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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 13:20
The success of the Electric Vehicle will depend on a number of factors that need to be tackled within the near future. Incentives by governments and the premise of environmental concerns will probably not balance the limited range or the grid integration issues.
To tackle these issues EUCAR, the European Council for Automotive, has mapped out and proposed a number of research needs that are of common concern and of key importance for the wide dissemination of electric vehicles.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 13:14
Electric Vehicles may be going mainstream very soon! Whether it is only trendy to have one or not, governments and industry across the world are getting to grips with it! All it takes is to have the vehicles in the market, because the grounds for buying one are there. The reduction in emissions and energy savings convince many customers but to countervail the price premium, Government across Europe (and the World) are bringing up a number of incentives. ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, has published an overview of tax incentives for buying electric vehicles across.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 12:56
The recently established Electrification Coalition, a group of business leaders committed to promote the deployment of electric vehicles though a variety of policies and actions, has published its Electrification Roadmap, a sweeping report outlining a vision for the deployment of a fully integrated electric drive network.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 12:47
Transport & Environment, a Brussels based organization whose mission is to promote transport policy that is based on the principles of sustainable development has recently published a report analysing what role can electric cars play in the decarbonisation of transport.
Visitors to the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show could have been left with only one impression: the future is electric. Virtually every manufacturer exhibited a car powered by batteries. Electric cars are the talk of the town.
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In 2008, WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) published Plugged-in: The end of the oil age making the case for Electric Vehicles.
This book aims to demonstrate how automotive electrification can ease the necessary transition towards a transport paradigm which is both highly efficient and compatible with a sustainable renewable energy future.
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Mon, 2009-12-07 15:48
Prior to designing a power supply system for a building or other structure, a designer shall carry out a detailed analysis concerning the requirements for reliability of power supply of loads to be installed in the designed building or facility.
This chapter of the Guide for Design Engineers develops a step by step methodology to size the source power.
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