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Tesla Model 3 used by Police Department reveals massive financial savings

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The EV Club of Connecticut completed a vehicle cost comparison analysis after the first year of ownership shows that, despite the additional initial cost of the Model 3, reduced maintenance costs, along with decreased customization needs for the Model 3, gave the department a savings of around $17,600. Reduced maintenance.

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Goa draft EV policy 2021 subsidising 11,000 EVs for 5 years 

Electric Vehicles India

It will reduce 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year and removes 10% of pollution from the state. The state government had also announced that it would be waiving off registration charges for the first 10,000 electric 2-wheelers. To convert 50% of all ferries to electric by 2025. Charging stations support .

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

Green Car Congress

The HP turbine housing features an integral bypass duct, which can be opened or closed by means of a charge-pressure control flap triggered by a vacuum cell. This means that the optimum charge pressure can be built up at low engine revs. The result is a genuine two-stage turbocharging process.

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

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He didn’t subtract the maintenance costs you’ll no longer have, including things like smog checks too. The Focus is supposed to get 100 miles to a charge, but Frank is very worried about where people are going to plug in their cars. They’re so silent, deaf people are concerned about them.

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Opel to launch 3 new engine families, 13 new engines by 2016

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Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. The new Cascada mid-size convertible is the first Opel model available with the new engine.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. before 2010.