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Arup outfits 2 electric C1s with HaloIPT wireless charging system for Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator competition

Green Car Congress

To initiate charging, an electric vehicle simply has to be parked or even driven over a pad on the ground. There are a number of perceived barriers to plugging in an electric vehicle in the mind of the potential consumer and this project intends to demonstrate that inductive charging is a practical alternative.

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

Green Cars News

The 10 cars up for contention for the 2009 Award included: the Citroen C1 ev’ie electric, Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric, Toyota iQ, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid, Volvo S40/V50 DRIVe start-stop, new Honda Insight hybrid, VW Passat BlueMotion 2, BMW 318d saloon, and the Citroen C3 Picasso compact-MPV.

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Test drive the C-Zero at Brighton Festival Fringe

Green Cars News

On sale now, the C-Zero, based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, is designed to offer an environmentally considerate, urban transport solution. With a range of 93 miles to a single charge, a [.].

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