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Crunching the Numbers ($$$) on Bike Commuting

March 9, 2010

carfree bicycle photo
Photo: CarFree.us

“I knew I was benefiting myself and the environment by commuting without a car, but to see the real impact is very amazing.”
If you want to get around faster than your feet can take you while doing as little harm as possible, the bicycle is your best option. An unnamed author has recently started documenting his experience with becoming a bicycle commuter, and the results are interesting (and hopefully encouraging enough that others will do the same!). In a recent post, he does a little math to see how much money his new green commuting habits are saving h…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen America, on VW’s Electric Car Strategy (Part I)

March 8, 2010

stefan jacoby interview photo
Photo via USA Today

Volkswagen has recently announced some pretty ambitious goals: it’s looking to have 300,000 of the cars it sells yearly–3% of global deliveries–be electric by 2018. It’s seeking to surpass Toyota as the world’s largest automaker by the same time. Recently, while covering the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, I had the opportunity to sit down w…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bluecar EV to be Launched in the Fall of 2010

March 8, 2010

bluezero electric car pininfarina bollore photo
Photo: Pininfarina

A Proving Ground for Lithium-Metal-Polymer Batteries?
After some delays and problems, it looks like the Bluecar EV by Pininfarina and Bolloré is going to launch in the fall of 2010 if crash tests are successful and the car meets safety regulations. the fall target is for rental only, though. The Bluecar will go on sale at a later, yet unknown date….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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