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Australia has a new cheapest electric car: MG ZS EV now $44,990 drive-away

EV Central

MG has settled the argument over the cheapest new electric car by shaving $2000 from the price of its updated ZS EV. We have been successful in offering the Australian market unparalleled value and we are now entering a new phase of our growth with the new ZS EV,” said MG Australia CEO Peter Ciao.

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Toyota Europe Q1 hybrid sales up 82.3% for 20% of total sales; Auris Hybrid the leader

Green Car Congress

Cumulative sales of Toyota and Lexus full hybrid models in Europe since 2000 reached 544,184 units at the end of March 2013, contributing to some 10% of Toyota’s global full hybrid sales. The European automotive industry is still experiencing an increasingly shrinking market. fall in the market overall.

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GKN Driveline Continues Rapid Growth in China; Developing Driveline Systems for EVs and Hybrids for the China Market

Green Car Congress

GKN Driveline continues its rapid growth in China with plans for a 12 th manufacturing facility; expansion of an existing research center; and the introduction of new low-cost and electric-hybrid technologies for the China market. Magirius also announced the expansion of GKN’s Shanghai Technical Centre originally established in 2000.

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The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

could reportedly produce up to 60,000 Volt electric cars in 2010 , its first anticipated year on the market. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that first year sales of the automaker's plug-in hybrid could quadruple that of the Toyota Prius' U.S. 23, 2007 -- General Motors Corp. according to Audodata Corp.,

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The main study shows that under all nine scenarios for both rates of market penetration of PHEVs and the evolving power grids characteristics (capacity/carbon intensity), PHEVs will vastly reduce greenhouse gases for the next 40 years. But theyve needed definitive proof that PHEVs wont increase pollution. Thats 20-25 cents a gallon.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

Was 2000 hrs by then. At Gurgaon - Meeting the Statiq team We reached the Statiq charger at Galeria Market, Gurgaon by 1740 hrs. Galleria is a busy market - and double parking is normal. Delhi Police waits patiently till the vehicle comes up for sale, and then recovers all the dues.) Was 1900 hrs by the time we left.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. billion).

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