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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Departed from gasoline Oceans of love for the Tesla-driving Matt Damon	Holly Richmond	05 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Photo: PBS Not that I'm fcking (in love with) Matt Damon and would use even vaguely green news as an excuse to write about him -- what would give you that idea? -- but the Bourne star was spotted earlier this week taking a Tesla prototype for a spin. Autofiends.com chatted him up about how fast it accelerates; it took the writer minutes to notice that the guy he was talking to was Damon (!). Ecorazzi reported in August that Damon added his name to a waitin ...*
Topics: electric vehicles, cars, green living, celebrity, hotties (all these topics)

Tom Hanks, EV supporter and fiend for beef jerky Star is driving a converted electric car	Adam Browning	04 Mar 2007	Gristmill
AC Propulsion announced delivery of their first eBox to Tom Hanks. Its a Scion xB with the engine replaced by a 35 kW lithium ion battery -- delivering an impressive 150 mile range. And for $55k, they'll upgrade your Scion, too.And I had no idea Tom Hanks was such a regular guy. From the press release: Just before he drove off, silently, in his new eBox, Hanks observed, 'There are three electric cars sitting on the moon, and now an ...
Topics: cars, celebrity, electric vehicles, green living (all these topics)

Hy Jinx Hybrids Gaining Ground Among Celebs, But Still Pricey for the Rest of Us		08 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
Hy Jinx Hybrids Gaining Ground Among Celebs, But Still Pricey for the Rest of Us Thanks to lobbying by intrepid enviro group Global Green USA, several high-profile celebrities arrived at the Academy Awards this year not in stretch limos, but in diminutive hybrid Toyota Priuses. Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, Charlize Theron, Robin Willi ...
Topics: cars, celebrity, consumerism, electric vehicles, environmental justice, green living, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

You Can Hardly Prius Out of 'em		24 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
You Can Hardly Prius Out of 'em Some stars toned down the glitz at last night's Academy Awards ceremony in acknowledgement of the war in Iraq, while others toned down their energy consumption, arriving at the event in gas-electric hybrid cars instead of gas-guzzling stretch limos. Actress Cameron Diaz was chauffeured to the Oscars in her own Toyota Prius. "I drive it e ...
Topics: Cameron Diaz, cars, celebrity, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

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