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Chevrolet Cruze station wagon to debut in Geneva; not for North America

Green Car Congress

The station wagon complements the Cruze sedan and hatchback, which together have combined sales of more than 1 million vehicles globally since launch in 2009. The new station wagon is not planned for sale in North America. Chevrolet Cruze station wagon. Click to enlarge. In addition to the current 1.6L gasoline engines, a new 1.4L

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

Clean Fleet Report

If you have only a few cars for sales reps or maybe a van for local deliveries, then going direct to a dealer may work. The Consumer and Commercial Connection. But there is a much stronger connection between the two vehicles. An example of such a company is Merchants Fleet that handles all of these.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

Green Car Congress

Ford’s rollout of electrified vehicles began in December 2010 with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric—a small commercial van built in collaboration with Azure Dynamics. When the plant is inactive, such as holidays, the stored solar energy will provide power during periods of insufficient or inconsistent sunlight.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

or geothermal resources for sale for heat, light or power, or for the furnishing of telephone service, sewerage facilities or water. or geothermal resources for sale for heat, light or power, or for the furnishing of telephone service, sewerage facilities or water.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

Gallagher’s Music – Grimsby and Cleethorpes only music store. I decided to set my little business up in January 2020 as I’ve always been a crafty person, I take any requests for personalised things and will happily try and create something special for you if you had something in mind that isn’t seen in my store.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

The power was still on as the dashboard and LCD screen so the auxiliary battery was still connected. The computer of the car is connected all the time, even when you push the power off switch. We had to run a diagnostic tool after connecting a Panasonic laptop provided by Tata Motors to the dealer. No screwdriver required.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. Today's connected vehicles create up to 25 gigabytes of data per hour , a small portion of which is being shared outside the vehicle.