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Citroën ë-Berlingo Electric goes on sale

Drive Electric

That has now changed with the arrival of the Citroën ë-Berlingo Electric. There’s also Flair XTR trim, only available with the M model, which costs £32,280. Check out the other Citroen Electric Car Lease options that are available now from DriveElectric.

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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

Bush proposes $81 million, which includes $17 million for plug-in hybrid battery grants. Plug-in hybrids and electric cars built with the best possible, most economic, available-now technology. Tags: autobloggreen plug-in hybrid fuel cell hydrogen. billion program expires next year." We need cars.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

Green Car Congress

The $37-million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15-million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. Second, the regions themselves had to write a letter to support the grant proposal. Click to enlarge.

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Fast charger comes to Voltageville: Envisioning the Future

Plugs and Cars

The notion of the plug-in hybrid revived the hope of plugging in. I made my peace with the notion of a transition vehicle, with a plug and an engine. Government and industry began to plan for the rollout of plug-in cars with a plan to roll out public charging infrastructure. GM announced the Volt. I was thrilled.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in cars are being delivered at long last. Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? All plug-in cars these days come with a 120-volt charge cord.

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Subsidy announcement boosts electric cars

Green Cars News

Last week the UK Government announced a purchase subsidy of up to £5,000 for every electric car available from 2011. The subsidy is set to come into place in 2011, as the Government believe this is when eligible plug-in hybrids and long range electric cars will become mass-marketed. In London the average car journey is only 4.3