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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

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Narrow your electric car search Make a charging plan Know your range Maximize EV incentives Test drive Consider leasing vs. financing Get safe pickup or delivery. First, start by narrowing the criteria for your EV search from the nearly 50 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the market. Consider leasing vs. financing.

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EU Industry Ministers Call for Harmonized EV Charging and Safety Standards by Mid-2011

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Stressed the need to focus on research excellence in order to ensure that alternative powertrains receive targeted research financing, including innovative energy storage and conversion technologies, such as batteries, fuel cells and the necessary respective infrastructure.

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IEA report finds “avoid, shift and improve” policies for urban transport could deliver up to $70T in savings through 2050

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For example, increases in affordable, frequent and seamless public transport can alleviate local congestion while improving access and travel time to destinations and reducing household expenses on travel. clean diesel trucks and hybrid and plug-in electric cars).

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. Tesla is also readying the Model X, a more affordable crossover for launch by the end of 2014.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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The latter two have witnessed a much stronger traction in the industry due to the government’s FAME (Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) policy. Making EVs affordable is the key to transition to zero-emission vehicles,” Goel highlights.

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Broad opposition to EPA, NHTSA proposed freeze of GHG, CAFE regs

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For consumers, the Administration claims: A $2,340 reduction in overall average vehicle ownership costs for new vehicles ($1,850 reduction in the average required technology costs and $490 reduction in ownership costs for financing, insurance, and taxes). billion reduction in regulatory costs through MY 2029.

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