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Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, Ford of Europe

Green Cars News

Question: Can you tell explain Ford’s strategy for introducing greener cars? However at Ford we see three clear stages to achieve this. Ecoboost is a petrol engine technology that gets more out of the same engine. Q: What challenges do Ford face in launching “third stage&# vehicles?

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Today’s announcement signals our intent to reduce our dependence on petrol- and diesel-based engines, and determine the best practical alternatives. Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle. London South East Bid. Individuals can apply to participate in these research trials across the London South East and West Midlands regions.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

The jet routinely flies at an altitude of 50,000 ft - and can do Bangalore London non stop. Captain told us of an incident in Europe where the pilots did not realise the pressure loss. We realised quite early that the Tigor’s fast tag had a zero balance - so we ended up paying double the toll on the first three gates.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An embryonic movement is growing in Europe to build “smart cities&# that will challenge the status quo. The reason the funding was dropped is not clear, but the challenge facing Europe’s big power generators is obvious ? In the city of the future, could power suppliers be rivalled by innovative construction firms?

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