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Toyota and partners launching Cité lib by Ha:mo EV car sharing in Grenoble; ultracompact EVs complementing public transport

Green Car Congress

The Toyota i-ROAD is an innovative, fun-to-drive three-wheel personal mobility vehicle equipped with Active Lean technology that emulates the movements of a skier. A total of 120 charging points for the project and 41 for other plug-in vehicles will be added to the city’s transport infrastructure. Earlier post.)

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

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billion in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in support of the development of advanced electric drive vehicles (EDVs) including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV). Transportation Sector Electrification.

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Quicke sidenote: PHEV3A as an acronym now encompasses the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around Arizona (PHEV3A) EVducational Tour (tho it could change, depending on sponsorship to AAA Tour de AZ, or even eTour de AZ). The general theme (and purpose) is: Plug-in Arizona!

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Are You Plugged In? Some of the first plug-in electric passenger vehicles are slated to roll onto U.S. How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. By Mara Lemos Stein.

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EU-Live project unveils electrified 3-wheeler; designed by Groupe PSA

Green Car Congress

On 30 November, the European EU-LIVE consortium unveiled a new L5e-category (3-wheeled vehicles one can use at a speed above 50 km/h and on any road) electrified mobility solution. Its tilting mechanism offers superior handling, making the vehicle as easy to drive as a three-wheel scooter.

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How Federal and State Government Incentives Make It Easy to Become an EV Owner

Blink Charging

Must not exceed a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of: $80,000 for vans, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), crossovers, and pickup trucks $55,000 for all other vehicle types. The EV or Plug-In Hybrid EV (PHEV) must have an external charging source. Note that PHEVs cannot use DC fast chargers.)

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Tokyo 2023 revisited: Every electric concept debut from the best motor show in years

EV Central

A plug-in hybrid powertrain borrowed from the Outlander PHEV was employed by this butch and boxy looking preview of the next-gen Delica MPV, a car Mitsubishi wants in Australia. Related: Mitsubishi’s new PHEV system. Could it be the MX-5’s electrified successor – or even the return of the RX-7?

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