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Ford testing plug-in electric grid system

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Smart charging systems appear to be the order of the day among the leading car manufacturers with Ford the latest to develop an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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An interview with Toyota

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Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. As the world’s largest passenger car producer, Toyota continues to lead the field in research and testing a number of new technology vehicles. What is it that makes Toyota, a leader in the field of green car technology?

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First public trial of electric smart is launched

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The cars’ first placement is with Newcastle City Council, where they are supplementing its vehicle fleet and being allocated to staff making trips around the city, as an alternative to using fleet cars with conventional petrol or diesel engines.

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Going electric - a future to embrace or just hype? The Green Piece

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Electric cars, he believes, still face a number of stiff challenges. For one, they need to improve their energy capacity and recharge times which are, at the moment, “simply inappropriate”. With Governments and car manufacturers alike finally getting serious about the electric car it seems the world is ready to embrace them.

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Aixam Mega welcome electric car plan

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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. A small petrol or diesel-powered car costs in excess of 20p per mile. Tags: Aixam Mega Electric cars Boris Johnson Delivery Plan.

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electric smart ready for production

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This means you can plug it directly into any UK mains 3 pin plug socket and it will happily recharge. The ed also borrows the tried and NCAP tested Tridion safety cell from the petrol driven smart. A UK market trial of 100 cars started in December 2007 with fleet customers.

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Will China win the electric car race? The Green Piece

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Last week the company announced that it would bring its five-seat E6 electric car in small numbers to the US next year. However, anyone who thinks that this is just another upstart company looking for its big break needs to re-evaluate – because it’s clear that China means business in the green car race.

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