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RingGo survey: only two-fifths of UK drivers likely to consider an EV for next vehicle

Green Car Congress

However, a recent survey by RingGo, the UK’s leading cashless parking provider, found that only two-fifths of UK drivers say that they are planning on buying an electric vehicle for their next car. Price appears to be the main limiting factor. RingGo survey. —Peter O’Driscoll, Managing Director at RingGo.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

EV Central

Fuel consumption and emissions has become a critical focus for Toyota Australia as the federal government’s new CO2 reduction standard looms with substantial fines for polluting vehicles such as large SUVs and utes. There are going to be thousands of people lined up to buy [Prado 250],” said Hanley. But it won’t be the last.

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EV Policy Vacuum continues in Australia

My Electric Car

The legacy of the internal combustion engine includes polluted cities, premature deaths, externalised health costs, oil wars and carbon emissions. With the re-election of a LNP government we will not see any positive direction on EVs in the near term. Brisbane based Tritium now supplies charging infrastructure around the world.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Only the car company’s are still waiting and still making and selling cars that contribute to global warming. 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.

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

No pollution, well-to-wheels. I charge at night, when rates are lowest, so there’s a speck of non-renewable energy in my battery. “I’ve had to pay the electric meter charge, but not a penny for the actual energy.” ” Those criteria pollutants matter a hell of a lot, too, as the WHO notes.

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Electric Car Watch #6: FORD's weak 2030 EV plan

Plug In India

Ford is desperately hanging on to their ICE vehicle business and even in 2030 they want to sell millions of pollution vehicles. This is our biggest opportunity for growth and value creation since Henry Ford started to scale the Model T, and we’re grabbing it with both hands." Of course they won't. Just like KODAK and NOKIA.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. Every electric energy consumer, not just the relatively few electric-only vehicle owners, will be asked to pay for the expensive hardware for these high-power charging stations. Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles.

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