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		<title>Did GM Greenlight the EN-V?</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/did-gm-greenlight-the-en-v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t freak out about 3D. To use YouTube&#8217;s 3D player, start the video, then pause and click on the &#8220;3D&#8221; icon that will appear in the menu bar. You can either turn off 3D  and watch in 2D/mono or select from a variety of 3D formats. Video courtesy of Cars In Depth Either it&#8217;s the ]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Ford Transit Connect Struck By Killer Depreciation</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/electric-ford-transit-connect-struck-by-killer-depreciation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have no wish to dampen enthusiasm for any new development in the light commercial vehicles sector but at this point the prospects for all-electric vans are fraught with difficulties, despite the clear operating advantages of using one for specific kinds of work The Commercial Vehicle Monitor editor for the British residual value gurus at CAP, Tim ]]></description>
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		<title>EV Racing: Saved By Scalextric?</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/ev-racing-saved-by-scalextric/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between Nissan&#8217;s Leaf racer and a new EV-only racing cup, electric auto racing has been coming along in recent months, although significant challenges remain. For one thing, batteries are still extremely heavy, and for another, they take a long time to recharge. Finally, thermal management issues conspire with both of these battery challenges to force ]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Green Patents</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/the-truth-about-green-patents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research into environmentally sensitive ways of running a car, AKA &#8220;green patents&#8221; have been in the news lately and it&#8217;s been good news for GM&#8217;s image. The Detroit automakers in general are not seen as technology leaders, particularly in terms of alternative energy. Bob Lutz saw the Chevy Volt as a way of changing that ]]></description>
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		<title>How Can A Small Hatch And Supercar Share Design?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BMW&#8217;s forthcoming &#8220;i&#8221; series of high-efficiency vehicles will launch as a two-vehicle brand, spanning the gap between high-end hybrid supercar (i8) and small, premium, rear-drive electric hatchback (i3). So, how can BMW style two such divergent vehicles in such a way that both fit into the same brand? That&#8217;s the subject of this video, which ]]></description>
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		<title>“Super Credits”: The CAFE Loophole That Might Have Been (And Could Be Again)</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/%e2%80%9csuper-credits%e2%80%9d-the-cafe-loophole-that-might-have-been-and-could-be-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Michigan Congressional delegation&#8217;s letter, stating that the Detroit-based automakers are not technologically capable of serving the market while complying with a proposed 2025 CAFE standard seemed strange to me in light of the recent progress made by Ford and GM on fuel economy. Why, I wondered, would these firms boast of their fuel econmy ]]></description>
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		<title>California Cuts Green Car Incentive In Half</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California has backed up its strict emissions standards for years now with a $5,000 tax credit for electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, which when combined with a $7,000 federal tax credit can often make those vehicles nearly as affordable as &#8220;regular&#8221; cars. But, reports Automotive News [sub], that state credit has fallen victim to ]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Wrong With This Picture: The Urban Electric Delivery Van Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you be a little bit surprised if the man behind this tiny, funky little electric van was the man who styled the VW Passat CC and first-generation Mercedes SLK? Well, Murat Günak has been heavily into the electric car game since leaving Volkswagen, having designed one of my favorite EVs, the fresh-and-freaky Mindset. But ]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker: With An EV Transmission, All Things Are Possible</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my review of the VW Golf blue-e-motion on Tuesday, I noted that &#8220;the holy grail of EV development is a multi-speed transmission,&#8221; but that nobody has been able to build one that can reliably handle the 100% torque at zero RPM characteristics of an electric drivetrain. Tesla tried two different multi-speed transmissions (from X-Trac and Magna), ]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota To Pay Tesla $100m For 2012-2014 Electric RAV4</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/toyota-to-pay-tesla-100m-for-2012-2014-electric-rav4/</link>
		<comments>http://ranktheride.com/toyota-to-pay-tesla-100m-for-2012-2014-electric-rav4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tesla will begin supplying Toyota with components for its electric RAV4 a year earlier than previously planned, reports Bloomberg, a move that will have Toyota paying $100m for the drivetrains rather than the previously-agreed-upon $60m. According to a Tesla SEC filing, the EV specialist firm will supply Toyota with a validated electric powertrain system, including ]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota iQ EV Won’t Be Offered For Private Sale. Public Charging Chaos To Blame?</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/toyota-iq-ev-won%e2%80%99t-be-offered-for-private-sale-public-charging-chaos-to-blame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Toyota confirms: Recent reports have incorrectly stated that the 2012 RAV4 EV will only be marketed to fleet and car sharing programs.  We’d like to set the record straight.  The 2012 RAV4 EV will definitely be sold to the general public.  We anticipate robust public interest in the RAV4 EV and are keen to ]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota To Offer A Different Kind Of Plug-In</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota may not be making pure EVs widely available next year as some outlets are reporting, but it will start offering a different kind of plug-in car in 2012. We&#8217;ve already heard about Toyota&#8217;s experiments with a bi-directional charger that could serve as a backup power source for your home in an emergency, but Toyota ]]></description>
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		<title>UAW Backs “Strong” Emissions Standards After All… For A Price</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/uaw-backs-%e2%80%9cstrong%e2%80%9d-emissions-standards-after-all%e2%80%a6-for-a-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wondered aloud about where the UAW stands on fuel economy, inspired by the union&#8217;s apparent flip-flopping between supporting the companies that employ its workers and backing its environmental allies on the left with talk of its commitment to green jobs. And after expressing concern about proposed CAFE increases, it seems the UAW ]]></description>
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		<title>Nissan Bumps Leaf Prices By $2,420</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My, what a busy morning it&#8217;s been for EV news! Now Nissan is jumping into the fray by bumping the price of its 2012 Leaf EV by $2,420, reports Automotive News [sub]. But don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;re getting something for that extra money&#8230; Compared to 2011 model year&#8217;s $33,630 base price, including delivery, the 2012 model ]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Production Review: Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/pre-production-review-volkswagen-golf-blue-e-motion/</link>
		<comments>http://ranktheride.com/pre-production-review-volkswagen-golf-blue-e-motion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I noted in an earlier piece on the macro-level issues with EVs, it&#8217;s dangerously misleading to assume that electric cars can simply replace internal combustion-engine vehicles without a serious rethinking of nearly every way in which we&#8217;re used to relating to our cars. That&#8217;s true in terms of consumer-end issues like refueling grid impacts and ]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla Model S Customer Blog: Regenerative Braking And Its Discontents</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/tesla-model-s-customer-blog-regenerative-braking-and-its-discontents/</link>
		<comments>http://ranktheride.com/tesla-model-s-customer-blog-regenerative-braking-and-its-discontents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been 27 months since I wrote a check for $5,000 to Tesla Motors, my deposit on a Model S sedan. As owner number P717, I’ve gotten some modest bennies to keep me interested till the expected delivery date of mid-2012: a test drive in the Roadster, an invitation to the opening of the New ]]></description>
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		<title>Where Are Our Green Car Priorities?</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/where-are-our-green-car-priorities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a relatively pragmatic person who generally chooses the imperfect-yet-achievable path rather than agonizing over the perfect-but-unattainable goal, this chart [from a fascinating Boston Consulting report, in PDF here]  frustrates me. I understand why Americans choose hybrid-electric cars as their most favored &#8220;green car&#8221; technology, but from their it gets fairly crazy. EVs are fantastic ]]></description>
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		<title>European Competition Authorities: Is Electric Car Aid OK?</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/european-competition-authorities-is-electric-car-aid-ok/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission&#8217;s competition authority has a problem: The Commission had to launch a formal investigation into aid for a large investment project by BMW for the manufacturing of electric cars. The formal investigation will allow the Commission to gain an insight into the emerging market of electric cars, a market for which it has not ]]></description>
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		<title>The Electric Car Jungle: Battery Swap And The “Natural Monopoly” Of Grid Management</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/the-electric-car-jungle-battery-swap-and-the-%e2%80%9cnatural-monopoly%e2%80%9d-of-grid-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electric vehicles present all kinds of challenges to the traditional ways of understanding cars. From design to differentiation, from range to refueling, EVs simply act different than the internal combustion-powered cars we&#8217;ve been refining for centuries now. And yet, through consumer incentives and subsidized charging stations, governments seem to be barreling headlong towards the goal of simply ]]></description>
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		<title>Was, Ihr Volt Ampera? Vergessen Es!</title>
		<link>http://ranktheride.com/was-ihr-volt-ampera-vergessen-es/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RTR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[End of the year, Europeans can delight in the Made in America Opel Ampera, which is a rebadged and slightly reskinned (see picture) Volt. But don’t rush to your friendly Opel dealer to put in your pre-order: The Ampera is already sold out. According to Automobilwoche [sub], Opel already has more than 5,000 pre-orders for ]]></description>
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