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Dealing with Petroleum Addiction, British Style

Plugs and Cars

The British Government is attempting to strangle the electric car baby in its London cradle. The Times Online reports the British government's Department for Transport (DfT) has conducted a safety test on the all-electric Reva G-Whiz and found it wanting.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The 92 retrofitted hybrid vehicles will be placed into service in California, primarily in the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco metropolitan areas. We now need government incentives to end a Catch-22 situation: Production volumes are low due to high cost, and costs will only come down with higher production volumes.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

government, and PurpleAir , created via crowd-sourcing of commercial sensors. An RFID tag can be a passive electronic device, with no power source of its own. The reader emits electromagnetic energy across a distance, which couples to the RFID tag's antenna and generates a transient electric current within the RFID tag's circuit.

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Nissan on the trail of fuel cell success

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One of the highlights of yesterday’s Green Car Day at City Hall in Central London was the appearance of the Nissan X-Trail Fuel Cell Vehicle. The car is part of Nissan’s fleet participating in the California Fuel Cell Partnership trials in the USA and has featured in a wide variety of low carbon events throughout Europe.

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An Interview with Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of SMMT

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It will address a wide range of issues including government policy and legislation, R&D, technical regulations as well as development of the market, supporting infrastructure and consumer incentives. It will also work closely with the newly-formed Office for Low Emission Vehicles.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. Rogers expects slightly more spending: “ The US will spend $250 billion on renewable energy over the next two years with $ 40 Billion coming from the government. ”.

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BMW and UC Davis Partner on MINI E Study

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BMW of North America and the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) are partnering on a year-long field study to determine the viability of electric vehicles. The company also worked closely with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to obtain Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) certification. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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