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Channtal Fleischfresser
Channtal Fleischfresser
Contributing Editor
Channtal Fleischfresser has worked for The Economist, WNET/Channel 13, Al Jazeera English, Wall Street Journal and Associated Press. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in New York.
Channtal Fleischfresser
Channtal does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 11-2011
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NYC to get electric truck manufacturing plant
New York will soon be getting a little greener. Smith Electric, a company that makes zero-emissions commercial trucks, will be manufacturing them in the Big Apple starting in 2012. The company...
November 28, 2011, 4:12 AM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Hybrids: safer for passengers, less so for pedestrians
A new study finds that while hybrids may be safer for their passengers than conventional vehicles, they are more also more likely to be involved in pedestrian accidents.
November 21, 2011, 7:09 PM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Greenest car of 2012: Honda Civic Natural Gas
Green Car Journal has ranked the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas the 2012 Green Car of the Year, the publication announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
November 20, 2011, 6:00 PM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Study ranks top congested freeway corridors in US
A new study from the Texas Transportation Institute analyzed traffic data from 328 congested corridors throughout the country to come up with a comprehensive breakdown of the nation’s worst...
November 17, 2011, 4:35 PM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Toyota Prius concept bike can read your mind
Toyota’s concept bike, the PXP, brings together the design elements we know and love from the Prius hybrid in a bicycle - oh, and it can also read your mind.
November 14, 2011, 6:33 AM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Ex-Formula 1 designer’s EV gets 350MPGe
Gordon Murray, designer of the McLaren F1 and the Mercedes-McLaren SLR, has created an ultra-compact EV that got 350MPGe, winning a recent UK-based competition.
November 9, 2011, 6:35 PM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Global high-speed rail plans surge ahead
A new study shows that countries around the world have plans to invest in high-speed rail networks in the coming years.
November 8, 2011, 6:53 PM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Mitsubishi to sell its i-MiEV electric car in US
The Japanese automaker is set to begin selling its electric model in the United States later this year.
November 7, 2011, 5:09 PM PST | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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11 Northeast states team up to create an electric vehicle charging network
Officials from different transportation, energy and environmental departments from 10 northeast states and the District of Columbia are teaming up to create the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network.
November 4, 2011, 9:48 AM PDT | By Ami Cholia
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Ford’s new technology will make sure you’re awake and driving in your lane
The 2013 Ford Explorer will let drivers know when they’re drifting into another lane and use corrective steering to keep them on track.
November 1, 2011, 2:19 PM PDT | By Ami Cholia