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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

Cars That Think

BBC Archive ] I find the sound effects in this video to be very confusing. Deep Robotics ] As not-sold as I am on urban drone delivery, I will grant you that Wing is certainly putting the work in. BBC Archive ] I find the sound effects in this video to be very confusing.

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Scottish social workers to trial electric car pool

Green Cars News

According to the BBC, the pilot scheme has been made possible by a £105,000 low carbon vehicle grant from the Scottish government. Social workers in the Scottish Borders will be given a pool of electric cars to use, after the local council approved a trial scheme of EVs. Three EV cars, costing more than £30,000 [.].

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

” Earlier in the day, Ramesh, who was in Beijing for a climate negotiation strategizing session, was granted a “ completely unexpected ” audience by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that lasted over an hour. 7 ] BBC Radio 4 World At One: Transcript of Connie Hedegaard and John Prescott on Climate Change , 16 November 2009. [

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. Nothing slips, so nothing can be taken for granted. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. In extreme cold, there is a drop of about 5% in range. But age related range degradation has not been significant. Chairman reviews are mostly technical.

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The Automotive Update: European Commission launches new action plan

Baua Electric

The tariff exemption is for cars made in North America that comply with the continents existing free trade agreement, according to the BBC. The exemption, granted by the Stuttgart Regional Council, is initially valid for testing purposes. This also allows traffic authorities and police to recognize the system status more easily.