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    UK Government Confirms Electric Car Grant
    Motorists in the UK who buy a plug-in electric car from January next year will get a grant worth up to £5,000, the new government confirmed today. Transport secretary, Philip Hammond, confirmed that from next year, motorists will be entitled to a ‘Plug-In Car Grant’ of up to £5,000 when buying a plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel-cell or electric car. The move ends speculation...
    by admin at July 28th, 2010 at 04:07 am
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    Senate Panel Approves $2 Billion in Aid for Electric Cars
    The U.S. Senate Energy Committee has approved a $2 billion program that aims to put 400,000 electric cars on the road in three years. The bill approved on a 19-4 vote this morning is a scaled-back version of an $11 billion bill first proposed in May. The legislation from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee also authorizes a $1.5 billion research program to...
    by admin at July 21st, 2010 at 01:07 pm
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    Honda to Sell Electric Car, Plug-in Hybrid in 2012
    Honda Motor Co. said it would launch an electric car and plug-in hybrid model in 2012 in the U.S. and Japan, joining the race to manufacture battery-powered cars in which rivals have already taken slight leads. The launch of the plug-in vehicles is timed to meet tough regulations, including a new rule in California that will require three percent of an automaker’s...
    by admin at July 20th, 2010 at 04:07 am
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    JFE Builds Fast Charging Station for Electric Cars
    Japanese company JFE Engineering claims it has found a way to recharge electric car batteries in only 3 minutes. In tests JFE conducted with its “Super-Rapid Charging System” device, Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV electric car, which has a driving range of 160km on a full charge, was able to drive for 80km (50 miles) continuously after a 3-minute charge. A 5-minute charge supplies...
    by admin at July 11th, 2010 at 04:07 am
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    Nissan Joins Renault-RWE Electric Car Partnership
    Nissan has joined Renault’s partnership with German electric utility RWE Efficiency GmbH to promote electric mobility in Germany. RWE plans to set up an extensive charging network in Germany with about 1,000 stations to be set up across Germany by the end of 2010 focused mainly on the Berlin and Ruhr areas. Together with other partners, RWE plans to extend the charging...
    by admin at June 24th, 2010 at 09:06 am
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