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Spring has Sprung! Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault?

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More remarkable, back in Europe in countries like France and Germany the Dacia Spring could be cheaper still, tipped to come close to matching its original 2021 launch price of just €16,800 ($A27,700). But you never know… Better looking outside, the good news continues inside as the premium version ditches the old Spring’s 7.0-inch

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Recharging a battery can take 5-8 hours, but costs only a few cents a day. But some advanced new bicycles can store energy when they brake, meaning they can go many times further, and some advanced new batteries can charge up in a fraction of the time. Safe places to park and recharge are also needed.

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New compact Mercedes-Benz electric cars will have more than 750km range and charge twice as fast

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Mercedes-Benz’s new generation of compact EVs will be able to recharge at double the speed of the brand’s current electric cars. The journey was from Stuttgart in the south-west of Germany to near Marseilles in the south of France, at normal speeds. And they also will be able to drive more than 750km on a charge.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Lamps are going out (but only one resident.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

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Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? A free car on a four-year plan in France is another idea mentioned by Shai Agassi, CEO of Project Better Place. Consumers expect a simpler concept.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. A free car on a four-year plan in France is another idea mentioned by Shai Agassi, CEO of Project Better Place. Remember its PURE D.C.

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