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Daimler & Renault-Nissan Alliance expand cooperation to 1-ton pickup trucks

Green Car Congress

The pickup will feature a double cab and will be targeted both at personal-use and commercial customers. The three trucks will also be built in the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, for other markets, excluding North America. A high parts localization rate is expected to expand the supply bases in Spain and Argentina significantly.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

Green Car Congress

That includes most forklifts, golf cars and mobility vehicles for the disabled plus Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and personal submarines. They will sell for up to 65% more than the price of conventional buses but still have lower total cost of ownership over life. Indeed, most electric aircraft are pure electric as well.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JD Power estimates that Tesla will sell 500 to 800 cars next year, while Fisker Automotive is expected to sell more than 10,000. [1] Spotlight on Innovations Learn about the latest energy-sector advancements that are poised to impact our future. Yippeee I cant wait not to buy one.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

And by that do you mean they were fronting the costs of the rebates and then not recouping them from the utilities? I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. You have the rebates lowering and the cost of the panels lowering at the same time. We’re behind Spain! That’s correct.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

Schnellnhuber had previously advised officials from the Obama administration that the United States may need to reduce its emissions from the present 20 tons of carbon dioxide per person to a zero-carbon target by 2020 in order to have a 50-50 chance of stabilizing the climate at two degrees C above pre-industrial levels.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

Reasons for the falling prices include increased airplane capacity — the number of seats on a given route — and a drop in the cost of jet fuel. Brunvoll’s clients are eyeing destinations off the beaten path, they are also booking popular places like Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and Britain. Does the legislation threaten your points?

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The FCC's Ban on AI in Robocalls Won't Be Enough

Cars That Think

The Cost of Phone Fraud The average amount of money lost by a phone scam victim in 2022, in US dollars: United States: $431.26 Spain: $282.35 Source: Hiya Generally, phishing attacks aim to trick people into parting with personal information, such as passwords and financial information. “In Canada: $472.87 France: $360.62