Don’t try this at home … especially on the road. This is not the way to charge a Nissan Leaf. Even if it works. In a pinch.

(Note: Nissan does not advise towing the Nissan Leaf. Ever.)

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The Electrification Coalition ad’s message: Gasoline is dangerous and should be jettisoned in favor of cleaner, more efficient options.

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In fact, six of the EPA’s top 10-ranked fuel sippers were built before 2000.

Four of the top 10 — including the 2010 Toyota Prius, 2010 Honda Insight (pictured) and the 2006-2010 Honda Civic Hybrid — got top spots, too.

But the fuel efficiency of older, lighter cars like Chevy’s 1986 Chevy Sprint ER or the 1990-1994 Geo Metro XFI are a good indication that automakers should maybe consider backward — not forward — thinking when it comes to fuel economy.

Read more here, and visit the the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website to learn how the list the was compiled.

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The AAM, along with the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, the American Council for the Blind and the National Federation for the Blind have agreed on a plan to address a potential problem caused by electric and hybrid cars — they can endanger sight-impaired and distracted pedestrians because they’re too quiet.

Collectively, the groups have suggested new language that could become part of the Motor Safety Act of 2010, a bill now moving through Congress that would create new auto safety rules.

Sometimes even sighted pedestrians can be unaware of the cars’ approach. Last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted a study that showed that hybrid cars tend to hit pedestrians more often than other cars in situations where the approaching car cannot be seen.

Nissan engineers recently suggested another solution to the problem: Giving the Nissan Leaf the whirring sound like Rick Deckard’s Blade Runner police spinner. The sound would kick in automatically when the car starts, then shut off at about 12 mph.

Read the complete money.cnn.com story here.

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To meet their electrical energy needs, Peder and Julie Nordby, installed solar panels on the rooftop of their home. They also got a BMW Mini E.

Their home’s rooftop solar panels generate 12,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year — enough to power their entire home and their BBW Mini E.

The Mini E’s regenerative braking system gives the small car a lot of perk. Software in the EV’s computer system give it a slight pause when the acceleration pedal is  initial pressed — this prevents burnout from a standstill — and the Mini’s response quickly reverts to normal.

Although EVs like the mini cost more than traditional vehicles, and solar panels are expensive, the Norby’s are breaking away from the electrical grid, avoiding power outages, unsightly power lines — and lines at the gas pump.

Go here to read more.

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Developed in conjunction with GM’s partner in China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., the EN-V concept vehicles riff on a recent project that was developed with help from Segway.

Each of the three EN-Vs — Jiao (Pride), Miao (Magic) and Xiao — have different shapes. (That’s Miao up top.)

The different configurations demonstrate the flexibility of the electric drivetrain and are GM’s solution for the crowded urban centers in which we could be living in by 2030.

Go here to read more.

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UCD, which has a dedicated Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Research Center, say findings of the year-long study will be made available to the public.  The school believes it the results could “influence understanding of the future role of electric vehicles for many stakeholders, including electric utilities, governments and automakers.”

More here.

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Even though they’ve been around for about a century, electric vehicles have never really got that much respect.  But that could change now that Tesla’s zero-emissions Roadster — which can travel about 220 miles on a single charge — has proven that EVs can perform as handily as their gasoline-powered counterparts.

To read more about the Roadster, and see more pictures, go here.

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