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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. Charging is a key barrier for the uptake of EVs by professional drivers.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

No one needs to buy another new gas powered car. Keep your old car, or buy an inexpensive used car. The Plug-Ins are coming and you should wait till they get here before buying your next new car. Otherwise you’ll just be buying a dinosaur that you’ll have to pay to convert or dispose of. Save your money.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. by Judith Burns for Dow Jones.

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Thankful To Be Home — And ALIVE!

Creative Greenius

Artist sketch of “Hayduke” “You’re overrunning your headlights kid. “You’re the only one around here who’s been talking about this since I was in middle school. Little snot-nosed wiseass I thought, but then he said “We’re not stupid. “No we’re not.

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Aixam Mega welcome electric car plan

Green Cars News

The plan, announced on Tuesday, 19 May at the C40 Climate Change Summit in Seoul, promises a range of measures to put at least 100,000 electric vehicles on London’s roads as soon as possible, from investment in re-charging infrastructure to financial incentives for consumers.

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Range Anxiety: The Biggest Hurdle?

Get Electric Vehicle

We know that Electric vehicles (EVs) are extremely beneficial due to their dependence on electricity and response to climate change, but due to range anxiety , EV sales are lower than anticipated. A prospective customer would not purchase an electric vehicle if charging stations are not always available and compliant.

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Drive Electric Submission: Auckland Transport Parking Strategy

Drive Electric

We are aware that the Government is currently developing a long-term EV charging infrastructure strategy, being coordinated by the Ministry of Transport. This will particularly focus on increasing the access to residential charging. Specific ideas are provided in this section 2.4 of this paper.