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EV battery swap!

Electric Auto Association

California is expected to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a groundbreaking move that could seriously affect the effort to fight climate change and accelerate the global transition toward electric vehicles (EVs). Many auto industry watchers were intrigued by Agassi's novel concept.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

Green Car Congress

Better Place introduced its electric vehicle (EV) services platform at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in conjunction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with Quickdrop (switchable) battery system and an expanded agreement with Renault, committing both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016.

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Letter from Copenhagen

Revenge of the Electric Car

So were the electric Teslas, Nissans, Renaults, Betterplace vehicles, and Danish cars of the “International Mayor’s EV Parade,&# a couple days later. Step into a bike lane as many an international innocent would on the way to Klimaforum and learn a new Danish swear word. Renault's Twizy ZE Concept Car.

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Renault Unveils Four Concept EVs and Quickdrop Battery Switch System; Commits to 100,000 EVs with Better Place

Green Car Congress

Aerial view of the four ZE Concepts: Twizy, Kangoo, Zoe, and Fluence. Renault and Better Place also announced an expansion of their current agreement by committing to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016. . Derived from the Twizy ZE Concept, the third vehicle will target urban mobility.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

In New Zealand’s fight against climate change, e-mobility is a low-hanging fruit, especially given our supply of renewable energy. . Moving to zero emissions vehicles, as the cliche goes, is the low hanging fruit in the fight against climate change. . Concept Consulting has useful analysis on implementing an ICE ban.

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Mercedes unveils VISION EQXX electric halo car; range and efficiency

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Mercedes-Benz unveiled the VISION EQXX electric concept car ( earlier post )—a highly efficient, sleek concept car capable of exceeding 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) on a single charge with an outstanding energy consumption of less than 10 kWh per 100 kilometers (efficiency of more than 6 miles per kWh).

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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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MIT and CyI researchers have been working together on initiatives of importance to the Mediterranean island nation and the region with the focus on water, energy, and climate change. Analysis has shown that this novel cogeneration concept is technologically viable in Cyprus. Nile Delta Basin’s potential stood even higher at 223 Tcf.

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