Hybrid, Electric, Plug-in, Clean Diesel Cars for the Responsible Consumers.

Green jobs, or green-collar jobs, are being “created” taking advantages billion of dollars of new programs and initiatives made available by the Obama administration. The real question is: how does one get into one of these jobs?
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New smart fortwo buyers can get maximum rebate from Cash For Clunkers program, regardless of traded-in car. The EPA has listed the smart fortwo as the top two-seater class for fuel economy for the 2009 model year. CleanFleetReport.com has the smart on its list of New Cars that Already Meet 2016 Fuel Economy Standards.
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The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS,) or “Cash For Clunkers” program is the federal program that helps consumers purchase a new, more efficient vehicle when an older, less efficient vehicle is traded in. Expect dealer showrooms to have increased traffic between now and November 1, and fewer polluting cars on the roads. But there are downsides as well.
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July 8th, 2009 is the first anniversary of the Pickens Plan. T. Boone Pickens’ Pickens Plan aims to invest some 1 trillion dollars of his own money to build wind turbine farms for power generation. With a new NAT GAS Act bill introduced today in the U.S. Senate, here’s a program status.
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Japan’s transport ministry is considering requiring car manufacturers to add noise-making devices to hybrids and other silent vehicles. Many issues will need to be worked out, but it will be interesting to see where this is going.
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Maryland Science Center to become the first in the nation to rent all-electric Maya 300 cars. The Maya 300 are made by Electrovaya and powered by lithium-ion batteries. When will Enterprise, Hertz and other rental car companies take note?
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One of the biggest impacts that electric cars will have on the economy is the automobile service and parts industries. That’s right. It’s not just the often-heard positive effects such as lowered emissions and reduced dependency on fossil fuels. And I’m not talking about dealer repairs and parts here. I’m talking the independent service and replacement parts shops.
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Hybrid drivers with the California Clean Air Vehicle sticker on their cars have enjoyed at least one unintended side benefit. The 8-dollar little sticker appears to fetch increased resale and total loss replacement value of hybrids. The premium price of these decals have been estimated at between $1,000 and $1,500.
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Here’s a low tech solution that can make a big difference in increased fuel efficiency of vehicles at essentially no costs, and it benefits everyone. If we just change the way we enter highway on-ramps and off-ramps, we’d already be ahead of the efficiency game, regardless of the cars people drive.
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The U.S. needs our leaders to step in and create a national policy to transition in future car technologies. Not doing so will waste time and public money, while stagnating important development.
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