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Get alternative transportation news and reviews on green commuting, electric cars and hybrid vehicles.

At L.A. Auto Show, Chevy and Fiat roll out EVs aimed at California
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 9:48 AM by Jim Motavalli
The plug-in Chevy Spark and Fiat 500e are designed to meet California zero-emission laws. And if you buy one, well, that's OK, too.
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Ford Fusion named 2013 Green Car of the Year
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 3:48 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
The 2013 Ford Fusion was named the Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year at Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Fuel efficiency: The gift that keeps on giving [Infographic]
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 3:20 PM by Russell McLendon
The U.S. Energy Department explains the economic and ecological perks of its new fuel-efficiency standards.
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Driving Ford's snazzy new C-Max Hybrid
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 3:30 PM by Jim Motavalli
A bit of a chameleon, this new $25,995 car offers good looks, stellar utility and 47 mpg in the city or on the highway. If you try it, you'll like it.
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Chevrolet Volt earns resale value award
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 3:29 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
Kelley Blue Book's 2013 Best Resale Value Awards are out and the Volt takes top honors in the electric vehicle category.
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Average EV driver is a well-educated and affluent white male
Tue, Nov 20, 2012 11:38 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
New study digs into the demographics of electric vehicle drivers.
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Car safety ratings: What they mean, and what you can do to avoid accidents
Mon, Nov 19, 2012 2:29 PM by Jim Motavalli
New car window stickers offer star ratings, but are 4 stars enough, and what's the deal with all those 3-star rollover ratings? What else would make my car safer?
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I left my hybrid taxi in San Francisco
Thu, Nov 15, 2012 8:09 PM by Jim Motavalli
California's City by the Bay has dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions by switching to a mostly hybrid taxi fleet. It's a model for the rest of the country. Too bad about New York, though.
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BMW i8 Spyder: Up close with an eco-friendly supercar

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 1:22 PM by Daniel P. Howley, LAPTOP

The i8 Spyder concept will be headed to market in 2014 with BMW estimating that 90 percent of its current design remaining intact.
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Tesla Model S named Motor Trend Car of the Year
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 11:04 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
The Tesla Model S makes history as the first non-internal combustion engine powered vehicle to be named the Motor Trend Car of the Year.
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EV charging stations at national parks
Thu, Nov 08, 2012 2:14 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
The great outdoors might be the last place you'd expect to find an electric-vehicle charging station, but the National Park Service is home to an expanding green fleet.
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A macho electric Baja racer for the U.S. military
Tue, Nov 06, 2012 3:25 PM by Jim Motavalli
The EV1 was built for the Baja 1000, but now the armed forces are taking an interest. Why not, when this thing can go anywhere and combat-ready gasoline is $435 a gallon?
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Hurricane Sandy: A boon to bike sales in N.Y.
Fri, Nov 02, 2012 5:47 PM by Jim Motavalli
The paralyzing storm has accomplished something that decades of public policy couldn't do — get New Yorkers out of cars and onto bicycles.
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Hurricane Sandy: Lights out, tenuous connections
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:08 PM by Jim Motavalli
My post-Sandy challenges — connecting to the Internet and getting my work posted online — don't amount to a hill of beans compared to others' woes, but I'm sure readers will be nodding their heads.
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Paris firefighters will test Renault Twizy
Tue, Oct 30, 2012 1:37 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
The firefighter brigade will use the all-electric urban vehicle as an early intervention tool.
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