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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

Green Car Congress

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $300 million towards a project that will replace 100,000 gasoline-burning tricycles in the Philippines with electric tricycles, or E-Trikes. The project will run for five years, with an estimated completion date of December 2017. 300M to India’s Chhattisgarh State for major road upgrades.

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Honda launches 2017 Accord Hybrid; 2nd generation two-motor hybrid powertrain

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Honda has launched the 2017 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ) at its dealers in the US. Featuring an advanced second-generation two-motor hybrid powertrain, the 2017 Accord Hybrid midsize sedan delivers peak total system output of 212 hp, best-in-class EPA fuel economy ratings of 49/47/48 mpg US (4.8/5.0/4.9 versus year-ago results.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

Part of this effort includes the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs), which are charged electronically for propulsion, as opposed to using any other energy source like gasoline. While the most common place for recharging was at home (51%), many are also charging their vehicles while out and about. Driven largely in China, the U.S.,

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Scheduled Service/Maintenance – One year/First visit. Some of these come as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or full electric, so savvy customers will be scrutinizing that $65,000+ price for a fully loaded XT5 that only offers gasoline engines. First Drive: 2017 Land Rover Discovery. Powertrain – Six years/70,000 miles.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

Work with the board to assist chapters in finding and incorporating social media options, including hosting chapter web pages and assistance in developing some minimal level of content design and maintenance. Reviewing the EVA membership database to report the make/model of member EV’s. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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2018 Honda Accord Hybrid features third-generation MMD two-motor system; no heavy rare-earth metals in motors

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on the 2017 Accord Hybrid, earlier post ), the highest for any mass-produced Honda engine. The gasoline engine is off when the i-MMD is in EV Drive mode and is decoupled from the drivetrain to reduce friction. Since the gasoline engine can be decoupled from the rest of the hybrid powertrain, it only operates as needed.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. Like gasoline cars, the EPA range rating, which is sort of the one that everybody quotes, has two parts. And otherwise, it's a single shot.