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DTM trialing lower-carbon high-performance racing fuel with Audi and Aston Martin

Green Car Congress

This fuel will be evaluated at Hockenheim by Audi and Aston Martin in the race-taxis used during the weekend support program for competition winners, VIPs and prominent guests for unique, high-speed passenger rides. And, as part of that process, our scope will expand from greener fuels to include a greater focus on hybrid drive.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

Green Car Congress

We are in the decade of the hybrid electric vehicle despite the fact that most off-road and underwater vehicles are pure electric. By value, hybrid cars are now the largest electric vehicle sector and, since they will be with us for at least fifteen more years, improving the hybrid technology is of major interest.

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Barcelona: An E-Mobility Living Lab

Wallbox

It is also one of the first European cities to regulate the use conditions for these types of vehicles , legalizing but restricting their use to improve user and public safety. As the customer, you have the choice of selecting an EV or hybrid within both of these apps. Rethinking Urban Mobility. Supporting Innovation.

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Driving the sales of electric vehicles

Clean Car

We know for sure that internal combustion engine-powered vehicles (ICE) and hybrids will be banned from sale no later than 2035 and we know that there is a big push towards encouraging the take up of electric vehicles (EV). The UK Government has legally committed us to achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

helped develop the first hybrid edge cloud computing platform, which enables any smart device to act as a cloud server. The tokens, along with using smart contracts to reduce legal fees, would make real-time exchange and monetization feasible, he says. Member grade: Member. Alma mater: University of British Columbia, in Vancouver.

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LowCVP announces winners of Low Carbon Urban Mobility Technology Challenge

Green Car Congress

The proposals include a lightweight, driverless electric bus; a system to improve the efficiency of urban freight transport; a bus-taxi hybrid (a “buxi”); a low carbon, community-managed car club; plus two variants of lightweight, single seat electric vehicles. It combines the efficiency of a bus with the flexibility of a taxi.

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