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US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

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Combining vehicle efficiency gains with low-carbon fuels (lines at head of each arrow), the GHG reductions generally more than double compared to vehicle gains alone. Larger GHG reductions for LDVs are achieved with both low-carbon fuels and vehicle efficiency improvements. Elgowainy et al. Click to enlarge.

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Exclusive Greenius Coverage of Today’s Clean Tech Roundtable

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The agenda included: Bob Foster, Mayor of Long Beach; Jeremy Snyder, General Manager of Tesla Motors; Steve Westly, Former State Controller, Bobby Shriver from the Santa Monica City Council, John Chiang, the California State Controller; Bill Locker, the California State Treasurer and the once and future Governor of California, Jerry Brown.

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Tesla owners clock up 10 million miles

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Owners of the electric supercar model, the Tesla Roadster have now clocked up over 10 million miles and saved 500,000 gallons of petrol in the process. million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Running in over 30 countries, the 1500 Roadster models sold since the model was launched in 2008 have saved over 5.3

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Wrightspeed in $30M deal to provide range-extended electric powertrains to NZ Bus

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miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (21.2 This deal marks the first tangible step towards New Zealand’s public transportation fleet transitioning to electric powered vehicles, which will make a significant contribution to reducing the country’s carbon footprint. Route 500 powertrain components on a bus chassis. Click to enlarge.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. million tons. More than 2.2

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Tesla adds 2-motor all-wheel drive and advanced driver assistance “Autopilot” to Model S

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Tesla Motors is adding a two-motor all-wheel drive option for its electric Model S as well as a standard set of forward-looking camera, radar and 360? Total motor power (hp). Rear motor power (hp). Front motor power. Range (miles). 208 miles a. 225 miles b. 265 miles a.

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New EV Prototype Leaves Range Anxiety in the Dust

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Not long ago, a 300-mile range seemed like a healthy target for electric cars. More recently, the 520-mile (837-kilometer) Lucid Air became the world’s longest-range EV. A 241-horsepower output delivers a reasonable 7-second trip from 0 to 60 miles per hour. miles per kWh on its Côte d'Azur run, nearly double the roughly 4.5

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