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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

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By contrast, more than a million plug-in electric vehicles have been sold in Britain, with almost 250,000 joining the roads this year, as the technology cements its status as the leading low-carbon transport option ahead of a ban on the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars in 2030. Main Hydrogen advocates. Hyundai.

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UK wants to ban 100% ICE power by 2030

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Boris has spoken and started the end of the petrol engine in the UK. Under Boris’s new Green plan, the sale of new combustion engine vehicles, that are powered wholly by Petrol or Diesel will be banned from 2030. Plenty of hot air to think about with lots of sketchy ideas to grab headlines.

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Test Reports : Ather 450X Gen 3 vs Ola Electric S1 Pro | Electric Scooter Comparison

Plug In India

Even petrol vehicles are prone to fires, even after a hundred years of engineering. Most sensors are fitted on the valve – and send info to the user via blue tooth. It would be a good idea for the TPMS to send reminders on the vehicle screen to fill up. One swallow does not a summer make. This makes them prone to theft.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. Again we had no idea if these were good or not and took advice from Contact Solar. Help with reducing our carbon footprint. See [link].

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places.

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The ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: This is everything you need to know

EV Central

Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive display showing energy use While they’re more accurate, even the more realistic WLTP figures still need to be pulled back at least 10 percent to give a realistic idea of how far the car will travel from a full battery to empty. Think of it as the electrical equivalent of litres in a petrol or diesel car.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea. February 17, 2009 7:03 am Link Smart Grid An Invaluable Idea Worldwide / Buildings could become the new power plants BRUSSELS ? Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s

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