% mpg bump from 2.0L Ecoboost Automotive X-Prize: Finals Stage begins, Edison2 remains only team that can win mainstream class, $5 million Toyota, Severinsky headed to ITC over patent battle, company’s hybrids could face import ban *UPDATE

AutoblogGreen for 07.20.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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	Tesla and Toyota to develop RAV4 EV, hope to launch in 2012 Well, this is interesting.		AVL introduces its own Wankel rotary EV range-extender Will Wankels finally find a home in electric cars.
	DDWFTTW = a wind car that can go faster than the wind (also = internet fights) It’s not perpetual motion, so don’t say it is.	Other news: How electric vehicle chargers will be like fire hydrants President Obama checks out Volt and Focus Electric at LG Chem plant site Stop-start technology to reach 10M vehicles by 2015

AutoblogGreen for 07.19.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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	Report: EPA kills Chevy Volt’s 230 mpg rating Well, that’s not a surprise.		Mitsubishi reaffirms sub-$30K sticker price for i-MiEV in U.S. Can Mitsu go any lower?
	WTF of the Day: Was Mel Gibson “a wee bit unhinged” talking about his EV1? Um, WTF?	Other news: General Motors announces 8-year/100,000-mile warranty for Chevy Volt battery 2011 Ford Edge gets 19/27 mpg EPA ratings, tops mid-size V6 class Electrification Coalition releases new TV ad, shows how gasoline is behind the times

AutoblogGreen for 07.15.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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