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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

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London could soon replace California as the electric car capital of the world. Thanks in large part to Mayor "Red Ken" Livingstone, who enacted London's much criticized congestion charge policy in 2003. nk Global views London as a first market when it relaunches the Th!nk India's Reva was first into the market with the G-Wiz.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. While GM, Toyota and Hyundai Motor Co. Naturally, we’regoing to have to accommodate that too.” General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan MotorCo., and startups Tesla Motors Inc. and Fisker Automotive Inc.,are where such vehicles can be used.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Spinning at up to 25,000 rpm, two permanent-magnet motors independently power the front wheels, or regenerate energy from braking to recharge the batteries. That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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Credit: GM) General Motors and Segway plan to take a two-wheel concept vehicle for a spin around New York City on Tuesday. GM is touting other features as well. Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. by JayWes April 8, 2009 6:32 PM PDT No But GM is. E-mail Martin.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so. Freight Bus was one of the losing entrants in London mayor Boris Johnson’scompetition to design a new bus for the capital. Why does everybody state Tesla as US, When this is UK engineering from Norfolk in Great Britian? Post to Fark Post to Yahoo!