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Daimler running 6 different electrified models in Silvretta E-Car Rally; hints at Li-sulfur

Green Car Congress

Daimler is running 6 different electrified models (7 vehicles in total) in this year’s Silvretta E-Car Rally (2 to 5 July); for the first time in this competition, the current Mercedes-Benz plug-in triad will compete against each other. All current Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles are now based on this technology.

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WM Motor aims to be China’s BEV for the masses

China EV

One of the folks I interviewed was my old friend Freeman Shen, whom I met in the year 2000 or so when he was head of BorgWarner China. I don’t want to be Mercedes.” As for his distribution model, WM Motor will do direct marketing as well as have franchised dealers, says Freeman. It should be out in May. Everyone buy it!

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. From there, the couple leased a Mercedes B-Class Electric, followed by a Honda Clarity EV.

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Scrappage scheme sees end to Jags, Mercs and even a Morris Minor

Green Cars News

According to Hyundai, their dealers have been surprised by the array of cars which have been scrapped in exchange for more environmentally friendly i10 and i120s. One Hyundai dealer was amazed to see a Jaguar XJ-S being sent to the scrapper in exchange for a new i10, while another crushed an XJ6 to make way for an i20.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

The team at the Chambal Motors, the Tata Motors Udaipur dealer was quite helpful. We had to run a diagnostic tool after connecting a Panasonic laptop provided by Tata Motors to the dealer. Stuck at dealer to diagnose the critical error issue. Stuck at Tata Motors Dealer Decided to have a leisurely breakfast.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

Including suppliers, dealers, service centers, etc., Mercedes-Benz says it will be investing €1.3 Brad Markell , the Executive Director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Labor Council, told a National Academy EV workshop last year that, “Since 2000, real wages for non-supervisory production workers in the auto industry are down 20 percent.”

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. His only indulgences are a Mercedes and a Lexus, and they have a practical purpose: He takes their engines apart to see how they work. He certainly doesnt live a very lavish lifestyle. On a trip to the U.S.,

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