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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. Understanding the future of personal mobility requires an integrated analysis of technology, infrastructure, consumer choice, and government policy. —MITEI Director Robert C. From Insights into Future Mobility.

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Global Voices: ‘We can shift more competence and accountability to India,’ says Mathias Pillin | Autocar Professional

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I’m a technology person. There will be a market, because countries and economies like India need to get rid of fossil fuels at some point. You see Chinese players versus German ones. The market for alternate fuel vehicles such as hydrogen and EV depends on how quickly the infrastructure develops.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. That will tell you how much energy your vehicle needs to travel 100 miles, a more accurate measurement than our traditional fuel economy (mpg) numbers. Still a bit of a mystery. Competitors. This brings up a point.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

The 500e remains one of our favorite city cars as it manages to carry through the Italian charm and personality found in the company’s gas models. Coda Automotive , with its warmed-over Chinese sedan, has departed, but Fisker (now Karma) Automotive has revived its high-end plug-in hybrid under new Chinese ownership.

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SAE New Energy Vehicle Forum: China’s focus on NEVs may have profound impact on future of transportation

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The details of that specific situation may result in an electric vehicle parc somewhat different than in Western countries, other speakers noted, and may indeed—given the obvious scale of the China market—herald a major transformation in transportation, including the type and role of personal vehicles, others suggested.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cornell Tweet This Post Tags: BMW , electric vehicles , Fiat , Ford , General Motors , plug-in , Toyota , Volkswagen You might also like: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? is a Green Options Media Production.

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New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

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The massive upsurge in e-bikes in the country marks “ the single largest adoption of alternative fuel vehicles in history, with over 100 million vehicles purchased in the past decade, more than all other countries combined. ”. Emission factors for EVs and CVs (g person-km ?1 1 ), for four pollutants. L/100km (or 42 mpg US).

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