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Electric cars on a dirty grid: clean or not?
While reducing the use of gasoline by buying an electric vehicle is a great way to cut one’s carbon footprint in the short-term, a report finds, simply replacing that gasoline with electricity from a coal-fired power plant may not cause a net decrease in carbon output.
Why don’t I own an electric car?
Electric cars have some significant advantages over regular cars, but they're not always the best choice for a car owner. What can businesses in the electric car sector do to expand their market?
What’s it like to own an electric car?
Two local electric car owners teach us what it’s like to own, drive and care for an electric car.
E-bikes - The start of a transport revolution?
China plans to have 500,000 electric vehicles on the roads by 2015; experts predict Electric-2-Wheelers will redefine the “car.”
Not Just Another Car: The Rise of EV's & a New Relationship between Driver and Vehicle
Gone are the days that electric vehicles are only for hippie environmentalists. A new breed of EV's is on the rise.
China Focus: GREEN TRANSPORTATION - Leading the Way in the Electric Vehicle Market
China is predicted to be the Asia Pacific’s largest consumer for electric vehicles by 2015.latest from the blog
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