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The Inefficiency of Car Buying

Clean Car

Buying a New Car is inefficient, its no wonder that electric vehicle sales are still pretty low. The buying experience of a new car for each of us is different, but the one similarity for all of us is its inefficiency. Each of us has a different approach to buying a new car.

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The ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: This is everything you need to know

EV Central

Here’s the complete guide on buying an EV – and everything you should be ready for when you take delivery of your first electric car. There are some EV-specific plans that offer very cheap off-peak rates, sometimes below 10c per kWh, bringing that charging price down to around $5. Electric cars are getting more popular.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

EV Info

Why, simple the US embraced Fracking to produce bountifully supplies of cheap gas. In the light of competition OfGem gave permit to far too many outfits to join the Power company bandwagon and make a business on buying and selling gas and electricity. Right now, production is low in Russia, so the cost has increased. No Fracking.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

For details on what we’ve called “The Big Fix” beyond the following, see [link] —and we’ll continue adding back-up info at CalCars-News and elsewhere. And oil only seems cheap. Since our cars and trucks use almost two-thirds of the oil we buy, the quickest way to cut oil use is to free transportation from its grip.

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Best smart helmets – keep your head safe while you ride!

Green Authority

Do keep in mind Sena products are not cheap. Buy the Sena Cavalry Helmet. Buy Sena Momentum Inc Helmet. Buy the Reevu MSX1. Everyone else can buy one when it ships (we hope) later this summer at $1,899. Buy the LifeBEAM Smart Helmet. Buy the Lumos Helmet. Interested? Sena Momentum Inc Helmet.

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

It comes upon us when we have barely started ripping out our gas boilers to make way for the expensive and inefficient heat pumps the Government is telling us to buy, or building the costly new power stations that will be needed to charge the electric cars we will all soon require. Gas is the only answer.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The British government, for example, announced recently that, in a few years, motorists will be able to get up to £5,000 in incentives to buy an electric car. Advertising info Legal disclaimer Accessibility Privacy policy Terms & Conditions Help. People actually love the idea of a bicycle that does not need pedalling.