Top gear accused of fixing electric vehicle story
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Top Gear have been accused of ‘fixing’ a story on an electric vehicle journey, so as to imply that the car ran out of power after only 30 or so miles.
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Read MoreBalancing the load. A look at the prospects of UK V2G
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The UK represents one of the most open energy marketplaces in the world and therefore offers an opportunity for reliable financial modelling.
In a recent report by the National Grid and Ricardo, the future of plug in hybrid and electric vehicles is considered as a long term solution to the problems of the high cost of energy storage and decarbonising grid power supplies, by connecting variable sources of power such as wind and wave to the grid.
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European Electric Vehicle Plug wars
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Disagreement is breaking out amongst European EV plug manufacturers in relation to the choice of plug types for public charging stations and in car chargers for electric vehicle networks
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First Electric Vehicle with ‘battery switch’ from Better Place
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Renault have revealed the definitive version of its 100% electric sedan, three-volume Renault Fluence Z.E. Orders opened in September 2011. Prices range between €20,900 and €26,900, depending on local VAT rates and available tax incentive packages, excluding battery.
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Hangzhou Electric Taxi fire
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Recent explosion of new electric taxi in Hanzhou China, 11th April 2011
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Litihium Battery advances for Electric Vehicles.
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
As Better Place announce their first switching stations Р[see http://goo.gl/EdYYp about advances in Israel including an unauthorised video of the new facility) the race is hotting up to develop a long life and cheap Litiium Battery for use in Electric Vehicles. 
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