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Adgero signs €3.5M deal with ultracap manufacturer Skeleton for road freight KERS

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Under the deal for 2016 and 2017 Adgero will purchase hundreds of SkelMod units in a deal worth approximately €3.5

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Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

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The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. An additional 12 new markets for Polestar 1 have been added and will open for pre-orders simultaneously, including Switzerland, the UK, Belgium, Finland, France, Poland, Austria, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Portugal and Canada. Earlier post.).

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Empa recommends buying diesel vehicles only if Euro 6d-TEMP or Euro 6d

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On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. million with diesel engines were registered in Switzerland. As of 1 September 2017, these emission measurements in actual road traffic will be mandatory for the approval of new vehicle types. Image: Empa.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. I have firsthand customer knowledge of EV purchases, range anxiety, trepidations about the experience. He has also been the Secretary for the West Virginia EAA since 2017.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. I have firsthand customer knowledge of EV purchases, range anxiety, trepidations about the experience. He has also been the Secretary for the West Virginia EAA since 2017.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. You can see that every forecast issued for the number or penetration rate of electric cars, it should be in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017—all of these forecasts have been wrong by up to an order of magnitude. Engineers sometimes do, but your average retail car buyer.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. You can see that every forecast issued for the number or penetration rate of electric cars, it should be in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017—all of these forecasts have been wrong by up to an order of magnitude. Engineers sometimes do, but your average retail car buyer.