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BYD signs deal to supply 5,000 EVs to UK car rental firm Octopus EV over 3 years

CN EV Post

BYDDY.US | BYD HK (Image credit: BYD) BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY), which just last week officially announced its entry into the UK passenger car market, has signed a purchase agreement with a local car rental company. including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Milton Keynes, the company said.

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EV’s in England

Revenge of the Electric Car

The EV revolution continues in England’s second city, Birmingham. Read more about it in: Electric Car Trials Begin in Birmingham. In the Birmingham News.Net. Mitsubishi says a small petrol car travelling 12,000 miles will cost around £1,200 but an electric car will cost just £115.&#.

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

The project, which will put 340 vehicles on the road in trials within the next six to eighteen months, will be the biggest of its kind and is intended to accelerate the availability of low carbon cars to consumers. Modern electric cars offer power and bucket loads of torque. Low Carbon doesn’t mean low performance.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

Compared to traditional cars, electric vehicles (EVs) have only really been widely available since the late-noughties. This makes the driving experience even smoother as revs aren’t constantly oscillating between gearshifts like they are in traditional cars. Sure, there are cars with all of the features listed above.

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Mitsubishi i MiEV road test

Green Cars News

However the wheelbase is 251mm longer, this is great help when it comes to rear passenger room and means the i MiEV has a real advantage over similar cars in this sector of the market. Mitsubishi i consumer car reviews Mitsubishi i lease prices Mitsubishi i new and nearly new. Go to www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/imiev/trial.aspx

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Car buyers were less enthusiastic. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries.