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Do stop-start systems wear out your car’s starter?

Baua Electric

First rolled out in Europe and Asia, where crowded city driving requires cars to spend more time at a standstill, they switch off the engine when the car’s not moving. When the driver starts to lift a foot off the brake pedal, they quickly restart the engine in time for the car to move away from a stoplight or traffic jam.

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European Automotive Industry Outlines RD Priorities for EU Green Car Initiative

Green Car Congress

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate €5 billion (US$6.7

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RIP Scion, Chevy Bolt EV Powertrain, Tesla Model 3: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Toyota kills off its Scion "youth brand," a look at how General Motors and LG collaborated on 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV development, and everything we know so far about the Tesla Model 3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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China on track for 12million vehicles

Green Cars News

This has been prompted by the government’s stimulus plan for the auto industry which has boosted domestic demand and ensured industry growth. per cent compared to a year earlier and the fifth month in a row during which auto sales exceeded one million units according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

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Opinion: Enablers of disruption in transportation

Green Car Congress

by Mike Millikin, editor, Green Car Congress. The car has become the most computationally complex high-tech device with which the vast majority of consumers will ever come into contact—let alone own. The auto industry has known for a long time that business-as-usual was literally unsustainable.

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Which technology will win the green car race?

Green Cars News

In the race to turn the auto industry green, many concepts have been floated around - from hybrids, to electrics, to biofuels and even fuel cell cars. He believes that all of the technologies have their value and that combustion engines will share the road with plug-in cars and those running on hydrogen.

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An interview with Riversimple

Green Cars News

Riversimple shot to fame in June 2009 when they unveiled arguably the most exciting development for British green car technology yet; the two-seater Riversimple hydrogen prototype. I believe that all three barriers are very real for the auto industry but they are not true in any absolute sense.