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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Surge in EVSE essential EV sales are accelerating and are expected to grow exponentially , EV buyers taking personal action to fight the climate crisis , and/or discovering that EVs are safer, faster, more economical , and more fun to drive. not internet-connected) and networked (internet-connected).

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

Green Car Congress

and e-Golf) are equally important in ensuring that fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are further reduced. It is also easy to find addresses by Google search and integrate them into navigation. Here, the trunk lid closes as soon as the person with the Passat key moves away from it; the car is also automatically locked.

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Biggest points of EV skepticism have widely been met, study shows

Teslarati

Engineering Explained has made a fantastic video showing how much CO2 you can save depending on where you live. If you’d like more personalized results, look no further than the first Google result for “CO2 EV calculator” from Dominion Energy.

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‘EVs will kill us all’ – Why are haters so obsessed with electric vehicles?

EV Central

In Vermont, they actually passed a law demanding that an motor vehicle must be accompanied by a person walking in front of it at all times, waving a red flag. A study in Nature showed that, in total, heavier electric cars will cause so many more deaths that the toll could outweigh the total climate benefits from reduced CO2 emissions.”.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

Green Car Congress

Additional features like a slight reduction in maximum output rating, the rpm-reducing, friction-reduced powertrain design and an optimized aerodynamics package give this EfficientDynamics version of the new BMW 3 Series the lowest CO2 emissions in its class. The new BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition develops maximum power of 120 kW/163.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And personally I like better simple solutions. 1, 2000) Sited: [link] You can google it and find it anywhere that vehicles have always placed more harmful chemicals into the air. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. excluding coal power in china.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There is significant cause vs. effect debate on CO2. The problem for the left is that NG is still a carbon based fuel (note: you are a carbon based lifeform and exhale 12 liters of CO2 a minute.). My personal criteria for an EV is 80/80 MPH/miles range, but thats because drivers either go 80 or stopped around here. We have oil!