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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Cars catch fire. In the U.S.,

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UK Electric Car number cross 500,000 mark

EV Info

More than half a million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are on UK roads, statistics have revealed. BEV are the industry name for Electric cars. Hybrids and plug in hybrids, while electric are not 100% battery powered. The industry calls this a ‘significant milestone’. Data from SMMT.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

Green Car Congress

BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014.

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How to drive an electric car in snowy weather?

Setec Powerr

According to statistics, 17% of all car accidents in the United States occur in the winter. This article will give you enough tips to help drive your electric vehicle more safely in the winter. The effect of severe cold on electric vehicles. Consider these 6 tips for winterizing your EV: Charge Smartly.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

Green Car Congress

The Net-Zero Neighborhood is based on local generation using renewables; distributed energy storage in proportion to the population; electric transportation as an integral part of energy storage; energy becoming a consumer commodity that is bought and sold in a local marketplace; and a new jobs base in the form of local energy service providers.

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Electric cars and accessibility: What drivers with disabilities need to know

Drive Electric

With almost 50,000 plug-in vehicles registered in New Zealand as of August 2021, it’s clear that our nation is committed to a large-scale transition to electric transport. Accessible driving statistics. Adapted from information provided by AutoTrader UK. What does this mean for those with accessibility requirements?

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New LowCVP report highlights need to go “beyond the tailpipe” for CO2 metrics for vehicles

Green Car Congress

The introduction of new energy technologies in road transport will mean that the current tailpipe measures of the climate impact of vehicles will become increasingly inadequate in future. The PE International study suggests that the embodied impacts of the vehicles themselves will become more of a focus for further decarbonization in future.

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