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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Major factors driving this growth include declining battery costs leading to more affordable EVs, expanded charging infrastructure, government incentives and standards, and corporate sustainability initiatives. Many companies have made commitments to transition portions of their delivery fleets to electric over the next five to 10 years.

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Toyota confirms Yaris Hybrid emissions

Green Cars News

Toyota has today confirmed that the forthcoming Yaris Hybrid will emit just 79g/km of CO2 when it comes to the UK this July. The ultra-low CO2 figure ensures the supermini will have some of the lowest running costs of any car; qualifying for free road tax, London congestion charge exemption, and for company car drivers, [.].

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Lithium Battery Recycling is happening in 2022 | Attero in India | Redwood Materials

Plug In India

And we are glad JB left Tesla to start this important company. Have you seen any such company do that? The objective is to create a closed loop system that will ultimately help reduce the cost of batteries and offset the need for mining Each year, we receive 6 GWh of lithium-ion batteries, the equivalent of 60,000+ electric vehicles.

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UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

Green Car Congress

In addition to helping to meet UK and EU climate change targets, we anticipate this research and development work will create significant market opportunities for UK-based companies. John Laughlin, the Technology Strategy Board’s Low Carbon Vehicles program manager. Ricardo UK Ltd (lead), Lontra, Ford Motor Company.

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Ford introduce the EcoBoost petrol engine

Green Cars News

The first Ford cars to see this Ecoboost technology will be the all-new C-Max and Grand C-Max models, as the company introduce two engine sizes – 1.6-litre Featuring direct petrol injection, turbocharging and variable valve timing the result is maximising combustion efficiency. litre and 2.0 The two model C-Max line-up will feature the 1.6l

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