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The environmental impact of electric cars

Drive Electric

Regenerative braking is built into all electric vehicles and is a feature that helps you maximise range, and makes the process of braking less wasteful. In comparison – a combustion engine car’s brakes convert kinetic energy into wasted heat to slow the vehicle. What is regenerative braking?

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

If you’re based in London and take into account potential costs from the Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zones not to mention the clean air zones that are rapidly expanding across the UK vehicles that are zero-emission like this qualify for a 100% discount on these charges, creating an instant saving and access to cities.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nonetheless, I do agree that it wastes of energy, reduces range and should NOT be mandatory. Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. I didnt know what else to tell him other than, "I hadnt thought about that". I know this and I speak for them.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. Minus three when people realize that there already are cars like that: The Swatch Car, Hyundai Getz, i10, etc. No, if you look at the picture it actually has 6 wheels but drives on 2 to waste energy. E-mail Martin.

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