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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

This week’s episode is mostly an introduction to this series and some of our thoughts on the global electric car scene. This is a global phenomenon. Not because they are inexpensive to run, not because they are better for the environment, but because they are superior machines compared to the ones that run on dinosaur juice.

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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

EV Central

But it’s not the fastest Born in the global fleet, as the 170kW motor allied with the 58kWh battery pack is lighter and therefore can zot from 0-100km/h in 6.6 The 77kWh battery pack is claimed to consume juice at an average 15.7-17.5kWh/100km This is the version Cupra is considering bringing to Australia as soon as 2024.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. At this early stage in what amounts to a global revolution, that is to be expected.

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

We also found magazines ( Utne Reader anyone?) I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. Vice President, Al Gore, talking about the need to take immediate action on global warming and failing to convince the President or any Republicans that he knew what the hell he was talking about.

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

We also found magazines ( Utne Reader anyone?) I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. Vice President, Al Gore, talking about the need to take immediate action on global warming and failing to convince the President or any Republicans that he knew what the hell he was talking about.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lutz is a man given to hyperbole — called global warming "a crock of shit" — but in this case, hes right. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. We are facing a big problem with global warming. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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