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Scania and Asko testing hydrogen fuel cell trucks

Green Car Congress

Asko has the ambition to achieve a climate-neutral business, where distribution of goods will take place using trucks, which run on renewable fuels and in the longer term completely on electricity. The research project is partly financed by the Norwegian government.

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How To Make Sure EV Infrastructure Is Energy Efficient

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Even among those who support urgent action to fight climate change, there are some who raise questions about the trade-offs that electric vehicles present. His work covers operations, marketing, sustainable business and personal finance, as well as many of his personal passions, including coffee, music and social issues.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The “cash for volts&# approach was touted Monday by the Electrification Coalition, a 13-member group that sees electric plug-ins as the answer to a host of problems, from dependence on foreign oil to tailpipe emissions that some believe is contributing to global climate change.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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We have rock-solid finances. Volkswagen is partnering with a number of companies, including Sanyo and Toshiba, on batteries, power electronics and electric machines. Every electric car is ultimately only as climate-friendly as the generation of electricity it uses. We have nine strong brands that work well together.

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Get Electric Vehicle

The industry is trying to come up with more energy-intensive power sources. In the case of India, the cost of oil imports, rising pollution, and international pledges to combat global climate change are the most important driving factors of the country’s investment in this shift to electric mobility.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. I haven’t heard any discussion of hydrogen since the Bushadministration was getting ready to leave,” said Dan Becker ,director of the Safe Climate Campaign , a group in Washingtonthat works for environmentally “clean” cars. “It

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The Kiwi business journey to Carbon Zero

Drive Electric

A NZ finance institution approached Fleetpartners to create a carbon strategy to reduce their fleet’s carbon footprint. Consider the maintenance required for charging particular vehicles, and their battery power. Creating a business case and analysing different options and different mixes of vehicles is highly recommended.

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