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Singapore considers Model S EV a high carbon emission vehicle based on fuel consumption and upstream power generation

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g CO 2 /Wh to all electric vehicles for CEVS analysis to account for CO 2 emissions during the electricity generation process. The LTA spokesperson said that the Tesla was not the first fully electric car where grid emission factor was applied. Rebates/Surcharges. Surcharges. Wh/km (38 kWh/100 miles) for the Model S 90.).

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning. Source: DOE.

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

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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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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt. Key design goals included: Increased all-electric range. Increased charge sustaining fuel economy. Smooth, unobtrusive, power on demand regardless of whether the vehicle is operating in EV or range extended mode. Harpster, M.,

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