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G-Wiz founder wins Energy and Environment award

Green Cars News

The Economist has announced that Chetan Maini, co-founder of Reva Electric Car Company, is to receive its respected Energy and Environment Innovation award at the international publication’s forthcoming 2011 Innovation Awards.

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UK Government Announces £5,000 Grants Towards Purchase of Electric Drive Vehicles and First Plugged-in Places

Green Car Congress

0 g/km for EV. Max 75 g/km for PHEV. crash tested to acceptable international standards (namely, i) A tailored protocol based on EuroNCAP ii) Compliance with crash testing regimes in other developed international markets of similar stringency to Europe; for example USA, Japan, Korea etc). Area Criterion. Vehicle type.

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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

Plugs and Cars

India's Reva was first into the market with the G-Wiz. The French Mega City appeared next from NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine). Tags: mitsubishi congestion charge ken livingstone g-wiz times of london i-miev mega city. Sakura Battery Co is offering a line of EVs, including the Italian Maranello4 microcar.

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Citroen C1 ev’ie road test

Green Cars News

There’s a lot of scepticism about electric cars, not helped by the fact that the most commonplace model in the UK is the GoinGreen G-Wiz – which is less an electric car, more of a quadricylcing accident waiting to happen. Citroen C1 lease prices Citroen C1 new and nearly new prices.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

REVA: An Indian company that markets the G-Wiz in the UK. Thanks to a $528million Federal loan the company will also begin work on ‘Project NINA’ to design and assemble a second-generation saloon car for sale in 2012. Here are some other important names that may yet have an impact in the green car race…. Faye Sunderland.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The top speed of the Revai, sold as the G-Wiz in the U.K., The Society of Automotive Engineers International recently published guidelines to standardize the shape of the plug and sockets for safely powering up electric vehicles. is 50 mph and its nominal range is 50 miles; it retails for about $12,000. What will it look like?

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