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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

Plugs and Cars

London could soon replace California as the electric car capital of the world. Thanks in large part to Mayor "Red Ken" Livingstone, who enacted London's much criticized congestion charge policy in 2003. Sakura Battery Co is offering a line of EVs, including the Italian Maranello4 microcar. Norway's Th!nk

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Mahindra Mahindra Takes Majority Stake in REVA Electric Car Co.

Green Car Congress

The new board includes five nominees from Mahindra & Mahindra, two from the Maini family, and one from AEV LLC, California (co-founders of REVA). In EVs, over and above the electric three-wheeler Bijlee developed in 1999, it is also currently working on an electric version of its mini-truck, Maxximo. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Charging Cars in England, Fast Charging in Norway

Plugs and Cars

Business Green Blog in the UK reports on a plan to install 250 EV charging stations in England. The congestion charge in London has spurred electric car availability and sales. As a daily driver of a Toyota-built electric car here in California, I'm all in favor of public charging stations and fast charging.

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Daimler buys stake in Tesla

Green Cars News

So far, 100 smart electric cars have already been undergoing large-scale trials in London since 2007. In 2004, Tesla began development of its first electric vehicle, the Roadster, which remains the only highway capable EV for sale in North America or Europe. Tags: Tesla Motors 10 Daimler stake Tesla.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If they force noice makers on Hybrids and EVs, this will be yet another break down in common sense. My friend (same one who made the ice cream truck sound effect comment to me) asked me if this was some kind of conspiracy from gasoline advocates to try and further delay mass acceptance of EVs. I have stated the same before.

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Bring on the EV Trucks

Revenge of the Electric Car

Fleet vehicles are perfect for EVs, since the routes are very predictable and tend to be within 100 miles per day. Along with Tedd Abramson’s Zero Truck in San Diego and Smith Trucks in London, we now have EVI (I keep wanting to write that as EV1:~). Tags: smith trucks Production News Inside Track zero truck EVI.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Tags: evdriven. 2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp. Jim Tech Ltd.

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