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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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The production version of the i3. In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. EVs in general currently have a larger carbon burden in the production phase than conventional vehicles (e.g., Production.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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For example, President Obama has issued the United States the challenge of having one million plug-in hybrids on the road by the end of 2015—a goal which many keynote speakers supported but also identified significant barriers to achieving. Washington, D.C.: Even without the operational issues there is still the matter of scale.

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The lowly refuse truck offers the perfect use case for electrification

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A prototype and a testing program followed, and Mack is now in production with the LR Electric truck (the name means “Low-entry Refuse”). Again, it really depends, but in the neighborhood of between 70 and 100 miles. Route length really depends, but in the neighborhood of between 70 and 100 miles.

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A Well Earned, Guilt Free #YearOfJoe

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Ladies and gentlemen your friendly neighborhood Greenius has hit the wall. Wrote eight screenplays no one wanted to turn into movies, but kept studying and developing my talents as a writer and kept plugging away. I’ve got National Parks in Oregon and Washington state to see. I am dog tired. So I’m finally taking one.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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There are many reasons (safety, reliability, liability) that a fleet operator might not want their drivers getting out of the vehicles to plug and unplug charging cables. We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Based in Watertown, Massachusetts, A123Systems has announced plans for a Michigan-based production facility.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

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Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. Washington, D.C. The stations will have a standardized outlet that will accommodate other companies plug-in cars, Nickels said. "We

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