Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2023
Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
ABAT), a developer, manufacturer and distributor of rechargeable Polymer Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries and Wuxi Angell Autocycle Co., Ltd unveiled three hybrid motorcycles at the Dealer Expo 2009, 13-16 February, in Indianapolis, IN. Wuxi Angell sold 50,000 and 70,000 electric bikes in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Cars That Think
MARCH 30, 2023
Lightning Motorcycles is already known for record-setting speeds. In 2011, the company’s LS-218 SuperBike set a landspeed record for production electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a 347.55 kilometer-per-hour (215.91 mile-per-hour) average run and a 351 kph (218 mph) peak.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
While the use of shared e-scooters generates few direct environmental impacts, their green credentials can be questioned by the substantial negative impacts associated to their materials, their manufacturing and their frequent collection for recharging purposes. A simple example would be a short trip by electric kick scooter.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too. By comparison, the International Energy Agency says there are now about 26 million electric cars on the world’s roads. Just as important is what battery swapping will do to solve another of plug-in electric vehicles’ bugbears.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2012
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $300 million towards a project that will replace 100,000 gasoline-burning tricycles in the Philippines with electric tricycles, or E-Trikes. E-Trike drivers saw their daily incomes more than double during a pilot program in Metro Manila.
Clean Fleet Report
AUGUST 6, 2023
Electric vehicles are most efficient when driven in town to take advantage of the regenerative braking, or on the open road at slower speeds. The all-electric efficiency averaged about 3.0 Gasoline fueled vehicles require tune-ups, oil, transmission servicing and other typical maintenance and costs.
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