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The 365-Energy Group, tasked with setting up an electric vehicle infrastructure in the City of Amsterdam, has announced that the city has chosen ChargePoint from Coulomb Technologies for the task. The city plans to install 45 stations as part of an initial demonstration program and, if that’s successful, to expand that to 200-250 more by 2012.

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This video is pretty funny. Having recently been to California, I can agree with them that every other car seems to be some kind of hybrid.

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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, written by Keith Johnson, lays out the reasons why he believes that General Motors will drop the Volt. An immediate response article on Treehugger.com by Michael G. Richard refutes that argument and lays out his reasoning for it.

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Suzuki has been working hard on the hydrogen fuel cell Crosscage motorcycle. Intelligent Energy, Suzuki’s partner in this venture, was at the EVS24 in Norway showing off the fuel cell technology. Intelligent Energy plans to build their own motorcycle, the ENV (pictured below) with the fuel cells.

Read More: Suzuki Crosscage Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle Could Release Next Year

General Motors‘ bondholders rejected a debt-for-equity swap and so have set into motion the likely bankrupting of GM. This could be the largest industrial bankruptcy in American history. GM has until the end of the month to convince government officials that it’s solvent, but with over $100 billion in red ink, it’s not likely to happen.

Read More: GM Faces Bankruptcy, What Will the Fallout Be?

Tesla is now recalling 75% of the Roadsters they’ve put on the road so far for a safety issue involving the rear hub. To Tesla’s credit, the recall is with a factory flaw from Lotus, who makes the Roadster’s body, and not Tesla’s drivetrain.

The recall affects 345 Roadsters made between March of 2008 and April 22 this year. In keeping with the higher-end service that goes along with a Roadster, Tesla will be sending technicians, on appointment, to the homes or workplaces of their customers to do the repairs.

Read More: Tesla Scratches Its Head: Recalls 75% of Roadsters

The Prius may gain a new cousin at Toyota’s premium car company, Lexus. Lexus is preparing a new hatchback model to debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. This model will be available only as a Prius-based hybrid and likely based on the HS 250h.

Read More: Lexus Preparing to Release a Premium Subcompact in Europe

The folks at Eco Watercraft have made an all-electric jetski that runs up to 50mph for up to 3 hours. All quietly, on electric power, with no oil or fuel leaks like traditional units.

Read More: Video: ECO Jetski is All-Electric Watercraft Fun!

So far, engineering students in India have created compressed-air powered mopeds, bicycles, and now a motorcycle. One Indian company claimed to have built a production-ready compressed-air car (which never materialized).

Read More: India’s Love Affair with Compressed Air Continues: The Air-Powered Motorcycle

When you look at the VoltRider’s marketing materials, the first thing you see is some cheesy comments about “E-grins.” Then you notice that “E-grins” is actually trademarked. They even claim to have gotten the term put into Wikipedia. Now I remember why I never cite Wikipedia as a source.

Read More: A Closer Look At The 2009 VoltRider Electric Bike