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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.
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

Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment - 0 views

  • Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment
  • ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Facilitates the Safe, Mass Rollout of EVs and Charging Infrastructure to Help Enable EV Penetration of the Consumer MarketNew York  April 23, 2012
  • Developed by interests in the automotive, electrotechnical, and utilities industries, as well as from standards developing organizations (SDOs) and government, the Standardization Roadmap is intended to: Facilitate the development of a comprehensive, robust, and streamlined standards and conformance landscape for electric vehicles; and Maximize the coordination and harmonization of the standards and conformance environment domestically and with international partners.
Hans De Keulenaer

EWE und Karmann kooperieren im Bereich Elektromobilität - ATZ online - 0 views

  • Der Oldenburger Energiekonzern EWE und die Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück arbeiten künftig auf dem Gebiet der Elektromobilität zusammen. Die beiden niedersächsischen Unternehmen werden die Einbindung von Elektrofahrzeugen in das Strom- und Telekommunikationsnetz von EWE untersuchen und die Frage prüfen, wie intelligente Steuerungssysteme effizient für das Batterie- und Netzmanagement genutzt werden können.
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