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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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Green NCAP said that these calculations show the considerable differences between each car’s impact on the environment, but they also reveal the significant influence of mass on greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), in 2022, 9.3

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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In order to optimise fuel efficiency improvements in each vehicle type, automobile manufacturers need the flexibility to choose the most appropriate batteries from a technical and economic perspective. At high voltages, lead-based batteries are so far limited by their more modest recharge and discharge power and capacity turnover.

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Todays hybrids have small battery packs and cannot be recharged from the utility grid system. Green Star Products is not in competition with Toyota or any other major automobile manufacturer because it is targeting a different market.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

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It will have the ability to directly recharge other electric vehicles, send power back into the grid, and act as a backup power source for a home. The pandemic created an opportunity for automobile manufacturers to get serious about designing and producing all-new, all-electric vehicles. The Fisker Ocean is also a power source.

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $29,125—$6,075 less than electric vehicles produced by other mainstream automobile manufacturers—for the base ES model before a federal tax credit of $7,500 and available state financial incentives (subject to availability of funding). Click to enlarge.

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