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Asian EV Manufacturers You Should Know

Clean Fleet Report

It is also currently the best-selling car brand in China. 100 7587 0 7587 0 0 6933 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 6935The company was formed in 2003 and has seen a steady growth since then—selling a variety of different models, including hybrids and all-electric cars.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

Drive Electric

So, what is it, where does it apply, and are electric cars exempt from congestion charge costs? The London Congestion Charge was first introduced in 2003. Do electric cars pay Congestion Charge? A question we’re often asked is whether or not there’s an electric vehicle congestion charge, and thankfully there’s not.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Pohorsky also spoke of chapter members Tom McCalmont, founder and CEO of Paired Power , building solar canopy charging stations that can be assembled and installed in four hours, and Richard Hatfield, founder and CEO of Lightning Motorcycle. That sound bite was captured by Chris Paine when he made Who Killed the Electric Car? ,

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Understanding Electric Vans & the London Congestion Charge

Drive Electric

The congestion charging scheme was first introduced in central London in 2003, aiming to reduce the amount of traffic in the capital. Smaller vehicles such as cars, small vans and motorcycles must pay £12.50 What is the Congestion Charge? per day, while larger vehicles such as lorries have to pay £100 to enter the zone.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003.

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Volkswagen: German manufacturer Volkswagen has taken an alternative route to early success in the green car race by placing the emphasis on clean diesel models, which it has been marketing in Europe since 2003. However, Nissan has since embraced the need to drive down emissions and placed its focus firmly on electric cars.