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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Luckily, so many in our chapter are passionate about EVs and passionate about healing the environment.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Luckily, so many in our chapter are passionate about EVs and passionate about healing the environment.

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Time to review congestion charges. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

This means if you drive a hybrid car such as the Toyota Prius or Honda Insight; an electric car such as the G-Wiz or NICE Mega City; an LPG converted car; or an alternative fuel vehicle such as the Volvo CNG V70; then you can travel in and out of the city centre for free. Here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk Is it time for a change?

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Researchers find HEV under real-world conditions delivers significantly greater fuel economy benefits than EPA “sticker” values

Green Car Congress

Toyota Prius, Honda Insight) compared to conventional vehicles (CVs) of dissimilar make/model and vehicle size. … Techniques to reliably link measured vehicle location to road grade are still needed, however, for robust fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions estimates using a Vehicle Specific Power (VSP) framework, the authors said.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.

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