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Hertz launches Hertz Electrifies public-private partnership in US; bringing 25,000 EVs to Europe with Uber

Green Car Congress

The European expansion of the partnership will begin in Hertz Europe’s London base in January 2023 and aims to expand to other European capitals, such as Paris and Amsterdam, throughout the year and beyond. Further details will be announced in due course.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. This process is the first of its kind in the global automotive industry. The production version of the i3. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

Baua Electric

Over the past few decades, the art world has opened up beyond Europe and North America to create a more globalized market. Some days we had wraps at Vida e caffe , an African chain; others, we went to the Purple Café in Osu, a hip neighborhood to the east of our hotel. And that is how the most successful arts spaces in Ghana felt.

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

While I was aware of this trend — I see it loud and clear in my own neighborhood — I hadn’t realized how wide-spread this trend actually was in the US. In my own neighborhood I see several EV drivers with long cables from Level 2 chargers in the garage, and extension cords presumably from a 120 Volt outlet. Volker, Calvin G.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

In 2019, 63 percent of global electricity was produced from fossil-fuel sources, the exact nature of which varies substantially among regions. The 197 signatory nations agreed to hold the increase in the average global temperature to no more than 2 °C above preindustrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 °C.