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2035 Canberra ICE ban an important step, but a drop in the EV ocean

EV Central

READ MORE: EVs no more expensive than petrol cars: ACT Government. But Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Shane Rattenbury somewhat understated the case when he told The Canberra Times that “the ACT would need to work closely with the other states and territories, with a particular focus on Victoria and NSW”.

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Mercedes-AMG 2L, turbo four-cylinder pushes out up to 421 hp, 500 Nm

Green Car Congress

Fresh air is used in addition to oil and water to cool the turbocharger. Complex interior geometries can be realized with the help of enclosed sand cores. The areas around the cylinders are mostly solid, and the cover plate is only penetrated by smaller ducts for the coolant and engine oil. NANOSLIDE cylinder coating.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

Around the six Gulf states, together with oil majors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, electrical vehicles account for simply 0.4% While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 In the UAE, where the government sets petrol pricing higher at $3.43

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. The most obvious one is zero tailpipe emissions. Yet about 46 percent of an EV’s lifetime emissions are generated during manufacturing, double those of an internal-combustion car.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

The Energy Company Obligation is a government energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. Scout out some furniture in the house or on a marketplace that needs some TLC, give it a sand down, change the handles, try painting it a different colour, or maybe even multi coloured!

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies" GM "killed" that experiment because it wasnt even CLOSE to being cost effective. It is 12 years later. GM would only lease them.

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