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Battery-switchable electric Commodore breaks 24-hour world EV distance record

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The battery-switchable fully-electric Holden Commodore developed by. EV Engineering in Australia ( earlier post ) recently unofficially broke the distance record for a production electric car, achieving 1,886 (1,172 miles) kilometers of driving over a 24-hour period. We were able to just drive, switch, and keep going.

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Columbia moves into green car era

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Further proof, if it were needed, that green cars are a truly global phenomenon, came when engineers in Bucaramanga presented Columbia’s first electric car to a proud audience last weekend. It can also run for 70km before needing to be recharged.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [ Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. Of all the ‘upstart’ green car companies, Tesla is the closest to breaking out into the mainstream. REVA: An Indian company that markets the G-Wiz in the UK.

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Government incentives driving EV market boom

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Tax and fiscal incentives are playing a big part in driving sales of electric vehicles according to a new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). In a new study examining how government incentives around the world are helping to drive the market for rechargeable vehicl[.].

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Tazzari electric car comes to the UK

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Using state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries the Zero promises a range of up to 88 miles and will recharge in around 6 hours from the mains or in 50 minutes with optional super-fast battery charger. The Tazzari ZERO - Ecological, Electric and Dynamic — is an exciting response to our congested and polluted urban centers.

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Why plug-in hybrids are top of the pile

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Internal combustion engines, hybrid electrics or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles - which would you choose? It believes its study confirms the viability of electricity as a clean and low cost transportation fuel while highlighting the increased efficiencies of plug-in hybrid technologies.

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