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2035 Canberra ICE ban an important step, but a drop in the EV ocean

EV Central

It did also occur to me that this is a bit like me personally pledging to buy only electric vehicles from this day forth. READ MORE: EVs no more expensive than petrol cars: ACT Government. Charging infrastructure is critical to the ACT’s plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

Around the six Gulf states, together with oil majors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, electrical vehicles account for simply 0.4% While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 In the UAE, where the government sets petrol pricing higher at $3.43

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

The sentimental values and the great memories these upcycled pieces can create is something money can’t buy. Scout out some furniture in the house or on a marketplace that needs some TLC, give it a sand down, change the handles, try painting it a different colour, or maybe even multi coloured!

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. liter petrol engine. Such kits are a modern take on the electric conversions that became popular with some enthusiasts starting in the 1970s, before it was possible to buy a new electric car.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? THE GOV NEEDS TO GET THIER HEADS OUT OF THE SAND,THIS IS SO BIG.

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