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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

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EVs will drive down the costs of owning a vehicle and give New Zealand more energy independence. And the investigation of extending the Clean Car Discount to other vehicle types. Today signals that New Zealand wants to be part of that transition, and avoid becoming a dumping ground for dirty second-hand vehicles from other markets.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Log scale) Source: EEA.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. “I You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. When the design of the Commodore 64 began, the overriding goals were simplicity and low cost. But this wastes 2 kilobytes of RAM. ?“A

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. For more see our All About Plug-In Hybrids page.

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