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Houston Announces Power of the Plug-In Program - 2009-11-20
Green Chip Living Editor Brigid Darragh discusses this week's news of Texas government and Reliant Energy teaming up to bring a new electric vehicle program and awareness to Houston's streets.

Department of Energy Awards Funding to X Prize - 2009-11-06
Green Chip Living's Brigid Darragh reports on the U.S. Department of Energy's award for the Automotive X Prize contest to promote vehicle efficiency and developing technology.

Federal Funding Puts Streetcars Back on Track - 2009-10-29
Green Chip Living Editor Brigid Darragh covers Portland's recent federal award for the city's long-awaited streetcar project...and streetcar revitalization around the country.

Southwest Tests Green Airplane - 2009-10-27
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced it's testing a "green plane," which includes green materials.

Qualifying Progressive Auto X Prize Teams Advance - 2009-10-23
Green Chip Living Editor Brigid Darragh covers the latest news in the Progressive Automotive X Prize competition.

Electric Car Progess - 2009-09-23
Felix Kramer provides the latest updates in electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle development.

A New Face in Plastic-based Fuels - 2009-09-17
Green Chip Living Contributing Editor Brigid Darragh talks about this week's new face to fuel production and the company turning plastic to oil in the nation's capital city.

Volkswagen’s Diesel-Hybrid L1 Concept Gets 170 MPG, Available by 2013 - 2009-09-16
It was seven years ago when VW first announced the idea. Dr. Ferdinand Piëch–currently the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Volkswagen Group–drove a prototype of the car from Wolfsburg to Hamburg. It was the world’s first car to travel 100 kilometers on just a single liter of fuel.

PHEV Development - 2009-08-23
The latest updates on PHEV development

Automotive X Prize - 2009-08-18
More than 100 vehicles - all getting 100 mpg or more will be on display next month, thanks to the Automotive X PRIZE.

Electric Car Transition - 2009-08-11
Are we stuck with our oil addiction? Not a chance!

Electric Vehicle Manufacturing - 2009-08-05
Here's the latest on President Obama's $2.4 Billion electric vehicle investment.

Student-Built Electric Car Charges In 10 Minutes - 2009-07-28
Using a 2010 Mercury Milan hybrid and 7,905 lithium iron-phosphate batteries, the car fully charges in about 10 minutes. Whereas most EVs require overnight charging to reach full capacity, this is clearly a game changer.

Plans unveiled for world's first super-green superyacht - 2009-07-27
A 23-year-old British student has designed a "super-green superyacht" built using only sustainable materials, which produces virtually no carbon emissions.

Car-Free LA - 2009-06-24
See how folks in LA are living car-free lifestyles...

Tesla Motors CEO: Gas Should Be $10/Gallon - 2009-06-15
Gasoline "should probably be $10" per gallon, said onetime PayPal co-founder Musk, who is also attempting to make sending satellites into space cheaper with a start-up called SpaceX. "I'm not paying for the true cost of gasoline at the pump...since nobody's explicitly paying for the CO2 capacity of the oceans and atmospheres, it's getting consumed. We will pay for it down the road, but we are sort of ignoring it for now."

Green Homes And Electric Cars - 2009-06-12
A visit to Chris Paine's new green home.

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conversions - 2009-06-11
Felix Kramer reviews the latest in Plug-In Hybrid Electric Conversions

Toyota Prius Hybrid Japan's Best-Selling Car In May - 2009-06-05
Toyota Motor Corp's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car in May, a dealers' group said on Thursday, attesting to robust demand for low-emission cars helped by government incentives amid flagging auto sales.

Speaking Of Oil... - 2009-05-29
Rising gas prices, continued momentum for electric cars and a global warming diet...

Electric Cars Trump Hydrogen - 2009-05-28
Is the U.S. Department of Energy is favoring Plug-In Vehicles over fuel cells?