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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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Data Driven Insurance, London. City Driving On-Demand, London. A fleet of Ford Focus Electric vehicles and Ford Fiestas with EcoBoost powertrains is located across London. The London service targets a better customer experience and improved operational efficiency compared to existing car-sharing models.

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

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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. As a visual cue, the pure battery-electric version only has the recharging port; an i3 with the range extender will also have a fueling port on the front quarter.).

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Recharging a battery can take 5-8 hours, but costs only a few cents a day. Your correspondent borrowed the new A2B electric bicycle from Ultra Motors, a British firm, and took it for a spin in London. Safe places to park and recharge are also needed. The pedals are there should you wish to use them. All rights reserved.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Some of these vehicles may be available for demonstrations using the available contact info. Vehicles converted by Professor Andy Frank and his team at the UC Davis Hybrid Center are listed at our History of PHEVs page , with further info at www.team-fate.net. Hymotion, February 2006 Hymotion Toronto, Ontario info@hymotion.com 6.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. Environmentalists see another advantage to local entities ?

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