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Cummins Westport Inc. and Cummins India Ltd. Receive Order for 460 Natural Gas Engines

Green Car Congress

The Government of India unveiled a transport stimulus package on 3 February 2009 to provide central funding to purchase buses for urban transport systems. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), a government program, has allocated $58 billion to 63 cities to help modernize and improve quality of life.

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Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

Green Car Congress

In the study, the economic comparison between powertrains is based on the total cost of ownership (TCO). The benefits of lower CO 2 emissions, lower local emissions (NO 2 , particles), diversification of primary energy sources and the transition to renewable energy all come at an initial cost.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. Follow the money.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

Some numbers and percentages in Europe may look different from what you see elsewhere, because I’ve added light-commercial vehicle sales to numerator and denominator, to make the comparison with other regions equitable. And these EVs are powered mostly by renewable energy.

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