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  • Nissan Motor Co.s latest LEAF electric car
  • Clean-energy advocates are teaming up with legislators to boost a tax credit for people who buy electric cars.
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electric vehicles, taxes, alternative energy, climate change, tesla, loans, business
  • SJSU police officers switch to electric motorcycles
  • Their patrol cars may be black and white, but at San Jose State they have a new fleet of police motorcycles that are all about being green.
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san jose, san jose state, electric vehicles, news
  • A Tesla Model S outside the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif.
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed more details on a plan to expand its network of supercharging stations across the country.
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tesla, electric vehicles, loans, alternative energy, bills, business
  • Whether youre buying gas, driving a hybrid, or going electric, there are ways you can cut costs and get more miles for your buck.
  • Whether you're buying gas, driving a hybrid, or going electric, there are ways you can cut costs and get more miles for your buck.
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PG&E, travel, gas prices, electric vehicles, tesla, consumer news
  • Whether you're buying gas, driving a hybrid, or going electric, there are ways you can cut costs and get more miles for your buck.
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PG&E, travel, gas prices, electric vehicles, tesla, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • White Tesla car in a showroom
  • Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors passed an important mark by reporting a profit and as a result stock prices rose sharply.
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palo alto, tesla, fremont, san jose, electric vehicles, menlo park, business, mark matthews
  • White Tesla car in a showroom
  • Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors passed an important mark by reporting a profit and as a result stock prices rose sharply.
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tesla, palo alto, san jose, fremont, electric vehicles, menlo park, business
  • Image of an electric car
  • The state is pumping another $10.5 million into the rebate program for plug-in hybrids and other zero-emission vehicles.
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sacramento, driving, electric vehicles, pollution, politics video
  • Image of an electric car
  • The state is pumping another $10.5 million into the rebate program for plug-in hybrids and other zero-emission vehicles.
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sacramento, driving, electric vehicles, pollution, politics, nannette miranda
  • A Tesla Model S outside the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif.
  • The company released its earnings report Wednesday and responded to claims about the range of its cars.
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tesla, electric vehicles, earnings, business
  • A Tesla Model S outside the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif.
  • The company released its earnings report Wednesday and responded to claims about the range of its cars.
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tesla, electric vehicles, earnings, business
  • all-electric vehicle
  • Consumer Reports has partnered exclusively with 7 On Your Side for a report on the latest take on three of the latest electric cars.
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consumer reports, alternative energy, electric vehicles, auto industry, tesla, consumer news
  • Californias green sticker program off to slow start
  • If the HOV lane seems less crowded, it may be because thousands of carpool stickers are sitting in a state office, not being used.
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auto industry, alternative energy, electric vehicles, sacramento, leland yee, economy, news
  • Californias green sticker program off to slow start
  • If the HOV lane seems less crowded, it may be because thousands of carpool stickers are sitting in a state office, not being used.
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auto industry, alternative energy, electric vehicles, sacramento, leland yee, economy, california news, nannette miranda
  • Ford Fusion
  • Move over Prius, there's a new electric car that beats your gas mileage.
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electric vehicles, ford, toyota, green
  • Teslas all-electric Model S
  • The people at Tesla granted a rare interview to ABC7 News on the selection of their car as Motor Trend's "Car of the Year".
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tesla, electric vehicles, business, jonathan bloom
  • Teslas all-electric Model S
  • The people at Tesla granted a rare interview to ABC7 News on the selection of their car as Motor Trend's "Car of the Year".
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tesla, electric vehicles, business
  • The Toyota Prius is the best-selling car in California, the state that buys more cars than any in the country.
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gas prices, auto industry, electric vehicles, toyota, business
  • People looking at an electric vehicle in San Francisco
  • San Francisco is quickly becoming a great hotspot for electric vehicles and automakers are taking note.
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electric vehicles, san francisco news
  • Richard Weisner spends a lot of time doing business inside his Chevy Volt because he has to wait for it to charge.
  • A Bay Area man purchased an electric car, but his landlord will not let him plug it in to charge up.
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electric vehicles, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Richard Weisner spends a lot of time doing business inside his Chevy Volt because he has to wait for it to charge.
  • A Bay Area man purchased an electric car, but his landlord will not let him plug it in to charge it.
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electric vehicles, consumer news
  • Developers create new electric vehicle
  • Developers at Lit Motors are creating an electric vehicle that feels like it drives on 4 wheels.
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electric vehicles, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Developers create new electric vehicle
  • Developers at Lit Motors are creating an electric vehicle that feels like it drives on 4 wheels.
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electric vehicles, news
  • One of San Franciscos biggest landlords has told a tenant he cannot use a plug to charge his new electric car.
  • One of SF's biggest landlords has told a tenant he cannot use a plug to charge his new electric car.
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electric vehicles, consumer news
  • One of San Franciscos biggest landlords has told a tenant he cannot use a plug to charge his new electric car.
  • One of San Francisco's biggest landlords has told a tenant he cannot use a plug to charge his new electric car.
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electric vehicles, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Is it an electric shock or sticker shock? Toyota's electric Rav4 will save on gas. But it'll cost you.
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electric vehicles, toyota, 7 on your side
  • Scientists are getting closer to making an electric car that can travel 500 miles on a single charge.
  • Scientists are getting closer to making an electric car that can travel 500 miles on a single charge.
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ibm, electric vehicles, san jose, green, karina rusk
  • Scientists are getting closer to making an electric car that can travel 500 miles on a single charge.
  • Scientists are getting closer to making an electric car that can travel 500 miles on a single charge.
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ibm, electric vehicles, san jose, news
  • e-truck
  • PG&E has unveiled its latest device called and E-Truck which holds exportable power.
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PG&E, power outage, electric vehicles, energy, business
  • First electric car from CODA rolls off assembly line
  • The first electric car from CODA rolled off the assembly line in Benicia.
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benicia, electric vehicles, north bay news, jonathan bloom
  • First electric car from CODA rolls off assembly line
  • The first electric car from CODA rolled off the assembly line in Benicia.
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benicia, electric vehicles, news
  • A Peninsula high-tech start-up is bringing trucks and shuttle buses into the electric age.
  • A Peninsula high-tech start-up is bringing trucks and shuttle buses into the electric age.
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electric vehicles, pollution, technology, david louie
  • hybrid
  • When gas prices begin to rise, a lot of drivers trade-in their gas guzzlers for more efficient cars.
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gas prices, auto industry, electric vehicles, business
  • hybrid
  • When gas prices begin to rise, a lot of drivers trade-in their gas guzzlers for more efficient cars.
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gas prices, auto industry, electric vehicles, business
  • In the coming year, major auto manufacturers will begin selling 14 new pure-electric cars.
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electric vehicles, news
  • In the coming year, major auto manufacturers will begin selling 14 new pure-electric cars.
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electric vehicles, drive to discover
  • Electric cars, vertical wind turbines on display
  • At Crissy Field on Wednesday some school students got to check out electric cars being charged by vertical wind turbines.
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electric vehicles, wind, crissy field, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Electric cars, vertical wind turbines on display
  • At Crissy Field on Wednesday some school students got to check out electric cars being charged by vertical wind turbines.
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crissy field, electric vehicles, wind, news
  • A team of researchers sees a future in which magnetic fields could transmit electrical currents on highways, charging cars while they drive.
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california watch, stanford university, electric vehicles, california news
  • California air board to vote on clean car regulations
  • California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday.
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electric vehicles, auto industry, california news
  • California air board to vote on clean car regulations
  • Auto dealers say California's proposed "clean car" rules will cost consumers more money and stifle industry growth.
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auto industry, electric vehicles, news
  • California air board to vote on clean car regulations
  • Auto dealers say California's proposed "clean car" rules will cost consumers more money and stifle industry growth.
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electric vehicles, auto industry, california news
  • The Nissan Leaf is presented as the 2011 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show Thursday, April 21, 2011.
  • California regulators will vote on rules that would require vehicles built by 2025 to emit three-quarters less smog.
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electric vehicles, news
  • The Nissan Leaf is presented as the 2011 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show Thursday, April 21, 2011.
  • California regulators will vote on rules that would require vehicles built by 2025 to emit three-quarters less smog.
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electric vehicles, news
  • GM is advising Volt owners to return their electric cars to dealers for repairs that will better protect the vehicles batteries.
  • GM is advising Volt owners to return their electric cars to dealers for repairs.
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general motors, electric vehicles, silicon valley, business
  • GM is advising Volt owners to return their electric cars to dealers for repairs that will better protect the vehicles batteries.
  • GM is advising Volt owners to return their electric cars to dealers for repairs that will better protect the vehicles' batteries.
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general motors, electric vehicles, silicon valley, business, david louie
  • First responders went to Tesla to learn how new technology is changing how they respond to crashes.
  • First responders went to Tesla to learn how new technology is changing how they respond to crashes.
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tesla, crash, electric vehicles, news
  • First responders went to Tesla to learn how new technology is changing how they respond to crashes.
  • First responders went to Tesla to learn how new technology is changing how they respond to crashes.
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tesla, crash, electric vehicles, green, karina rusk
  • Fisker Karma vehicle
  • A new electric car company plans to take on Bay Area-based Tesla in the race to go green.
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fisker karma, kleiner perkins, tesla, menlo park, silicon valley, electric vehicles, business
  • Fisker Karma vehicle
  • A new electric car company plans to take on Bay Area-based Tesla in the race to go green.
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fisker karma, kleiner perkins, tesla, menlo park, silicon valley, electric vehicles, business, david louie