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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

Clean Fleet Report

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure.

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BCG study finds conventional automotive technologies have high CO2 reduction potential at lower cost; stiff competition for electric cars

Green Car Congress

BCG comparison of the CO 2 reduction potential and cost of different technologies. Significant public messaging from the government on EVs has yet to lead to either promised breakthroughs in battery technology or significant sales outside of public fleets. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge. However, China is a major wildcard.

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5 Best Electric Car Insurance Tips for Millennials

Clean Fleet Report

Some companies are offering what is known as a green car discount or alternative fuel discount for those who own electric vehicles. For instance, if your family has other cars, then you might want to get insurance from the same company and enjoy reduced rates because of having multiple policies. Instead, you can do so online.

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Fuel cell bus makes debut

Green Cars News

The bus will now take part in a number of large-scale fleet trials which are scheduled to take place in Hamburg and a number of other European cities. Tags: Fuel Cells Green cars Latest news Mercedes B-Class F-CELL Daimler Buses fuel cell bus fuel cell hybrid bus Hamburg new Mercedes Benz Citaro Fuel Cell Hybrid.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., Click to enlarge. for Valence cells).

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

And secondly, on the truck front, GM faces significant competition with the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 and Lordstown Endurance in the fleet market. By comparison, in 2020 Tesla sold an estimated 242,713 units in North America (US and Canada). GM’s EV Sales Since 2010.

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Golf Plus joins Bluemotion range

Green Cars News

By comparison, the previous generation Golf Plus BlueMotion with a 1.9-litre By comparison, the previous generation Golf Plus BlueMotion with a 1.9-litre Using the latest 1.6-litre litre common rail TDI 105 PS engine combined with a number of BlueMotion modifications, the Golf Plus BlueMotion is capable of returning 65.7

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