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London gets Ford all-electric ambulances to go with its Mustang Mach-E’s

Baua Electric

London has the largest emergency fleet of EVs in the UK, with 42 electric fast-response cars (the aforementioned Ford Mach-Es) and three electric motorcycles. The UK government aims to allow only zero-emission cars and vans from 2030, with the NHS responsible for 4% of UK greenhouse gas emissions every year.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

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Drive toward the darkness If you have access to wheels and live within a few hours of the path of the total eclipse, you can always jump in the car. But if you’re hoping to rent a car, you might have some trouble. As of Wednesday, Toronto’s main airport still had rental cars available, starting at about $40 a day.)

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2013 Nissan Leaf: Driven Through Tennessee Countryside

Green Car Reports

After our quick drive of a 2013 Nissan Leaf before the New York Auto Show in late March, we were finally able to spend some extended time with the updated electric car outside Nashville.

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Used Car Review: The 2010 BMW Z4, an Extinct Metal Roof Convertible Experience

The Truth About Cars

Over these last months, the past-tense nature of the car I’d bought came to mind more than once. I got a good impression of how the BMW fared for comfort on the drive from Nashville to Cincinnati. Climate control was an optional extra, and grants an Auto mode I don’t use. More on that in a moment.&

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Indy 500 race vehicles are working on one hundred pc renewable gas and tires with recycled plastics

Baua Electric

With their unique greenwalls, those tires were given their real-world take a look at endmost while on the Nashville Lavish Prix. The post Indy 500 race vehicles are working on one hundred pc renewable gas and tires with recycled plastics appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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ECOtality Expands to Australia

Green Car Congress

However, with more than 13 million vehicles on the road and approximately 900,000 new cars sold annually, the outlook for sustained growth in the Australian market is excellent, according to the company. Major auto manufacturers including Renault-Nissan and Mitsubishi have announced plans to introduce electric vehicles to Australia by 2011.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in one gallon of gasoline.