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Sarah Palin Shilling for Socialist Subaru Liberals? Not So MuchUsually it's a good thing when a major political figure mentions an automotive brand. Unless, perhaps, it involves tax dollars and automaker bankruptcy rescues, but hopefully we're past that now. Still, some Subaru drivers may wonder whether they should feel a little nervous now that telegenic...
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St. Patrick's Day Special: The Most Popular Cars Painted GreenWe write a lot about green cars, here at GreenCarReports.com. Surprise, right? Now our partner TrueCar has provided some data about which cars are greenest. That is, which cars are most often ordered in the color green. Consider this our automotive celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Lá Fhéile...
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Could Passing Cars Power Wind-Turbine Highway Lights?And now, for today's great green concept, we present: Overhead highway lights powered by wind turbines, which are spun by the air turbulence generated as cars and trucks whiz past at speed. Like many such concepts, this one's conceptually brilliant: Use all that wasted wind to do useful work, in...
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Subaru To Join EV Market Abroad By 2013A Start In Europe And Expanding Across the Globe From There
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GreenCarReports: 2009 Tokyo Motor Show CoverageIt's a sad thing when an auto show loses its exhibitors, and this was a tough year for Tokyo. Foreign automakers shunned the show--unless you count England's Lotus--so the biannual event had pretty much only Japanese products on display. Despite the downsizing, green cars abounded, ranging from new...
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Like CVT, which stands for continuously-variable transmission, PZEV is one of those acronyms floating around the auto world that mean nothing to most car buyers. It stands for Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle, one of a number of arcane emissions brackets created by the very aggressive California Air Review Board (CARB) so carmakers could avoid having to build actual zero-emissions vehicles (e.g. electric cars). A PZEV car is actually a Super Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle, or SULEV, that has been further modified to eliminate evaporative emissions from the fuel system. It also has a longer...
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2009 Subaru Stella: Plug-In EV For Sale In JapanThe Question Is Will It Make It To the U.S.?
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Subaru R1e and G4e EVs: This Company Is Not Just Rich In Racing HeritageElectric Vehicles Might Be the Answer for Urban Travelers
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Subaru STi Passes a Milestone: Museum Opening Marks 20 Year AnniversaryThe STi Now Has It's Own Gallery For Posterity
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Subaru Offers New Green Roof Option on 2009 Forester (Appropriately)While Subarus often appeal to the environmentally aware, the 2009 Forester adds an appealing eco-option: a Green Roof that cools the car
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