By Huw Evans ECOtality’s Blink EV charging stations seem to be causing a number of motorists to see red. According to a recent study by Plug-In America, 25 percent of the EV charging stations seem to be offline at any one time, plus in order to use a Blink station, a driver must have previously signed [...] [...]
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By Philippe Crowe Elektromotive Limited says it will create the UK’s largest pay-as-you-go, “open source” network of public charging stations for EVs, based upon the development of its pay-by-phone technology. The initiative comes as the result of a new joint venture with Charge your Car (North) Ltd. The new company – Charge Your Car Limited – [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe Yesterday Mercedes-Benz Canada celebrated the completion and official grand opening of the world’s first automated automotive facility dedicated to the production and technology development of fuel cell stacks. The 3,300-square meter building, located in Burnaby, B.C, represents a milestone on the road to a more sustainable future, and M-B says it further solidifies [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe PowerGenix, a manufacturer of high performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, along with China City Construction Corporation (CCCC) and Huainan City has signed a three-party agreement to create the world’s first commercial-scale Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) battery manufacturing center. Signed at the Seventh Central China Investment and Trade Expo in Changsha, Hunan province, the agreement provides [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced June 6 that $4.4 million has been awarded to ten companies, municipalities and other entities to enable more than 325 new electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to be installed across New York State. New York State’s electric-vehicle charging stations are supported by a joint effort by the [...] [...] By Huw Evans Last year, 12.8 million new vehicles were registered in the European Union. And, according to preliminary figures released by the European Environment Agency the average CO2 emissions released by these vehicles was 135.7 grams per kilometer. That total represents a 4.6 g/CO2 reduction of emissions since 2010 or translated another way a drop of [...] [...] Over its nearly 50-year run, the Ford Mustang has sold more than 8.5 million examples and earned status as an American icon. In the parallel world of social media, its presence is even bigger and about to get bigger still. [...] The next generation of hybrids and plug-ins will be far greener. Does hybrid and EV production squash their benefits? Through the years there have been a number of studies that have suggested that hybrid cars aren’t better for the environment. One infamous study even suggested that a Hummer was cleaner than a Prius. That study; however, was [...] [...] |
 
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