Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

This afternoon, Alfa Romeo made the call to avoid the hassles and just change the name of its first EV to the very safe and neutral-sounding Junior after “a confrontation with officials from the Industry and Made in Italy Ministry” last Friday, Automotive News Europe reports. Things must have gotten a bit hairy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2014

A major new report published at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalized by consistently applied policy centered on cutting carbon. In the early 2000s, the UK car industry was in a state of decline. UK auto sector turnover was £64.1 Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. Power and Associates 2004 report ].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010. told the Nikkei International Automotive Conference in Tokyo.

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