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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Español HD Mobile Engadget Engadget Engadget Web Images Video News Local RSS Feed Contact us Tip us on news!

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EU launches clean fuel strategy; EU-wide standards of equipment and binding targets for infrastructure

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Clean fuel adoption is being held back by three main barriers, the EC said: the high cost of vehicles; a low level of consumer acceptance; and the lack of recharging and refueling stations. Germany, Italy and Denmark already have a significant number of hydrogen refueling stations although some of them are not publicly accessible.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. Sign Up for the Green Options Newsletter Follow us on Twitter Subscribe via email Resources Write for Gas 2.0 by RSS or sign up by email. About Gas 2.0

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Better Place Extends Tokyo Battery Swap Trial for Additional Three Months

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The current trial is part of a program run by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The extension of the program has received approval from the Ministry’s Agency for Resources and Energy, which will maintain its continued role in the project.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

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SAN FRANCISCO — The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an “intelligent” battery recharging network. of Palo Alto, Calif., will make all-electric vehicles feasible.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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The two companies have made a series of deals across the world supplying carsfor the electrification programmes of cities and whole countries – Denmark,Israel and Portugal among them. Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. Depending upon where you live, power plants are often burning natural resources.