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[16 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
Peugeot i0n Available for Pre-reservations

Peugeot has decided to offer their electric car i0n for public pre-reservations. If you are from the UK and interested in getting your hands on this little beauty, click on i0n reservation. Technically, it is a re-worked Mitsubishi i-MiEV but the French version has even more than its Japanese sibling. It has been adjusted to suit European needs. With a maximum power of 64 BHP and quite an impressive torque 180 Nm, it is one of the few electric cars that is not a mere urban vehicle any more. Peugeot …

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[2 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]

November 2009 marks another milestone in history of electrification of London. A new company GoGo Electric Car Rentals is launching to offer Londoners 100% electric cars for short term rental. Electric cars are exempt from the Congestion Charge, qualifying for free parking and free to re-charge (at specifically designed outlets). This fleet of environmentally conscious cars is destined to become the welcome choice of the future motoring.
Prices start from as little as £22 per day for a four-seater GoGo electric car. Rental term

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[23 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

Eidsiva, one of the most innovative energy suppliers of Norway, has built its first intelligent ChargePoint ™ recharging station in the town of Gjovik.
Very soon they will open more stations in Hamar and Lillehammer to give Norway the advantage in the electric car race.
They will all be linked together in an accessible network that will provide various opportunities for the owners of electric cars. Functions include finding the

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[15 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Nissan Leaf - Pre-production Model

According to Nissan Motors, the new electric car Leaf is close to completion. The pre-production units are being tested and developed. It is going to be the first model to use the unique Nissan EV platform. It is a plausible idea as the new platform tidies up the components, unites all the best inventions that there are so far in electric car industry and has a huge potential to bring the production prices down. That’s what we need - an electric car to

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[8 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

US Chamber of commerce has stirred controversy by filing a request with the EPA for a hearing on a science-based evidence behind claims that global warming is a threat to human race. It has fuelled anger from all sorts of chain-yourself-to-whatever and other eco-basher organisations. They are screaming that this is a certain losing-game for EPA and the scientists.
Well, if the science cannot prove that this instance of global warming is human-induced, let them lose! What did I mean by “this instance”? Simple - this is not the first global …