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China’s electric car strategy’s implications for U.S. energy security

By 2030, McKinsey estimates more than a third to almost half of vehicles sold in China and Europe will be battery-powered and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The anticipated market share for the U.S. is far lower at roughly 17% to … Continue reading

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Power tool: How Nissan Leaf e+ played vital role in Japan’s disaster recovery

Japan efforts to recover from natural disaster helped by the two-way battery that powers the Nissan Leaf electric car. — Read on thedriven.io/2020/12/18/power-tool-how-nissan-leaf-e-played-vital-role-in-japans-disaster-recovery/ How about keeping power tools, even medical devices indoors, operational when disaster with loss of grid power

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U of T researchers model the health benefits of electric cars, find ‘large improvement in air quality’

Electric vehicles are often touted as a means of mitigating climate change, but a new University of Toronto model suggests that their public health benefits may be just as significant. — Read on http://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-researchers-model-health-benefits-electric-cars-find-large-improvement-air-quality Benefit health budget $10,000 per year … Continue reading

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Driving a rental electric vehicle in New Zealand: Another way is possible

It was a VW eGolf (VW won’t export to Australia because we haven’t any emission standards) with one of the smallest batteries on the new EV market, having only an 80% range of about 180k (full range about 230k). — … Continue reading

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SSE backs 2030 ban on petrol and diesel company cars and vans

EXCLUSIVE: As the government deliberates on bringing forward its ban of new sales of fossil fuel cars into the first half of the next decade, the Scottish energy company has called for a separate rule mandating corporate fleet decarbonisation by … Continue reading

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Volkswagen ID.3 leads record electric vehicle sales in most successful EV market

Norway breaks through another electric vehicle market milestone, passing 60% market share in September thanks to the arrival of the ID.3. — Read on thedriven.io/2020/10/02/volkswagen-id-3-leads-record-electric-vehicle-sales-in-most-successful-ev-market/amp/ The latest data shows full battery electric vehicles accounting for 61.5 per cent of all … Continue reading

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Australia gets “F” for Fail on EV policy, even as consumer interest jumps | RenewEconomy

Australia’s federal government given an F for “fail” for its EV policy efforts, even as new data shows that more than half of drivers are considering to go electric for their next car. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/australia-gets-f-for-fail-on-ev-policy-even-as-consumer-interest-jumps-62410/amp/

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Hyper EV motorcycle delivers off grid house power

Greg Hunt and lobbyists for coal power need to be careful what they wish for. Any more steep price rises and we’ll see stampede to off grid independence. No need to wait any longer for EV car prices to come … Continue reading

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How solar and EVs will kill the last of the industry dinosaurs

There’s been a succession of good omens recently but this one brings them all together into convincing good news. >readmore> RenewEconomy

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In Wheel EV Motor From Evans Electric Unveiled In Australia

Looks like something to get seriously excited about, just replace your disc rotors and callipers, add batteries and controller to convert to EV with nearly twice as much torque as latest HSV!! >readmore> CleanTechnica

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