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Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6 percent in August, PHEV and BEV volume doubles

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Volvo Car USA and Canada reports regional sales of 11,768 cars in August, up 31.6 So far this year the Volvo Car USA and Canada region sold 89,014 cars, an increase of 22.9 The company’s line of Recharge models, those with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain, represented 25.3 percent of all US.

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

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million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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Canada Post adds Navistar’s eStar electric truck to fleet

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On the heels of announcing it had purchased the first fully electric small delivery vehicles, Canada Post added the first all-electric step vans in Canada to its fleet. Canada Post has the largest delivery fleet in Canada—more than 7,300 vehicles traveling more than 79 million kilometers (49 million miles) a year.

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Prototype electric New Flyer transit bus powered by 120 kWh MHI MLiX Li-ion pack in operational testing in Manitoba, Canada

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(MHI), the government of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, Red River College and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has been completed and was recently unveiled in Manitoba, Canada. Earlier post.) The bus will be demonstrated on the streets of Winnipeg over the next two years. Daisuke Mukai et al.

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SFU researchers find promise for plug-in vehicles in Canada, but need for increased supply and policy support

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New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle. Two-thirds of Mainstream respondents already have Level 1 recharge access at home.

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Tesla Not Disruptive, VW Beetle Hybrid, Electric-Car Recharging Race: Today's Car News

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We update our look at plug-in hybrid sales, discuss an article claiming Tesla Motors isn't a disruptor, and tell you all about a hybrid VW Beetle we drove yesterday. The Kentucky Derby it ain't, but the E-Mazing Race III across Canada lets electric-car drivers earn points by recharging in different.

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Government of Ontario, Canada Providing Rebates Up to C$8,500 for Plug-in Hybrid or Battery Electric Vehicles

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Ontario, Canada individuals, businesses, and organizations that purchase or lease a new plug-in hybrid electric or battery electric vehicle after 1 July 2010 may be eligible for a rebate between C$5,000 and C$8,500 (US$4,900-8,300). Rebates will only be made available to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify. Kathleen Wynne.

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