Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The Green Piece: September 8, 2009. The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2013

After the Model S became the best-selling car in Norway (and yes, that includes petrol and diesel models, see Tesla Model S tops sales charts), the electric car maker Tesla Motors has now set its sights on the German market. The company''s CEO and co-founder Elon Musk has announced that Tesla Motors[.].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. However, BEVs still emit PM locally from road, tre and brake wear, as all motor vehicles do.

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Electric Vehicles India

MARCH 4, 2023

Market leaders Ola Electric and TVS Motor Company were the only two companies to record five-digit volume of vehicle sales in February, both exceeding 10,000 units. Ola Electric tops the company rankings with 17,612 units, second only to 18,282 units in January 2023, for the second-best monthly sales this year.

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! READ MORE: Give credit where it’s due!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. The DC-DC converter acts as a hub that transfers energy between key components of the vehicle’s high voltage electrical system. Click to enlarge. —Mark Willows.

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Drive Electric

MAY 25, 2021

The amount of tax due can be very high, easily running into thousands of pounds per year – unless you have an electric car, that is. What is electric company car tax? Last year, the company car tax on electric cars was eliminated (0%) for the 2020/21 financial year.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 17, 2024

The estimated domestic volume for electric cars by the end of the decade is around one million units, which is a small fraction of that of China, a cost champion in the EV game. In fact, manufacturers like Hyundai Motor India and Ola are looking to list and raise money through the sale of shares. billion in 2021.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2010

Plug-in hybrids which can run on electric power only as well as using petrol engine power for longer journeys offer the best solution for 21st century motoring, Graham Smith, managing director of Toyota Motor Europe told delegates at the International Automotive Conference in Sunderland yesterday. "But

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

l/100 km / 34 mpg US; combined CO 2 emissions, weighted: 156 g/km; combined electric energy consumption, weighted: 11.7 A two-speed electric motor positioned on the rear axle supports the 2.0-liter The new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE hybrid (combined fuel consumption, weighted: 6.9 a P3 hybrid.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 19, 2021

It’s impossible not to have noticed the sea change in the motor industry over recent years. From the rise of autonomous cars to the soaring popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) , this is one of the most exciting periods in automotive history. Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

A UK-wide trial of electric cars has been launched. Ministers gathered at London’s Guildhall this morning to unveil the range of electric and low carbon technology vehicles to be used in the trails. Cars set to be used in the trial include the Mini E, the Mitsubishi iMiEV and the electric smart ed.

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

According to reports, General Motors has splashed out around $1billion developing the Chevrolet Volt, while Chrysler hopes to invest around $448million in its electric vehicle programme. Cogan is far from a naysayer about the prospects of electric vehicles - he has been covering them since 1992 in his award winning magazine.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Frankfurt Motor Show is open to the public, so if you’re heading to the event what can you expect to see? Renault Fluence, Kangoo, Zoe and Twizy electric cars – Four for the price of one from Renault which has unveiled a quartet of electric vehicles including the four-door saloon Fluence ZE which will go on sale in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

While technical development of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is proceeding—driven by an industry than sees their potential as the future of personal transport—market success will rely on a number of infrastructural improvements and early agreement on standards and protocols, the report says.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

l/100 km (44 mpg US), a figure that some diesel cars might be jealous of. There is no need for a starter motor nor clutch in Toyota’s hybrid system. Power steering is electric and as a result we don’t need to check the power steering oil level as there isn’t any. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2013

Vauxhall''s range-extended plug-in hybrid, the Ampera, has won the best hybrid/electric car category in the inaugural Telegraph Motoring Awards. The electric/petrol-powered model beat off competition from the likes of the Toyota Prius Plug-in and Nissan LEAF in a poll of Telegraph readers, who were[.]. Vauxhall'

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2013

Billy Hayes, Nissan’s Vice President in charge of global sales of the LEAF, noted that the ZEOD will use technology that has come from the huge research and development efforts that Nissan put into making its own battery and electric motor. Launched in 2010, the Nissan LEAF has become the world’s best-selling all-electric car.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

But one wonders if it’s enough to pull people away from the mighty Tesla, which continues to dominate the electric car market, and if there won’t be better deals coming in the future. head Lisa Brankin said the company had invested 430 million pounds ($530 million) to build electric cars in Britain. Meanwhile, U.K.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

Most importantly, the local and national governments and transit companies buying buses are determined to go green. Equivalent forecasts for hybrid cars can be found in the IDTechEx report, “Hybrid and Pure Electric Cars 2011-2021” Here come range extenders.

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Green Cars News

JULY 4, 2012

Current range-extended models combine a petrol engine with an electric battery and motors, but a new Danish design will break the stereotype by using methanol instead to boost the driving range of a new electric car model.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2009

He said: “I hope that the Mayor and the London Electric Vehicle Partnership will work with us to put more electric vehicles on the road, both in private ownership and in fleets, right now. This means that there is scope to start working towards that target of 100,000 electric vehicles straight away.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

TV adventurer Charley Boorman sets off on a green journey with myenergi. Yes, it was none other than Charley Boorman on his electric Harley Davidson LiveWire. Here at myenergi we pride ourselves on innovating some of the most intelligent and advanced green-technology on the market. TORQUE: (Motor axle) 42 Nm – 30.98

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

Describing himself as anti-tax but pro-carbon tax, Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk risked the backlash of US motorists by declaring that petrol should probably cost $10 a gallon. With the US auto industry in disarray, Tesla’s focus on premium green cars has emerged as a bright spark.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 15 Mar 2024, 13:44 PM MG Motor has recently trademarked name of a new electric car in India called Excelor. MG Motor is expected to announce upcoming new models for India next week. The carmaker had earlier said it will launch five new models in the country with a focus on electric vehicles.

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Green Charging

MARCH 15, 2021

Together with the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and other partners, the National Franchised Dealers Association developed the EVA scheme to tackle poor advice and uncertainty in electric car ownership. The EVA scheme identified those two issues as the main barriers preventing many potential electric car owners from purchasing the vehicle.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

London’s first non-membership electric car hire company GoGo Electric, which launched earlier this year, says that the bulk of its customers are private motorists living on the outskirts of the city who want to try out electrics as potential ‘early adopters’. For more information visit www.gogo-electric.co.uk.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Considered by many to be the ultimate eco-car, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation finally unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV as part of World Environment Day in Tokyo. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2009

A symbol of communist East Germany is to be reborn as an electric car, The Telegraph reports. The new edition of the infamous national car, the Trabant will be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month under its new name- the nT (new Trabant). To find out more, read The Telegraph article here.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Anyone who gets excited by new vehicle concepts won’t be able to turn away from Mitsubishi at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese manufacturer will unveil two new concept cars at the event: the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid and the i-MiEV CARGO.

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2009

Though it has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars lies with pure electric vehicles, Nissan plans to sell hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan from 2011. The company has already outlined plans to introduce an electric car in Japan and the US by the end of 2010.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 23, 2009

The second generation of the vehicle boasts a 14kWh lithium-ion battery pack from Tesla Motors housed between the axles and a 30kW electric motor that is fitted at the rear and offers 120Nm of torque. seconds making it just as quick as the petrol model, and it has a maximum speed of 100km/h.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

Think and Ener1 will team with Zero Sports of Japan - Zero Sports has been chosen as one of the conversion partners for delivering electric vehicles as Japan Post aims to electrify its fleet of 22,000 delivery vehicles. The drive-train allows the petrol-powered trucks to run entirely on electric drive.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

Electric cars have to be slow with limited speeds, don’t they? If that’s your theory then you may have to re-evaluate after Ponway, California-based Plug-In Conversions Corp (PICC) completed a software upgrade conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at up to 70mph in a converted Prius.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

The primary goal of the project, which runs until June 2012, is consistently to utilize renewable energy sources for electrically powered vehicles. Within the framework of the fleet study, Volkswagen is implementing a total of 20 of the latest generation Golf Variant twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid electric cars as research vehicles.

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Plug In India

APRIL 6, 2021

After he joined the board of M & M a few years ago, he was persuaded to buy a Mahindra Electric car! kW motor operating at 48 V will draw around 50 A of current. There is an IITM incubatee company, Cygni, which is now a battery technology provider to Pune based Kinetic Green. This changes voltage.

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