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Kia plans ‘10,000 fuel cell vehicles for 2015’

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Kia is looking to have 10,000 fuel cell vehicles on the road by 2015, according to motoring mag, What Car. The Korean carmaker plans to sell between 1000 and 2000 fuel cell vehicles between now and 2012, it reports, although initially these will be offered to government bodies and research institutions for real world trials. [.].

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Citroen confirms scrappage scheme

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Known as the Trade-In Incentive Scheme, drivers that order any new Citroen by the end of April 2009 will receive the money for the vehicle as long as it was registered before the year 2000 when they trade in their old car which will be processed via Cartakeback.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. A lot of current and upcoming electric cars are in the 300-mile range. He's an actual engineer, with a B.S.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. A lot of current and upcoming electric cars are in the 300-mile range. He's an actual engineer, with a B.S.

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Electric quadricycles not eligible for scrappage scheme

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Following meetings at the Department for Transport , Aixam Mega has been informed that ultra-light vehicles or quadricyles – including those with electric, petrol or diesel-powered engines – will not be eligible for a £2000 discount under the scrappage programme.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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While the battery electric vehicle has made progress in recent years, with improved affordability and energy storage capability, for most consumers, range anxiety and lengthy recharging time remain formidable obstacles, Hyundai said. Hyundai is taking the second approach. —John Krafcik. ultra-aerodynamic body.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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These range from something as simple as highly visible signs for light switches (enabling more rapid turning off of lights); to new machines for densifying styrofoam; to balers for scrap steel from stampings (which are then reused to make brake rotors); to a micro hydropower generation unit to convert small streams of water into power.

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