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Audi shows new A6 e-tron concept electric vehicle in Shanghai

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The first series-manufactured automobiles for the Chinese market are scheduled to come off the production line from 2024 onwards in Changchun. The Audi A6 e-tron concept shows for the first time what a vehicle based on the PPE platform, reserved exclusively for e-automobiles, could look like: a 4.96-meter-long

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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As such, the theory regarding fleet manager EV adoption should be updated now that the automobiles are available for sale and revealed consumer behavior (empirical data) can be analyzed. EVs face barriers to adoption because they are a radical environmental technology. Organizations expand their EV fleets for firm-specific reasons.

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PIP Declares Victory

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Automobile pollutants are one of the largest contributors to climate changing emissions. The vehicle will be recharged at night, plugged into a standard home outlet. Ford , Chrysler , Volvo Nissan , Subaru and VW have all indicated they will be bringing plug-in hybrids to the showroom floor for sale within the next few years.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. Even thought Stellantis, the megacompany formed by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA of France, appeared to be slow on the shift to EVs, they’ve been playing a good game of catch-up.

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Governor Pataki On Board

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Since the utility grid has lower demand during overnight hours, the recharging of plug-ins would not add to the peak load. Since the “exclusivity” contracts prohibit service stations from obtaining renewable fuels like ethanol (E85) from other sources, these fuels are not available for sale to consumers. *

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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It has a 50mile all-electric range and features the Q-Drive technology, a series hybrid system that mates the engine with a generator to provide an electrical connection and recharge the batteries (see article ). Aixam-Mega: The French automobile maker has actually been around since 1983 and is Europe’s largest producer of microcars.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Andy Grove April 17, 2009: 9:30 AM ET The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile. rivals in the dust.

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