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Better Place introduces Renault Fluence ZE EV and pricing for Israel

Green Car Congress

Better Place unveiled its first EV it will sell in the Israel market, the Renault Fluence ZE. The service packages include installation and maintenance of a home recharging station, free access to Better Place’s battery replacement stations and road-side service. Fluence ZE will go on sale from mid-July. A hat-tip to Zohar!

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Electric bus market and trends 

Electric Vehicles India

The cost of the electric vehicles is more due to the cost of the battery that counts 40% of the electric bus. The average cost of the lithium-ion battery packs for large orders has fallen from about $600 a kilowatt-hour in 2015 to $150 a kilowatt-hour in 2020 according to the report of the ReportLinker.

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Renault to begin mass electric car rollout

Green Cars News

Initial sales will begin in December 2011 in Denmark and Israel with the car maker developing three electric models: a saloon car, a compact car and a panel van. It is expected however, that as production expands the cost of the battery will decrease.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Once the capital costs of setting up the facility are recouped, about ten years in this case, all they have are maintenance and operational costs since the energy source is essentially free forever. Users of his recharging network would subscribe to the service, paying for access and for the miles they drive.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Their solution to the cost of thenew-generation batteries is to separate them from the car itself. Buyerswill purchase the car – at about the same price as a conventional model –but lease the batteries from a third-party energy supplier for a monthly feeequivalent to the fuel costs for an economical petrol or diesel car.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA.

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