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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

Cars That Think

Why are we using a constant based on the combustion of gasoline in order to measure the efficiency of an electric car? Why are we using a constant based on the combustion of gasoline in order to measure the efficiency of an electric car? But more fundamentally, there is a huge disparity in efficiency overall.

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UK wants to ban 100% ICE power by 2030

EV Info

Boris has spoken and started the end of the petrol engine in the UK. Under Boris’s new Green plan, the sale of new combustion engine vehicles, that are powered wholly by Petrol or Diesel will be banned from 2030. Does this mean you will only be able to purchase an electric vehicle from 2030 onwards?

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases.

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The ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: This is everything you need to know

EV Central

Electric cars are getting more popular. Here’s the complete guide on buying an EV – and everything you should be ready for when you take delivery of your first electric car. They recommend you don’t regularly take the car to 100 percent state of charge. READ MORE: How far will be EV drive on a charge?

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Mr. Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year.

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