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1 Million+ Electric Cars Are Now on the Worlds Roads
2016-06-03 16:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In 2015, the number of electric cars on the road globally passed the one million threshold for the first time. The rapid growth of the industry means that it is now the only technology sector on track to meet the International Energy Agencys (IEA) 2C scenario. This is the conclusion of the IEAs Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 report, which it released on Wednesday. This is the latest edition of their annual progress review of the technologies that will determine the rate of global emissions,...
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Germany plans to boost electric cars via tax exemption
2016-04-20 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: BERLIN Germany's coalition parties plan to boost demand for electric cars by exempting them from vehicle tax, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily reported on Wednesday, citing coalition sources. Under the plans, individuals who buy an electric car by 2020 would not have to pay vehicle tax for ten years, reported the paper. Support could also include a research program which would boost the development of batteries. The parliamentary groups of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her Social...
As Electric Cars Stall, A Move To Greener Trucks and Buses
2016-03-24 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The clang of garbage cans will still probably wake people way too early in the morning. But in Santa Rosa, California, at least, the roaring diesel engine will be quiet, replaced by a silent, electric motor. The electric garbage trucks scheduled to begin rolling there this summer may be less alluring than the sporty vehicles that engineer Ian Wright helped design as co-founder of Tesla Motors. But Wright, who left the high-end electric car company to start Wrightspeed, maker of electric powertrains...
China's electric cars sales to double in 2016: minister
2016-03-13 06:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's production and sale of electric cars will more than double this year, the industry minister said on Sunday. More than 300,000 electric cars were sold in China last year, Miao Wei, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology told reporters on the sidelines of the annual meeting of parliament on Sunday. The reliability, mileage and lifespan of electric batteries needs improvement and China needs to speed up the installation of electric car charging stations, Miao said....
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Volvo Cars calls for global standardized electric car charging, joins CharIN CCS effort
2016-03-09 19:56:12| Green Car Congress
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