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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I I had a Mini Moke from British Motor Works. White installed a solar system in his home by 1992, and when the next Category 5 hurricane struck in 1995, “We had back-up. It was a great island vehicle.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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It will be launched today by Geoff Hoon, the transport secretary, and Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, with the aim of kickstarting the market for cleaner road vehicles and slashing the UKs CO2 emisisons. The new breed of electric car. My Web del.icio.us Report errors or inaccuracies: reader@guardian.co.uk My Web del.icio.us