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Volkswagen sets hybrid car land speed record… again

2012-10-09 19:00:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrid, Sedan, Technology, Volkswagen Behold the fastest production hybrid in the world. For the second time this year, the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid LSR has moved the terminal-veolcity bar higher by averaging 186.313 mph at Bo...

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22 state governors tell OEMs they’re ready to buy more CNG vehicles

2012-10-09 16:59:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Legislation and Policy, Natural Gas, USA Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is leading a coalition of 22 states to buy up to 10,000 new compressed natural gas cars and pickups per year. The big idea is to present j...

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What happens when you can’t unplug your plug-in? One driver’s tale

2012-10-09 04:54:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Th!nk (Think) What would happen if you drove to National Plug In Day in your EV, stopped at a Walgreens afterwards to charge, then found out you couldn't unplug the J1772 coupler? Not a good way to end the day. ...

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Ecotricity expanding clean-energy, fast-charging network with Nissan

2012-10-09 03:01:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, UK Telsa Motors just rolled out the first of it solar-powered Supercharger network in the U.S., but Ecotricity is challenging the California automaker in setting up long-distance charge points the UK through its relati...

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Scarlet Motors collaborates with Helsinki’s Electric RaceAbout team

2012-10-09 00:57:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Europe/EU Frankly, Scarlet, we do give a damn. A new Finnish electric vehicle company called Scarlet has reached a deal with Helsinki's Metropolia University of Applied Science to collaborate on powertrain advancements for Sc...