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General Motors announced at the recently held Plug-In 2008 conference that it has partnered with 34 utilities and also the Electric Power Research Institute to pave the way for a smooth introduction of its plug-in electric hybrid - Volt that is slated to hit the roads in 2010. GM wants to make sure that the electrical infrastructure is ready to take on the extra load and that Volt users are easily able to recharge their vehicles.

The mighty SUV, long time symbol of suburban lifestyle and a carbon footprint that is too big for its own good, is now going the way of the Dodo bird.

New diesels will get better mileage and have cleaner emissions than your average car. Pictured: 2009 Jetta SportWagen 2L TDI Clean Diesel.Later this year (see the timeline below), we will finally begin to see an influx of new model diesels in the United States. While diesels make up 50% of the market share of vehicles in Europe, they’re still trying to shrug off the stigma of being dirty, noisy beasts here in the US. So what changed?

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Nissan plans to sell electric cars in the US in 2010. Nissan’s chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, said the company was motivated to accelerate the development of battery-powered vehicles by high gas prices and environmental concerns.

The Nissan Denki Cube all-electric concept car was unveiled at the 2008 New York International Auto Show and gives a glimpse at the future of EV's.

Nissan Motor Co.'s Sunderland plant in the UK will start the installation of two additional wind turbines in December 2007, bringing the total number of turbines on the site to eight.