Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2011
Over a period of six months, the Lindells switched from their normal 1970s villa and ten-year-old cars to a brand-new, climate-smart wooden house from A-hus and a battery-powered Volvo C30 Electric. Vattenfall provided renewable electricity, new energy technology and energy coaching.
Get Electric Vehicle
JUNE 7, 2023
Electric vehicles are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries or obtained from other sources such as hydrogen fuel cells. They need to be plugged into an external power source, such as a charging station or an electrical outlet, to recharge their batteries. #2
EV Connect
APRIL 12, 2021
Many experts have set a target of reducing CO2 levels in half by 2030 , and they see a reliance on EVs as a key part of this. That wave of public sentiment is what pushed a company like General Motors to make the stunning announcement that it would phase out all gas-powered vehicles by 2035. At the time of the study, the U.S.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
In February 2022, the UK railways signed a deal with Vivarail to trail a new FastCharge technology that could one day enable battery-powered electric trains across its network. GWR purchased the intellectual property pertaining to FastCharge , implementing charging rails and line-side battery banks ahead of electric train trials.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
The majority (~70 per cent) of the CO2 emissions produced during a cars dust-to-dust lifecycle come from the fuel it uses when it is driven. Over its lifetime, a Prius emits 37 per cent less CO2 than a similarly sized, UK-built petrol vehicle (with a conventional 2-litre engine) and 47 per cent less NOx than a diesel vehicle.
Green Cars News
APRIL 30, 2009
The Budget confirmed and built on the Chancellor’s measures in Budget 2008 and the Pre-Budget report by: Confirming the new rules on capital allowances linked to CO2 emissions. The CO2 based allowances announced in last year’s Budget were confirmed. Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates.
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