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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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As Channel NewsAsia determined, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA), the agency responsible for planning, operating, and maintaining Singapore’s land transport infrastructure and systems, tested the Models S using United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) R101 standards. Rebates/Surcharges. Surcharges.

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

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To initiate charging, an electric vehicle simply has to be parked or even driven over a pad on the ground. HaloIPT is potentially a game-changing technology for electric vehicles. Users can simply park their vehicle in a bay with this technology, and forget any worries of finding a 3-pin socket and connecting cables.

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

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This is further supported by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, who has announced his plan to introduce 25,000 ‘juice points’ (charging stations), for electric cars throughout the city. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car. Interest in the C1 ev’ie is expected to be high.

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

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In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. The vehicle delivers an average of a 44-mpg (5.3

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

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This is further supported by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, who has announced his plan to introduce 25,000 ‘juice points’ (charging stations), for electric cars throughout the city. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car. Interest in the C1 ev’ie is expected to be high.

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

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Clutches are OWC1, C1 and B1. This process outperforms the industry-standard with a 45% smaller footprint, fast change tooling, 3-D force monitoring, and a 50% shorter process time that results in reduced carbon footprint and 40% power savings. Click to enlarge. Harpster, M.,

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