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UK study finds low carbon policy has bolstered UK automotive sector, but trucks neglected and biofuels stalled

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A major new report published at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalized by consistently applied policy centered on cutting carbon. UK auto sector turnover was £64.1 Value of low carbon investments by year and cumulative. Click to enlarge.

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As Development Alters Greek Islands’ Nature and Culture, Locals Push Back

Baua Electric

“We have a clear vision and goal for the sustainability of destinations and of our tourism product,” she said last month at a conference in Athens. Mr. Spilanis, a native of Serifos, was one of several experts who addressed a November conference on Mykonos about how tourism has “radically changed” the Cyclades.

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2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Makes North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show; First Li-ion Battery Traction Battery Developed by Toyota and PEVE

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The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota, at the Bloomberg Cars & Fuels conference 1 Dec. The locale offers the additional benefit of monitoring high altitude, cold climate performance of Toyota’s first generation lithium-ion battery.

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Press Release: Full-electric Volta Zero embarks on UK customer roadshow

Electric Vehicles India

Als0 read related article: Triton EV partners Talwar Auto Garages for South India distributor of e-trucks. ” About Volta Trucks. Volta Trucks has offices in Sweden, France and the UK and is partnering with a number of global leaders in the supply chain for the development and production of Volta Zero.

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EV Charging at Work Helps Employees Get Back to the Office

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Right now, video conferences and teleworking will dominate, while public transportation will take longer to return. That means that climate-conscious commuters will pursue other eco-friendly travel methods and speed up the inevitable transition to electric vehicles. That includes the way workers commute, when they commute at all.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G.

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Toyota Plug In

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(clip) "Without focusing on measures to address global warming and energy issues, there can be no future for our auto business, " Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe told reporters at a Tokyo hall. more ) M eanwhile, in the United States, the political environment to support plug ins continues to grow. "On You can watch the event here.

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