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Greenhouse gases to be a “health danger”
The EPA is ready to declare carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a public health danger according to reports. If the White House accepts the EPA’s proposal, sweeping change is forthcoming. Already, the White House has indicated that it wants Congress to act on this issue, such as in [...]

An insightful attack on the Prius?
OK. There is no hybrid version of the Chevy Cruze. In the future there will probably be a range extended plug-in Cruze, much like the Chevy Volt. However, such a Cruze is years from reality.
Still, why not put GM’s BAS hybrid technology in the Cruze? Even better, speed up plans [...]

Let’s get real folks
I’ve pretty much had it with the EV1, GM killed the electric car, folks.
Did GM kill the electric car? Shut up.
Every automaker is working on an electric car today. No one killed the electric car. Cheap gas, however, delayed the emergence of the electric car.
Did GM screw up the EV1 program? Absolutely, [...]

Not the year of the hybrid
Six months ago, one might have speculated that 2009 would be the year that hybrid cars forever changed the auto industry. It’s not just that hybrids were selling for thousands above MSRP six months ago thanks to high gas prices, but that 2009 would also see the launch of the [...]

NiMH-only until fourth gen Prius?
Due to costs and reliability concerns, Toyota has decided that the third generation Prius will never use lithium-ion batteries during its lifetime. Instead, the third generation of the Hybrid Synergy Drive will continue to use NiMH batteries – at least for the Prius – until at least the fourth generation Prius [...]