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Beijing, Xi'an latest cities to offer subsidies to encourage residents to buy NEVs

CN EV Post

Between March 1 and August 31, Beijing residents who transfer or scrap passenger vehicles they have owned for more than a year and buy NEVs can receive a subsidy of up to 10,000 yuan ($1,450), according to a program jointly released today by several government departments in the city. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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California cumulative PEV sales at 13.4% of 2030 goal; true ZEVs at 7.6%

Green Car Congress

Rather than only true ZEVs, the numbers in the Executive Order and previous interpretations by the agencies indicate the goal is to be achieved by both BEVs that run only on electricity and combustion PHEVs that run on both electricity and gasoline. Combined, these were down a point to a 5.7% market share. …

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Hybrid vs PHEV vs EV | Types of EVs Explained

Setec Powerr

It doesn’t hurt to know some of the terminology used in electric vehicles. The word “hybrid” is of Greek origin and means “having two sources” As the name implies, a hybrid car gets its power from two different sources, so it has more than one drive system: an electric motor and an internal combustion engine.

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Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave

Supercharged EV

Found an article on Forbes from 2015 already stating at that time that as long as people are buying and driving cars, Teslas are excellent choices regarding carbon emissions. 2-before anyone says "But electricity is generated from coal!" 2-before anyone says "But electricity is generated from coal!",

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Alibaba’s One Wheeled Magic! Single Wheeled Electric Motor Cycle

Get Electric Vehicle

We have been continuously talking about the perks and advantages Electric vehicles bring to the table such as, being environment friendly, cost-effectiveness, less maintenance, etc and we all are familiar with these advantages electric vehicles have over conventional gasoline-powered vehicles. The Design.

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Ford poll finds Europeans want freedom of car ownership, but worry about traffic, cost of driving, environment

Green Car Congress

72% say fuel efficiency is one of the areas they consider most when buying a car. By comparison, 66% of those polled have owned a gasoline engine vehicle and 38% have owned a diesel engine vehicle. Other key findings of the survey: 74% identify car ownership with independence. 52% use public transport less than once a month or never.

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How Old Cars Get Recycled from Start to Finish

Clean Fleet Report

For the purposes of this discussion, it refers to a car that’s basically just junk–all that’s left for it is to be recycled. However, the term can also refer to a car that’s been totaled and given a salvage title. The average car contains engine oil, brake fluid, gasoline and more–and it all has to go. Here’s how it works.

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