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Fedex Express and Nissan expand cooperative testing of battery electric e-NV200 compact van; new panel version

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Nissan and FedEx Express engineers began in December 2011 co-testing the e-NV200 prototype on the streets of London, UK. Going forward, the proving tests will be newly expanded to countries such as Singapore, the USA and Brazil. The test recently expanded to Yokohama, Japan, in order to obtain additional real-world driving feedback.

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UK Government Announces £5,000 Grants Towards Purchase of Electric Drive Vehicles and First Plugged-in Places

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crash tested to acceptable international standards (namely, i) A tailored protocol based on EuroNCAP ii) Compliance with crash testing regimes in other developed international markets of similar stringency to Europe; for example USA, Japan, Korea etc). Crash safety: EC whole vehicle type approval; OR.

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smart fortwo electric drive Debuts in the US

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smart USA Distributor LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. smart USA will begin deploying a fleet of 250 electric drive vehicles across the United States this fall, targeting key electrification leadership cities and Department of Energy grant areas. smart USA Distributor LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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Most recently, Toyota announced that its fuel cell sedan would also be available in the UK, USA, Germany and Denmark during the summer of 2015. And hydrogen technology is already being trialled in fuel cell buses by a number of cities including London and can also be scaled up to long-haul trucks and other big vehicles.

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Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, Ford of Europe

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Therefore we will continue to run trials, such as the Ford Focus BEV trial in London, until the price drops. At Ford we have recently announced an electric Ford Focus will be available in the USA during 2011 and if all goes well I wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar announcement for Europe but we aren’t sure yet.

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

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Because fewer homes in the UK and especially dense cities like London have garages, most of the companies offering some form of curbside and pop-up charging solution are in the UK. Image Source: Volvo USA. They include Urban Electric , Trojan Energy , and Rolec. Image Source: Urban Electric.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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