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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

In 2005, electric cars were still measured in hundreds. 2016 also saw more than 200 million electric two wheelers on the road and 345 thousand buses, primarily in China. China remained the largest market in 2016, accounting for more than 40% of the electric cars sold in the world. Click to enlarge.

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London Olympic let down for electric cars

Green Cars News

The announcement that BMW is the new automotive sponsor for the 2012 London Olympic Games, is a ‘serious disappointment’ according to the Autocar’s Hilton Holloway. Among the other contenders was Nissan, who promised that of the 4000 vehicles needed, at least 2,000 would have been the all-electric Nissan Leaf.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

My Energi

Charley, best known for co-hosting the adventure-packed ‘Long Way’ TV shows with fellow actor and friend Ewan McGregor, has recently had installed our multi-award winning product ‘the zappi ’. The smart electric vehicle charger is now situated comfortably in Charley’s eco home in London. POWER: 78 kW – 105 hp.

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

If this is something that’s been on your mind, stepping into the world of electric motoring has probably crossed it too, making the switch to an electric car or van could help you improve your lifestyle in a wonderful new way. Are electric cars better for the environment? How much are electric cars?

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

A distance of 923 km using DC fast charging infrastructure. He is a fellow commuting cyclist - both in London and Bhuj. By the time the car returned, the SoC was 53%. And then returned to the showroom, where Amit installed the latest version of the BMS software. We then went on to do a slow charge upto 100%.

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Wanted: Electric MINI test drivers

Green Cars News

MINI is on the hunt for willing test drivers to drive its electric MINI cars as part of a Government-backed scheme to get electric cars on the roads. Interested drivers can now apply online to lease one of twenty prototype cars destined for British roads. The MINI E driver also pays for the electricity used.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

Green Car Congress

We are thinking that the right way [to do this] is large scale production, not special small niche cars and we think that a broad product range is necessary to bring this to the markets. Soeren Hinze, Volkswagen Electric-Traction (EL) Technical Development. (Dr. Hinze is the engineer in charge of the rollout of the e-Golf and e-up!).

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