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Concept Chevy Volt: The Electric Car of the Future

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Chevrolet is already known for having great green vehicles, such as the Chevy Malibu Hybrid, but now they’re planning to revolutionize the auto industry even more by producing the Concept Chevy Volt.

Set to be on the market by the end of 2010, the Concept Chevy Volt is an electric vehicle that runs on a lithium-ion battery, and it can be recharged by power sources such as gas and/or E85 ethanol…

Yahoo! Rates Top 100 Green Cars

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Yahoo! Recently released their list of top 100 green vehicles currently on the market.

Using a system called ‘The Green Rating,’ which was developed with the help of Environmental Defense, a non-profit company dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, Yahoo! rated all types of green vehicles, from sedans and vans to SUVs and trucks…

Saturn Set to Build Plug-In Hybrid SUV

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Saturn already accomplished a great feat by creating the VUE Green Line Hybrid SUV, which is considered the most affordable hybrid SUV on the market. But now they’re really outdoing themselves by starting production on the first-ever car of its kind: a VUE Green Line Plug-In Electric Hybrid SUV!

Set to begin production in 2010, this remarkable vehicle is going to revolutionize the car industry with its plug-in technology…

Green Sports Cars: Plug in to the Future

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Most people dream of owning a sleek new sports car with a high-powered engine and a cool design to match. Then again, the people who choose to live green know that sports vehicles are huge emitters of carbon dioxide, so they steer clear of these fast and fancy cars.

But what if you could fit an eco-friendly electric car into your green lifestyle that was both sporty and environmentally safe? Would you do it? Of course you would because…

U.S. to Open Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Facility

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A factory that will have the ability to produce up to 10,000 zero emission electric vehicles per year is going to be opening in the U.S., and Smith Electric Vehicles, the company behind this, is ready to get these cars out to the public by the year 2010. It’s a pretty big goal for any company to pursue, but Smith Electric Vehicles already has two successful manufacturing facilities in Fresno, California and in the U.K., and they’re ready to offer their products to a wider portion of the American population…