Electric car

Electric cars should be fitted with a small Swiss cowbell to warn pedestrians they are approaching because of their quiet engines, it has been suggested. The call by Lord McColl, a Tory peer, follows fears that the cars' engines - which...

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The first steps in setting up a national grid dedicated to electric cars has been announced by the Government. Cities to bid to be first on electric car national grid Photo: AP Cities are to bid for GBP30 million of funding intended to...

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...hybrid market. Nissan Motor Co., however, can be a leader in the all-electric vehicle market, he said. Nissan is releasing the Leaf electric car in limited numbers next year and plans to put the vehicle into mass-production globally in 2012.

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...a guide to customized car technologies for individual drivers Drivers who want to know energy tradeoffs between gas guzzlers and electric cars may find some help at the ChargeCar project, where researchers have begun investigating how...

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...vehicles are going to contain a lot of electronics," he said, adding that Intel could see itself being involved certain aspects of the electric car such as energy management and range prediction. "It would be an extension of our business...

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...champion seven times before switching to cars, did the drive in a Ginetta G50EV, a prototype electric car made in Britain. "It's one of the fastest electric cars and it's got a lot of torque, although you couldn't try it in the tunnel," he...

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As their manufacturers see it, the electric cars entering U.S. showrooms as early as next year will be engineering marvels: stylish, battery-operated, zero-emission wonders. Yet for all their technological prowess, there's one practical...

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...called the Electrification Coalition, is urging Congress to pass a series of tax credits and loan guarantees to help bring 14 million electric cars to the road by 2020. Their plan envisions building up the use of electric vehicles in six to...

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Chevy Volt | Photo by: David Coates / The Detroit News Electric cars to be auto show stars Electric cars dominated this year's North American International Auto show, prompting planners to devote an entire display and test track to the...

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...will increase. "Even if the grid has the capacity and the basic infrastructure to meet the needs of electric cars, the new demand patterns they will create may mean greater use of coal and nuclear power," the report argues. Coal-fired...

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