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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. Charging is a key barrier for the uptake of EVs by professional drivers.

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The Greenius Plan For General Motors

Creative Greenius

Andrew Franks , Andy Grove and Elon Musk in charge of the new National Electric Motors Corporation. Equip all the GM Dealerships to convert the existing fleet of gasoline powered cars and trucks to plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles. Sell every new plug-in car owner a solar or wind powered charging station for their car.

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Study concludes no one strategy sufficient for targeted GHG reduction from LDVs; positive combinatorial effects

Green Car Congress

After considering a wide range of possible strategies to reduce light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, a team from Carnegie Mellon University, RAND Corporation and the University of Toronto has concluded that no one strategy will be sufficient to meet GHG emissions reduction goals to avoid climate change. —Mashayekh et al.

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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. They also provide their employees with places to charge their electric vehicles. Hybrid Cars.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. At the turn of the 20th century, utilities promoted the use of electric truck fleets to soak up excess electricity.

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Tesla driving test hell: How DMV examiners’ biases are inhibiting the EV transition

Teslarati

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) , which is charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution and developing programs to fight climate change, is among the agencies that are helping push the transition to sustainable transportation. Credit: Tesla Inc. Even oil-rich Dubai is no different.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. Improve safety of the fleet; and/or. ? Committee Secretariat. Transport and Infrastructure Committee. Parliament Buildings. Wellington. Executive Summary.

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