Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2019

We dive into what the technical differences are between the Volvo XC40 Recharge and the Polestar 2. And Ford details how its upcoming fully electric SUV will be able to find charging at home or on the go. This and more at Green Car Reports. Tesla talks safety and gives a rare look at its testing.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Today, we've got some far-out stories, from the hydrogen-powered Tesla to the flying drone that recharges your electric car while it's in motion. All this and more on Green Car Reports. There's also a death notice for a plug-in hybrid, stiff new rules from the EU, and possible good news from the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Driving range and equivalent fuel economy reductions slightly differ due to the temperature dependency of both the recharge allocation factor (RAF) and battery discharge capacity. Key findings included: In isolation, hot and cold ambient temperatures resulted in modest reductions of driving range and equivalent fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2012

The North East’s Charge Your Car network is truly expanding as the Plugged-in Places scheme works to connect regional charging networks together. The UK’s first open [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2011

A new iPhone app could help EV drivers overcome ‘range anxiety’ by putting them in touch with other electric car users who have their own recharging points.

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Green Cars News

JULY 4, 2011

The UK’s first publicly available solar-powered recharging points will be revealed on Wednesday (July 6, 2011). Opening at the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME) in Rainham, Essex, the ‘eTap’ facility provides parking and charging bays for up to six cars situated under a solar panel canopy.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

From July, users of its charging stations will no longer need a subscription to the network and instead owners of the charging stations – whether they are utilities, retailers, municipalities or corporations – can determine [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

It will also pick up $500,000 for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. It’s another boost for the city - earlier this month the DOE granted the Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation around $20million to establish 2,550 charging systems for electric vehicles in the area.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Electric buses may soon become more commonplace in Spain after Opbrid Transporte Sostenible SL introduced the Busbaar in the country – an overhead, pantograph-based fast charging station. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news electric bus recharging electric buses hybrid buses Opbrid Opbrid Busbaar.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. So is Britain really in a position to be a green car leader? Many of the manufacturers with bases in the UK are already investing in new technologies and focusing on the development of green cars. The argument for the UK….

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Green Cars News

JULY 24, 2012

Plans will soon be unveiled for Britain’s largest, publically available, pay-as-you-go network of plug-in vehicle charging stations.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2013

We all know about the problems with electric cars: who wants to wait four- to eight hours for an electric car to recharge if you need to travel a long distance quickly? Latest News Green cars Electric cars'

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2010

Nearly 5,000 homes in the US will soon be boosted by free home electric vehicle charging points from Coulomb Technologies. Any one who buys one of the ChargePoint America programme’s electric vehicles – the Chevrolet Volt, the Ford Focus Electric or the Smart ForTwo Electric – and is located within one of the nine targeted regions [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Earlier this year, Recargo, parent company to PlugShare, a leading charging station locator app, was awarded more than $1.6 Fast chargers allow vehicles to fully charge in 20 to 30 minutes. Level 2 chargers allow most vehicles to go from zero to full charge in four to eight hours. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [ 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [ Slow Level 1 charging [ 11 ] should be used to recharge PHEVLER batteries whenever possible.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 2, 2012

Chiltern Railways has hopped aboard the electric vehicle express after charging points were installed at nine major train stations. Funded by a consortium coordinated by Milton Keynes Council and installed by POD Point, the EV charge points [pictured] provide the capacity for two cars to be re-juiced simultaneously, free of charge.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2011

per cent) say they would be more likely to buy an electric car if the recharging infrastructure was more readily available. According to a new survey of 1,417 drivers conducted by on behalf of EV recharging firm Elektromotive, only 7.8 Two thirds of motorists (65.7 per cent would be unaffected by the presence of more [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 8, 2011

Energy firm EDF Energy has secured a partnership with Peugeot and Citroen to supply electric vehicle recharging products and services to electric car buyers. Both fleet and residential customers who buy a Peugeot iON or Citroen C-Zero will have access to EDF’s package of recharging services.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2012

One of the biggest complaints about electric cars currently is how long they take to charge. So imagine the laborious task of recharging an electric bus (pictured)… you either charge them overnight or spend a lot of time twiddling your thumbs.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 18, 2009

US clean technology company, Evatran has developed wireless technology system to make it easier to recharge electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Virginia-based firm has developed a product called ‘Plugless Power’ which allows electric vehicles to be re-charged using a hands-free proximity system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2013

Launched in 2011, OpEneR is developing new driving strategies and driver assistance systems that significantly increase the efficiency, driving range, and safety of electric vehicles without increasing battery size—and thus also by limiting battery price and charging time.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Volvo has successfully demonstrated the working of a wireless charging for electric cars, as part of a project run in collaboration with Flanders’ Drive knowledge centre based in Flanders, Belgium. Using a prototype Volvo C30 Electric car, the project used inductive charging to recharge the car’s [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Researchers from Stanford University have designed a charging system that some day could allow electric cars to charge their batteries as they travel along the road. Such as system could theoretically give a car infinite range and dispense with the need to leave an EV standing for hours to recharge.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2014

As car giant, Daimler focuses on expanding its electrified car range with the imminent launch of the new Mercedes-Benz B-Class E-Cell, the car giant is about to make it easier for electric car owners to recharge their battery-powered steeds. The German firm is to introduce a new app called ‘Charge[.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 30, 2009

The country’s largest electric vehicle charging stations were put into service earlier this week as two stations with 134 stands were opened at the Universiade [.]. It has been abundantly clear for quite some time that China is serious about pushing electric vehicles – and now there is some physical evidence to match the legislation and hype.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 21, 2014

BMW is believed to be readying a new DC rapid charging solution for its electric cars, with an announcement expected within the next three weeks. Exactly what the announcement will be, we aren’t sure as the BMW i3 is already able to use public DC rapid charging stations for a recharge time of just[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A shopping mall near Glasgow has become the first shopping centre in Scotland to install a rapid charging point. The intu Braehead mall now offers visitors access to a APT Technology Evolt rapid charger-which can recharge an electric car to 80 per cent battery capacity in just 30 minutes-as well[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 25, 2013

The UK’s first open network of recharging points has been used for a total of 72,575 charging sessions since the system first went live three years ago. That means that the Charge Your Car (CYC) network is the UK’s biggest network of charging stations and has now supplied more than 350,000 kWh of [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

A leading supplier of 100 per cent renewable-generated electricity has teamed up with Source East, the East of England’s electric vehicle recharging network, to help raise funds for more electric car charging points across the region.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2010

One of the UK’s fastest growing providers of charging solutions, POD Point has announced the introduction of its first high-speed, home charging point for quick recharging of electric vehicles. Tags: Electric cars Green credentials electric vehicles fast charge home Pod Point recharging.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2011

The UK is to gain its first privately funded network of electric vehicle (EV) recharging points, with a staggering 4,000 to be installed by the end of 2012.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 7, 2013

While wireless, on-the-road charging for electric cars might be causing trouble in Denmark; over in South Korea, they’ve already got it sussed. Electric cars' According to BusinessInsider.com, the South Korea’s second city, Gumi already has 15 miles of public road fitted with cables that can transfer electrica[.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 15, 2013

Manufacturer of the world’s first plug-in diesel hybrid, Volvo, is to team with British Gas to ensure that buyers of its new V60 D6 AWD hybrid have home recharging facilities. Until March 2015, customers who buy the new sportswagon plug-in model will be eligible for a free car charging package f[.]. Hybrid cars Volvo'

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Electric car giants, the Renault Nissan Alliance, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors have teamed up in support of the ‘EV Ready’ conformity scheme.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2009

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has ambitions beyond wireless charging bays, as it devises an inductive charging system capable of transmitting power wirelessly over longer distances. It is exploring scaling up the concept for use with its electric car.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 29, 2010

A new wireless charging system for electric cars has been demonstrated in London. HaloIPT’s system uses two pads about the size of doormats to induce the electrical charge, making it easier to replenish depleted batteries.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Electric car drivers can now travel between Bristol, Birmingham and London along the M4 and M42, safe in the knowledge that they can stop and recharge along the way. Green energy supplier, Ecotricity has now installed new charging points at Welcome Break services along the two motorways, as part of its plans to build an [.].

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