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Volkswagen has 30k+ reservations for the ID.3 1ST edition; most from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and UK

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Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. —Jürgen Stackmann, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand responsible for Sales, Marketing and After Sales. 3 1ST has a range of up to 420 kilometers (261 miles) (WLTP).

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Toyota Mirai FCV wins at the e-Rally Monte-Carlo

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The three Mirai cars entered by Toyota France, one of which was driven by Georges Marsan, the Mayor of Monaco, all finished the race after completing a course of more than 1,000 km (621 miles).

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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

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Norway's Th!nk Mitsubishi could be the first with cars for sale if the UK distributor has its way. Despite being low-speed vehicles about which safety concerns have been raised, they have months long waiting lists. nk Global views London as a first market when it relaunches the Th!nk nk City in 2008.

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Think to resume electric car production

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nk city EV and ran a business leasing program in Norway with plans for a similar scheme in the UK. Production at Think’s existing assembly facility in Aurskog, Norway, will be suspended indefinitely in light of the agreement with Valmet Automotive, resulting in approximately 85 employee positions being affected across the company.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway. PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. ev-data.com : Electric vehiclemarket research and consultancy EV EmissionAnalysis: per-mile power plant emissions for EVs. Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion. Porsche911T : D.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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Encased in metal and painted black, the battery looked much smaller than a Roadster pack and is said to be able to power the fortwo up to 100 miles. I wish the thing was for sale as-is. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Establishing dealer network.

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