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Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

Green Car Congress

The findings of the study, they suggest, both demonstrate the important interactions between driving patterns and the electricity generation supply that affect WTW energy use and GHG emissions of PHEVs and thus have implications for informing environmentally beneficial usage and adoption patterns for these vehicles.

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

Green Car Congress

The batteries supplied by Exide as part of the C3 Project performed well under the HEV screening test, especially at high temperatures. Ah (at a C1 rate) after 51,000 miles driven, which is a very minimal capacity loss when comparing an average 7.55 The battery capacity was 7.54 Ah for the new modules. Batteries Hybrids'

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

Green Cars News

Called the Citroën C1 ‘ev’ie’, this is the first all electric, 4 seater car, to offer the purchaser the comfort, performance and a full range of standard safety features expected from a petrol car. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car.

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

Green Cars News

Called the Citroën C1 ‘ev’ie’, this is the first all electric, 4 seater car, to offer the purchaser the comfort, performance and a full range of standard safety features expected from a petrol car. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car.

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