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UK to invest £200M in fleet of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks

Green Car Congress

This could see hundreds more zero-emission HGVs rolled out across the nation and save the industry money, due to overall running costs of green vehicles being cheaper than gasoline and diesel equivalents. Our road freight industry is one of the most efficient in the world and contributes over £13 billion to the UK economy each year.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018: Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in minivan

Green Car Reports

In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars.

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Ontario Announces Rebates of Up to C$10,000 for Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicles

Green Car Congress

“Electric vehicles are the way to go in Ontario. This plan helps get more people behind the wheel of a green vehicle to create jobs, reduce smog and equip Ontario for the 21 st century.” The government will also provide Green Vehicle Licence Plates for plug-in vehicles. Dalton McGuinty. Premier of Ontario.

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

G oogle proved it is serious about Plug Ins with its new Recharge IT initiative. Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. Willett Kempton , University of Delaware: $150,000 for megawatt scale vehicle-to-grid research and implementation planning."

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Airbiquity adds global network of recharging posts to its services

Green Cars News

Connected vehicle services firm Airbiquity has joined in partnership with Coulomb Technologies to integrate Coulomb’s online network of electric vehicle charging stations into Airbiquity’s services for its customers. Using Airbiquity’s connected [.].

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Seattle boosted by green car grant

Green Cars News

Alternative fuel technologies have been embraced in Seattle, after the city was awarded a $1.4million grant from the US Department of Energy to enhance its fleet of green vehicles. Seattle also signed an agreement to be one of the first markets to introduce the Nissan LEAF back in April.

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