2009: Year of the Electric Car

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[OPEN ACCESS] Toyota's Solar Car - How Practical? A solar-powered car sounds like a great idea, until you look closer a the realities of the technology involved.

[OPEN ACCESS] Picking the Winners Just because it's green and a good idea, isn't a guarantee it will succeed reaching the marketplace, much less reach commercialization, writes Joseph Lado.

[OPEN ACCESS] Solving the Green Car Conundrum Technology can close the price gap between green vehicles and conventional ones, but it will also take smart government policies to encourage consumers to make the shift.

[OPEN ACCESS] Committed: Automotive X Prize Progress Report More than 120 teams have expressed interest in the Automotive X Prize and 22 of them have paid the $5000 entry fee.

[OPEN ACCESS] BYD's Electric Car 'Game Changer' BYD's ETpower Fe battery may just be the revolution electric cars have been looking for the last 100 years.

[OPEN ACCESS] The Electric Car Under My Christmas Tree The kid in me wants an electric car for Christmas and here's what I want it to be, writes EV World's Editor-in-Chief.

[OPEN ACCESS] The Passing of Dinosaurs CSE India's Sunita Narain blames Detroit's troubles on carmakers losing sight of what they were really selling in this OpEd reprinted from 'Down To Earth.'

[OPEN ACCESS] You Can't Drive the Volt from LA to Houston? This semi-retired Houston attorney believes you can't drive a plug-in hybrid like the Volt from California to Texas. I am glad he's not my lawyer.

[OPEN ACCESS] Behind the Wheel of the FCX Clarity EV World's Bill Moore goes for a spin in the FCX Clarity, reporting in both words and video what it's like to drive Honda's state-of-the-art electric car.

[OPEN ACCESS] Readying America for the Volt GM's Britta Gross explains her mission to prepare the way with utilities and local governments for the 2010 launch of the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle.

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Hybrid Car Sales Drop 53 Percent in November '08
Summary: Toyota Prius sales off 50% while Camry Hybrid fell 57%, while conventional car sales were off by 37%.
Source: UPI
Published: 05 Jan 2009

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A Better Place for the Electric Car
Summary: Lise Buyer discovers Shai Agassi's Better Place electric car business concept.
Source: ABC News
Published: 02 Jan 2009

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 Greener Cars Just Ahead
Summary: Evelyn Kanter reports from the Los Angeles Auto Show and comes way impressed by Mitsubishi iMIEV, but with reservations about Honda's FCX Clarity.
Source: Washington Times
Published: 02 Jan 2009

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Electric Car Questions
Summary: Julia Bodeeb spots a electric car in New Jersey and wonders just how practical it really is.
Source: Associated Content
Published: 02 Jan 2009

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US Energy Demand Falls
Summary: People worldwide are driving less, flying less and using less electricity — but for how long?
Source: Star Tribune
Published: 02 Jan 2009

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The Route to Sustainable Mobility
Summary: Exciting developments are in the sustainability pipeline to greener driving from the Chevy Volt to biomass fuels.
Source: Chronogram
Published: 01 Jan 2009

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Toyota Said to be Developing Solar-Powered Electric Car
Summary: Nikkei reports Toyota hopes to develop a future model totally powered by solar cells on the vehicle.
Source: AP
Published: 01 Jan 2009

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Pininfarina to Focus on Electric Car Manufacturing
Summary: In 2010, Pininfarnia will commence production of the B0 electric car, jointly developed with Bollore, as part of financial rescue effort.
Source: Automobile Magazine
Published: 01 Jan 2009

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Pininfarina Family Loses Control of Renown Design Firm
Summary: Italian banking syndicate forces family to sell controlling interest of firm that designed famous sports cars, as well as new B0 electric car.
Source: Times/UK
Published: 01 Jan 2009

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The Drawbacks of Lithium Batteries
Summary: America is working to move away from fossil fuels and toward plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. But, are we trading one limited natural resource for another?
Source: ABC News/Australia
Published: 01 Jan 2009

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