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AUGUST 3, 2016

Latest figures show British motorists are choosing electric propulsion like never before, with year-to-date electric vehicle registrations up 31.8%

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2009

Drivers will be able to recharge the batteries at home or switch batteries at a swap station, which will take less time than filling a petrol tank. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Renault Better Place Denmark electric car rollout israel Project Better Place.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2010

Plans for a series of ‘green’ motorway services have been approved for the M5 in Gloucester. The new services will include electric car recharging points, a ban on fast-food retail giants and locally sourced produce available to motorists travelling along the Gloucester Gateway.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Last week the company announced that it would bring its five-seat E6 electric car in small numbers to the US next year. However, anyone who thinks that this is just another upstart company looking for its big break needs to re-evaluate – because it’s clear that China means business in the green car race.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news plug-in hybrid cars plug-in hybrid electric cars San Diego SDG&E.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

Smart charging systems appear to be the order of the day among the leading car manufacturers with Ford the latest to develop an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

It also includes an on-board petrol/E85 engine generator that extends its range to more than 311 miles. Currently, engineers in Russelheim are putting the Voltec system’s performance through its paces and gaining a perception of the overall driveability of the car. Tags: Green cars Latest news Vauxhall.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Its drive system is made up of three key components: a 3.5litre V6 petrol engine with direct injection system; a 44kW hybrid module that delivers 250Nm of torque; and a lithium-ion battery that can be recharged at charging stations. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Mercedes.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

It includes a supercharged petrol engine that provides the rear wheel drive with an output of 41bhp; while the two electric wheel motors are powered by lithium-ion batteries that can be recharged during deceleration and braking.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

London’s first non-membership electric car hire company GoGo Electric, which launched earlier this year, says that the bulk of its customers are private motorists living on the outskirts of the city who want to try out electrics as potential ‘early adopters’. Natalie said: “GoGo is a new business idea, and we think it is very timely.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Suzuki is set to exhibit two new exciting green car concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and an SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). Further recharging when parked is by means of a domestic plug socket.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

In order to succeed, he believes electric cars face three major challenges: energy capacity and recharge time of current batteries; they have to move away from the eco niche to become mass market; and there must be a corresponding infrastructure in place.

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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2009

Electric cars, he believes, still face a number of stiff challenges. For one, they need to improve their energy capacity and recharge times which are, at the moment, “simply inappropriate”. With Governments and car manufacturers alike finally getting serious about the electric car it seems the world is ready to embrace them.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2009

The old Trabant whose name means ‘foot soldier’, became the butt of many a joke thanks in part to its clattery two-stroke engine and very basic use of technology, including a petrol gauge in the form of a dipstick. The new one comes with solar panels on the roof, a petrol tank in case of emergencies and a range of 150 miles before recharging.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The cars’ first placement is with Newcastle City Council, where they are supplementing its vehicle fleet and being allocated to staff making trips around the city, as an alternative to using fleet cars with conventional petrol or diesel engines.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2009

“Buying an electric vehicle costs more than buying a petrol or diesel-powered equivalent, and so purchasers need to be assured that they will see ongoing savings on fuel, and through other benefits such as free parking. A small petrol or diesel-powered car costs in excess of 20p per mile.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

This means you can plug it directly into any UK mains 3 pin plug socket and it will happily recharge. The ed also borrows the tried and NCAP tested Tridion safety cell from the petrol driven smart. As a company car the smart ed brings big benefits.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Question: Can you tell explain Ford’s strategy for introducing greener cars? Ecoboost is a petrol engine technology that gets more out of the same engine. Q: EcoBoost is a new petrol engine platform, can you tell us more? The first stage is where we’re at right now. litre and 2.0

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

With the cost of recharging batteries much less than petrol, and electricity, even when taken from non-renewable sources, having far less impact on the environment, plug-ins could present a more immediate solution to global warming concerns. In the West it appears that plug-in hybrids are an attractive solution.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Other detail changes from 6th April 2011 include: Drivers of Euro IV diesel cars registered before the 1st January 2006 are currently taxed at the same percentage rate as drivers of cars fitted with a petrol engine. The taxation of these cars will be subject to the 3% uplift for diesel cars from this date.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. announced a partnership with utility Southern California Edison to test a fleet of rechargeable electric vehicles and said it expected to sell such plug-in hybrids within the next decade if battery technology keeps pace.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

It includes further improvements in conventional petrol and diesel powertrains, as well as a variety of electric, hybrid and fuel cell capabilities. Q: Currently only London can claim to have, in anyway, a widespread distribution of recharging points for electric vehicles – how do you envisage this problem to be solved?

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APRIL 21, 2009

Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. to charge overnight.

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APRIL 16, 2009

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2013

Let''s face it: electric cars can''t refuel from empty to full quite as quickly as petrol ones. But because most electric cars on sale today can easily drive between 60 and 80 miles on a full charge -and recharge at night when you''re asleep- it''s not usually a problem. While overnight charging const[.].

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