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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. It’s made with recycled steel, recycled carbon black from end-of-life tires, with silica from pulverized rice husks, as well as some natural resins and oils—including from orange peel for higher efficiency.

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Ford 1.0L EcoBoost wins 3rd consecutive Int’l Engine Of The Year; VW 1.4L TSI takes 9th straight win; Tesla the Best Green Engine

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Available in Ford Fiesta and the upcoming 2015 Focus, the 1.0L The Best Green Engine Award this year went to the Tesla Model S electric powertrain. Ford is the first automaker to win a Ward’s 10 Best Engines trophy for a three-cylinder engine. Ford vehicles equipped with the 1.0-liter liter turbo gasoline engine.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. It was time to buy our first car. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. How did it all start?

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CMU, Ford, Drexel study suggests Chinese more receptive to adopting BEVs than Americans, regardless of subsidies

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Results from a study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University, Ford and Drexel University suggest that Chinese consumers are more receptive to adopting battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) than their American counterparts, regardless of subsidies. Low-range PHEVs compete most strongly against their gasoline counterparts in both countries.

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Ford to invest $1.8B in R&D in China

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Ford Motor plans to invest RMB 11.4 The investment will allow Ford significantly to build up its research and development capabilities in the country—especially at its Nanjing Research and Engineering Center (REC)—and will help Ford create more world-class vehicles in China, for China. billion (US$1.8

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U.K. Government Pushes Gasoline Car Ban to 2035

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he’s delaying bans the government had previously made for gasoline-powered vehicles. You'll still be able to buy a combustion-engined vehicle until 2035,” he explained, noting that the U.K. This probably isn’t a huge surprise for anyone with at least one foot planted in reality.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $2.5M for clean transportation projects

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The program is slated to invest approximately $90 million during this fiscal year to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, with the goal of reducing dependence on foreign oil and improving the environment. Big Valley Ford, Inc., Nations Bus Corp., West Coast Bus Sales, Inc.,