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easyJet and Wright Electric: all-electric short-haul flights within a decade

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A collaboration with US company Wright Electric will support the goal for short haul flights to be operated by all-electric planes. Wright Electric has set itself the challenge of building an all-electric commercial passenger jet capable of flying passengers across easyJet’s UK and European network within a decade.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

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Like nearly everyone else with an electric vehicle (EV) on Saint Thomas, Doug White, co-founder of Virgin Islands Electric Vehicle Association , drives a Nissan LEAF. Of course, they have to offer other Nissan models as well, but their focus has definitely been on driving electric.” “The The LEAFs just pass them all by.”

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Conserve energy by changing consumer behaviors “ because it reduces the size of the problem and that is extremely important. ”. We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future. We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future. Even without the operational issues there is still the matter of scale.

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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership

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Charged : You’re doing three different things in New York City—you have fleets of electric scooters and Tesla rideshare vehicles, all in highly visible blue, and you also have a large public charging station called the Superhub in Brooklyn, with ambitious plans for more around the city. Paul Suhey: All the same chargers.

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Transportation details of LA Mayor’s proposed Green New Deal

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The LA Green New Deal seeks to “zero out” Los Angeles’ main sources of harmful emissions: buildings, transportation, electricity, and trash. A major element of the LAGND is increasing the percentage of electric and zero emission vehicles in the city to 25% by 2025; 80% by 2035; and 100% by 2050.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

Charged : So, the same charging station will work for all vehicles? We’re completely modular and interoperable, so we have the same system deployed across all vehicle types and all fleets. We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. Because it’s all non-linear, right?