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Coda signs rental deals with Hertz Corp

Coda signs rental deals with Hertz Corp

CODA Automotive, a California-based electric car and battery company, and The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, entered into a partnership making 100% all-electric CODA sedans available at select Southern California Hertz locations.

A lithium ETF: A new type of commodity investment

Lithium-ion batteries
Given the explosive expansion of electronic gadgets in recent years, the demand for lithium has surged. Now, with the imminent development of more electric and hybrid vehicles (whose batteries will increasingly use lithium), demand for this obscure metal could skyrocket.
Toyota Motors

Toyota Motors to launch 11 new hybrid models by 2012

Toyota Motors plans to launch 11 new hybrid models by the end of 2012, in an effort aimed at limiting oil consumption and reducing carbon dioxide emissions through the use of electricity and other alternative energies.
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 GE to host electric vehicle tour in US

Ten best cities for electric cars in United States

Plenty of research - from sources like GE and Deloitte, to name a few - has shown that range anxiety, or the fear of running out of battery charge in the middle of the road, is one of the biggest factors scaring consumers away from electric vehicles (EVs).
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Tesla supplies Toyota on electric Rav4

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors will serve as a key supplier to Toyota Motor Corp under its agreement with the Japanese automaker to build an electric Rav4 SUV
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Fiat’s fleet to re-launch in N. America

Italian car maker Fiat known for its modern yet simple models and environmentally-friendly cars with a dominating market in Europe is reintroducing the Fiat brand in North America.
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Toyota readies electric car offensive

Toyota Motor Corp will offer a plug-in version of its Prius positioned to be the cheapest green car of its kind by 2012 and could have two electric cars in the U.S. market by that time, executives said on Monday.
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Toyota plans 6 new hybrid models by end of 2012

Toyota Motor Corp plans to introduce six new hybrid vehicles by the end of 2012 and bring an electric vehicle to the U.S. market that year also, a top research and development executive said on Monday.
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Power struggles: charging tomorrow's cars

Now a new generation of drivers is set to embark on a similar kind of experiment. Until recently, most electric vehicles, or EVs as they are often known, have had a range of just a few dozen miles, limiting their usefulness and appeal.
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Hyundai unveils its first electric car

Hyundai Motor, South Korea's No.1 carmaker, unveiled its first pure electric car on Thursday, with a goal of commencing mass production of the vehicles in 2012.
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GM expects competitive Chevy Volt pricing in China

General Motors expects competitive pricing for its electric Chevrolet Volt in China as it hopes to gain a foothold in China's fledgling environmentally friendly car industry with the highly anticipated car.
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Batteries Are the Shocking Truth about Electric Cars

Can white elephants come in green? President Barack Obama flew to Holland, Mich., on Thursday to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for a new lithium-ion battery plant, which the White House advertised as an example of federal stimulus grants at work and a gateway to a clean-energy future.

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