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Henry Ford Built a Hemp Car That Ran on Hemp Fuel 80 Years Ago
Henry Ford built a car out of hemp plastic that ran on hemp fuel almost a century ago. Why aren’t we driving [Read More]
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Subaru releases the XV Hybrid in 2020 model upgrade
Subaru XV, a multi COTY award winner at OzRoamer, now comes in a mild hybrid version. These are available now and in fact, Subaru is in the pleasant position of having the first 4-5 months allocations already pre sold. [Read More]
Hyundai
Hyundai/Canoo to co-develop all-electric platform
A number of non-traditional car manufacturers are building electric vehicles. David Brown reports that while the basic electric platform is relatively simple, do they need a car maker to get the top half right. [Read More]
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Electric car battery production, releases as much CO2 as 8 years of driving on petrol or diesel.
Huge hopes have been tied to electric cars as the solution to alleged automotive CO2 climate problem. But it turns out the the electric car batteries are eco-villains in the production process of creating them. [Read More]
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Electric Car – The History of Electric Vehicles Began in 1830
By definition, an electric vehicle, or EV, will use an electric motor for propulsion rather than a gasoline-powered motor. Besides the electric car, there are bikes, motorcycles, boats, airplanes, and trains that have all been powered by electricity. [Read More]
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Boris Johnston bans new cars by 2035
In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnston has called for a ban on new car sales of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2035. [Read More]
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LOTUS EVIJA PRODUCTION COMES ALIVE
The new manufacturing facility where Lotus will build the Evija all-electric hypercar is being readied for final prototype production. Series production and first customer deliveries of the all-electric two-seater will begin in the summer. [Read More]
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Electric Vehicles in Germany Emit More Carbon Dioxide Than Diesel Vehicles
A study in June 2019, by the IFO think tank in Munich found that electric vehicles in Germany emit 11 percent to 28 percent more carbon dioxide than their diesel counterparts. [Read More]
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Jaguar Land Rover at National Automotive Innovation Centre, Coventry
Jaguar Land Rover has today unveiled the bold new concept vehicle, Project Vector, as part of the company’s Destination Zero journey, offering its vision of an autonomous, electric, connected future for urban mobility. [Read More]
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Electric vehicles are stealth rainforest killers!
The EU is pumping billions into promoting electric vehicles (EVs) – 200 million are expected to be on the road by 2028. But EVs are not as green as they are portrayed: their production consumes vast amounts of [Read More]