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Hybrid Cars - 0 views

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    Are you thinking about dumping your gas slurping SUV and make the move to buy a hybrid car? If so, then this small site well serve you well. Provides a compelling discussion in favor of hybrid car ownership, informative videos about hybrid cars, current hybrid car news, and more.
88DB Singapore

Newton Auto Keys/Duplicate Car Keys/Auto Gate Remote/Transponder/Car Immobiliser Loss/C... - 0 views

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    NEWTON AUTO KEYS Specialise In All Kinds Of Automotive Transponder & Immobiliser
88DB Singapore

Road Test - Volvo V70 T6 3.0 R-Design (A) | 88DB Lifestyle Singapore - 0 views

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    Driving a car can be dangerous, especially if you're speeding. But driving a Volvo V70 T6 is a whole different ball game. With the safety nannies around, it's hard to break the rules. But is its prime job - To protect drivers and their families.
88DB Singapore

Rev Up for Super Import Nights 2012 - 0 views

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    What do you get when you combine exotic super cars with hot babes for three full days? A great testosterone-pumping motor show, of course.

    Slated for 25-27 May at Singapore Expo Hall 3 this year, Super Import Nights (SIN) 2012 is reviving its engines up for a weekend of pimped up rides, raunchy pole dancing fun, some RC drifting and a lot of eye candy (automobiles aside, if you know what we mean).
Wee Lam Tay

Governments and environmental concerns are the main driving force behind electric cars. - 1 views

Other than monetary factors? Please share your thoughts on this statement. What other ways can a government do to push for greater use of electric cars?

Electric cars environment government

started by Wee Lam Tay on 17 Jun 09 no follow-up yet
Hans De Keulenaer

BMW to use hydropower to manufacture Megacity electric car - SmartPlanet - 0 views

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    "BMW will make its future electric car, the Megacity EV, using hydropower."
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    BMW milking the PR machine on ev. What's next? The assistent of the manufacturing manager driving to the plant by bicycle? Employees eating in the cantine with cutlery from organic plastics. Prepare for endless releases.
Hans De Keulenaer

Should we be looking beyond electricity in green car design? - Low Carbon Economy - 0 views

  • Peugeot has recently announced that its electric car, the i0n, is due to go on sale in the UK by the end of the year. Nissan has created the concept car the Leaf, while Renault has been working on the futuristic Twizy concept car, which will soon be entering the virtual world of The Sims.But behind the scenes researchers in Israel have been working on making hydrogen a viable competitor as an alternative to petrol.
fabien

The Plug: Recharging Infrastructure May Be the Last Hurdle for Electric Cars | ParisTec... - 1 views

  • particularly in the beginning, when the new cars are likely to be a status-driven product
  • Least likely to succeed, in his view, are the utility companies. “The utilities have proven over and over to be incompetent at getting consumers the products they need and want,” he says
  • The creation of the new electric-car infrastructure is likely to have an outsize economic impact
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  • Although economists generally agree that technical advances make society wealthier in the long run, a widespread rollout of electric vehicles could lead to some major macroeconomic dislocations.
  • Exxon, the most valuable oil and gas company in the world, employs only 83,000 people.
  • 843,000 in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) – might find themselves looking for another line of work
  • 750,000-plus automotive mechanics and service technicians in the United States alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics).
  • At present, 70 percent of the oil used in the United States is burned as gasoline
  • In 2008, Europeans spent roughly $200 billion on imported oil – more than the value of the entire European automobile industry.
  • “but only if the manufacturers can meet demand.
Marisa Zampolli

Renault-Nissan to build new Brazil car plant-Ghosn | Reuters - 0 views

  • Renault-Nissan to build new Brazil car plant-Ghosn
  • Reuters reported on Sept. 27 that Nissan was expected to announce a $1.5 billion Nissan factory in Brazil and that it might include electric vehicles and involve production of about 220,000 vehicles a year.
  • Science and Technology Minister Aloisio Mercadante said the government was studying electric vehicles to see if the existing electricity system can handle the needed generation capacity and to avoid simply transferring greenhouse gas emissions from cars in cities to coal-burning electricity plants elsewhere.
Nigel Cotton

Shelby Ultimate Aero EV: World's Fastest EV Uses 10-Minutes Charging Battery | Electric... - 0 views

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    Abu Dhabi International Motor Show had seen a shocking surprise by Shelby Super Cars manufacturer. Shelby wanted to announce a version of it's Ultimate Aero which was just presented at this show.
Nigel Cotton

Battery-switch is real; infinite range in electric cars arrives - 0 views

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    Battery-switch is real; infinite range in electric cars arrives. Time to change one minute.
88DB Singapore

Road Test - Nissan Murano 2.5 (A) - 0 views

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    he Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) that has been branded as the Black Label of SUVs is one that's more than just another vehicle to run to the supermarket. Enter the Nissan Murano and ignore the truck roots. Nissan has created a vehicle that has cast off all rugged pretences and brought style to the boxy world of the SUV.
88DB Singapore

Road Test - Mazda 6 2.0 R (A) - 0 views

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    Still got the zoom for you Barely a year since launching the second generation of their flagship sedan, Mazda is back with a minor facelift. We're not complaining since it gives us an opportunity to try out this great looking sedan.
Hans De Keulenaer

Green Motors - The History of the Electric Car - TIME - 0 views

  • It's been some time since anyone accused GM of making a good move. The company surrendered its title as the world's top-selling carmaker to Toyota this year, in part because GM underestimated drivers' appetite for leaner, greener cars — a desire filled spectacularly by Toyota's Prius.
Wee Lam Tay

Oh So Smart - 09/06 - 0 views

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    The normal three-cylinder powertrain (gasoline or diesel) is replaced by a 30-kW motor and batteries supplied by UK firm Zytek Group (www.zytekgroup.co.uk), which also converts the cars to electric power.
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