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City of Bogota, Columbia launches electric taxi pilot; part of C40-CCI EV Network

Green Car Congress

Importantly, the conversion to electric vehicle technology is expected to avoid the daily consumption of seven gallons of fossil fuel per vehicle, thereby cutting operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions across the 50-strong taxi fleet by more than 80% and 70%, respectively.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

BYD e6 – mid-sized SUV confirmed for Australia, sort of… only 15 are coming here. General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Expect circa-$50K pricing. It could kick off with a sleek electric ute.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

With the cruise control on, managed to have a lovely conversation with Karthik on Jared Diamond’s excellent book Guns, Germs and Steel. (In Also meeting BYD e6 owner! What you really need to do in cruise control is to set speed at 65 kmph and live life in the slow lane. It’s a Zen feeling.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show.

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