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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

Cars That Think

Today, noisy, polluting, two-stroke gasoline engines are still ubiquitous across Asia,” says Sam Abuelsamid, Principal Research Analyst for Mobility Ecosystems at Guidehouse Insights “Converting those to electric power will go a long way toward helping countries reach their greenhouse gas emission-reduction targets.

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Will 3-wheeled so-called 'autocycles' break out this year? We're skeptical

Green Car Reports

Three-wheeled vehicles have never been remotely popular in North America, but some new makers of these unusual vehicles are hoping for a resurgence of interest.

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Fujitsu and GMS partner on trial of electric tricycles in the Philippines

Green Car Congress

(GMS), a venture company providing mobility services, will partner on field testing to expand the use of electric tricycles (a three-wheel taxi) in the Republic of the Philippines. Electric tricycle. million gasoline-powered tricycles. Click to enlarge. How GMS and SPATIOWL work together. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota and partners launching Cité lib by Ha:mo EV car sharing in Grenoble; ultracompact EVs complementing public transport

Green Car Congress

The City of Grenoble, France, its metropolitan area Grenoble-Alpes Metropole, EDF and its affiliate Sodetrel, Toyota Motor Corporation and Cité lib officially launched the new “Cité lib by Ha:mo” electric vehicle car-sharing service. Cité lib by Ha:mo will open to the public on 1 October 2014 for a three-year period. Earlier post.).

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Piaggio Introduces Plug-in Hybrid Version of MP3 Scooter

Green Car Congress

The Piaggio Group has introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. kW, 15N·m synchronous brushless permanent magnet traction motor are mechanically and electronically linked and simultaneously supply power to the wheel. L/100km) for gasoline scooters with mid-sized engines.

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Bosch overview of global diesel markets; optimistic about US, China

Green Car Congress

India is the world’s leading producer of three-wheel tractors and other three-wheel vehicles. Their place is taken by vehicles that run on pure ethanol or on a mixture of ethanol and gasoline (FlexFuel). For this reason there is a strong interest in alternative technologies such as hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

Green Car Congress

Peugeot launched a comprehensive new Marque plan, with the objectives of moving up three places in the world car market by 2015 (it is currently in 10 th place); establishing Peugeot as a benchmark for style; and becoming the leader in mobility services. The Marque is also developing a new 3-cylinder gasoline engine. Earlier post.).