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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 post UK Electric Car number cross 500,000 mark appeared first on evinfo.info.

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Nissan LEAF charges into the record books at Goodwood…in reverse

Green Cars News

The Nissan LEAF raced into the record books at Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend as the fastest car to complete the hillclimb course in reverse.

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Volkswagen launches new electric Golf

Green Cars News

Order books for a fully electric version of the Volkswagen Golf open today, with prices for the C-segment car starting from £25,845 on the road (after a £5,000 Government plug-in car grant). kWh lithium ion battery pack and a 85 kW (115 PS) electric motor, the e-Golf delivers be[.]. Fitted with a 26.5

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster.

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BMW i3 named Best Green Car of 2014

Green Cars News

BMW’s new i3 electric car has been named the Best Green Car of 2014, by the experts at Kelley Blue Book (KBB.com). The supermini model, launched in the UK last November is the first car launched under BMW’s new ‘Born Electric’ i sub-brand and is available from £25,680 after a Plug-in Car Grant.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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In its comments, Tesla noted that its goal of producing a mass market electric car in approximately three years provides an opportunity to leverage its projected demand for lithium-ion batteries to reduce their cost faster than previously thought possible. Earlier post.). Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley, J.P. Batteries'

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Extension to key UK EV Chargepoint Grants

Green Charging

The United Kingdom’s Office for Zero emission Vehicles (OZEV) offers a couple of government electric vehicle grants to assist businesses and individuals in installing chargepoints and buying electric vehicles. Claim your Government grant for a smart EV homecharger now >. OZEV EVHS Grant and how to know your eligibility.

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