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May 16, 2010

Green Thinking

Hybrid Karma tour stops in Bellevue in June; FedEx tests electric trucks

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Fisker tour
Fisker is on the road with its plug-in hybrid Karma model for a publicity tour spanning 42 cities in the U.S. and Canada. The sports car is scheduled to stop at the O'Brien Auto Group in Bellevue on June 25. The Karma, expected to go on sale in early 2011, has 403 horsepower and can get 100 mpg.


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Electric delivery
FedEx will begin testing a quartet of electric delivery trucks in the Los Angeles area in June. The trucks can get up to 100 miles on a single charge. Fed Ex's goal is to increase overall fleet fuel economy by 20 percent by 2020.

--Wheelbase Communications

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