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Toyota and partners launching Cité lib by Ha:mo EV car sharing in Grenoble; ultracompact EVs complementing public transport

Green Car Congress

The Toyota i-ROAD is an innovative, fun-to-drive three-wheel personal mobility vehicle equipped with Active Lean technology that emulates the movements of a skier. Some stations also feature one or two spaces for other EVs and PHEVs. Cité lib by Ha:mo will open to the public on 1 October 2014 for a three-year period.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. For this reason the focus of this AOI includes the development of low-cost approaches to the manufacturing of both magnesium and carbon fiber.

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Tokyo 2023 revisited: Every electric concept debut from the best motor show in years

EV Central

A plug-in hybrid powertrain borrowed from the Outlander PHEV was employed by this butch and boxy looking preview of the next-gen Delica MPV, a car Mitsubishi wants in Australia. Related: Mitsubishi’s new PHEV system. Imposing in the carbon-fibre up-close though. Mitsubishi D:X Mitsubishi D:X. You be the judge.

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Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program

Green Car Congress

A credit is also available for each qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle placed in service—qualified being a four-wheel, on-road vehicle equipped with a grid-chargeable battery pack of at least 4 kWh capacity. A 10% credit, up to a maximum of $4,000, for the cost of converting any motor vehicle into a qualified PHEV.

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