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UK to invest $841M from 2015-2020 to boost ultra low emission vehicle industry

Green Car Congress

The government will invest £100 million (US$168 million) in research and development in ULEV, with the intention of the country emerging as a world leader in the development, design and manufacture of green vehicles. The UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) also announced its work program for 2014-15.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

Clean Fleet Report

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You’ll be happy to hear that auto insurance companies are competing for green customers by offering discounts.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

Cars That Think

This is the one thing because you have, typically, carbon brushes touching a metal ring so that you can conduct the electricity. If you are driving on the highway at 75 miles an hour, and then suddenly your whole system breaks down, what would happen? High speed is something like 75, 80, 90 miles an hour. Scharrer : Exactly. “We

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Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

Green Car Congress

Among these are the generational shift from Boomers to Millenials, urbanization, the development of connected and autonomous vehicles, and the benefits of electrification. This is our first dedicated green vehicle. It is the first vehicle available globally that has three available powertrains for it. —Mike O’Brien.

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UK launches accreditation scheme for clean vehicle retrofit technologies

Green Car Congress

In the UK, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST), together with industry stakeholders, have launched the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme ( CVRAS ). The UK’s DEFRA/DfT Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU) is providing funding support.

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Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

Green Car Congress

Among these are the generational shift from Boomers to Millenials, urbanization, the development of connected and autonomous vehicles, and the benefits of electrification. This is our first dedicated green vehicle. It is the first vehicle available globally that has three available powertrains for it. —Mike O’Brien.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles. My Web del.icio.us