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IIHS crowns Prius c and Malibu Eco Top Safety Picks [w/video]

Filed under: Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Toyota, USA, Videos The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has crowned two eco-friendly new models as Top Safety Picks: the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco and 2012 Toyota Prius c. The redesigned 2013 Malibu joins its 2012 model-mate as a Top Pick, and the 2013 ear... (original story)

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EVS: Utah State University quietly working on in-road wireless charging

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, EVS If you had to name one of the biggest game-change moments that the electric vehicle could bring to the world, try this one: Every prior attempt to electrify the car has assumed the vehicle would be the energy carrier.... (original story)

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Ethanol production shaved $1.09 a gallon off of last year's gas prices

Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, North America, USA If you thought last year was a bad one at the gas pump, it could've been worse. That's what one report partially funded by ethanol advocate Renewable Fuels Association says. U.S. ethanol production actually cut wholesale g... (original story)

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EEStor and ZENN still alive and kicking... out the press releases

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, ZENN, USA Zenn Motor Company, the former purveyor of a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV), and Eestor, the eternal purveyor of promises of a supercapacitor-based energy storage unit, have managed to defy at least one of the predictions hurled their way. The two ... (original story)

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EVS: After 24 million EV miles, Ecotality and Blink are ready for both CHAdeMO and SAE

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, EVS One can think about conspiracy theories that maybe that's the way they wanted it be. The Nissan Leaf is the most mainstream electric vehicle in the U.S., and it has a CHAdeMO DC fast-charge option. Ecotality's Blink network offers CHAdeMO ... (original story)

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Mitsubishi previews bonkers i-MiEV Evolution for Pikes Peak

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, USA, Racing No, that's not a Mitsubishi i-MiEV in a fat suit, it's the automaker's brand-new all-electric race car, and it's set to take on the 2012 Pike's Peak International Hill Climb in July. This isn't the first time we've seen an EV enter the Pike's Peak ch... (original story)

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Retrofitted BMW M3 electric will compete in Pikes Peak race

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, USA Last year, a BMW i8 plug-in hybrid was featured in the Tom Cruise-starring Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. This year, another BMW electric-drive vehicle is looking to make a star performance, and without the editing or tricky camera angles. A 1995 BMW M3 has b... (original story)

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Lexus kills off slow-selling HS 250h

Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus Are you one of the few people looking to put a brand-new Lexus HS 250h in your driveway? Better act fast. Inside Line reports that Toyota's luxury division has killed off its slow-selling HS model: "Production of the HS 250h ceased in January, 2012. Lexus continues t... (original story)

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University of Michigan hopes to set new 3,300-mpg record in SAE Challenge [w/video]

Filed under: Lightweight, Racing, Videos The University of Michigan has had one of the preeminent solar car teams in the world for more than two decades, but a new group of students is looking to make its own mark in the world of green engineering. The school will be fielding its first entry in the... (original story)

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GM says the Volt has saved a supertanker of gas

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Chevrolet, GM That's one small step for man, and one less really big barge full of fuel for mankind. That's basically what General Motors' Chevrolet division is saying in its latest effort to pitch the Volt extended-range plug-in as a way for prospective drive... (original story)

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