Paris city bikes go electric
Ten years after Paris launched the wildly popular Velib bicycle-sharing scheme, the grey two-wheelers that have spawned imitators worldwide are getting a makeover. On Wednesday, the City of Paris unveiled
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China Requires 30% of State Cars Use Alternative Energy
China is mandating that electric cars make up at least 30 percent of government vehicle purchases by 2016, the latest measure to fight pollution and cut energy use after exempting the autos from a purchase
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China makes new electric cars tax-free
China will exempt electric cars and other types of "new energy" vehicles from purchase tax, the government said, as it seeks to reduce pollution and conserve resources. The State Council, or cabinet,
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China exempts new-energy cars from purchase tax
BEIJING - The Chinese government announced Wednesday that new energy cars will be exempted from a 10-percent purchase tax starting from September in its bid to save energy and combat pollution. From Sept
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Japan to help with charging stations
Japan will assist Bhutan to establish charging stations for electric vehicles, according to the prime minister. Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay had sought assistance in achieving Bhutan’s goals to turn itself
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HC declares battery-run rickshaws illegal
A bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar pronounced the verdict rejecting seven writ petitions filed by several rickshaws-van associations in Dhaka and Chittagong,
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Japan to support government’s electric vehicle initiative
Japan will explore ways to support Bhutan’s efforts to turn itself into an electric vehicle hotspot, while Bhutan will support Japan’s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to
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Creating greenhouse gas emissions offsets by reducing nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in agricultural crop production
This Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) report describes the completion of a major component of the second phase (years four through seven, 2010–2014) of a two-phase, seven-year EPRI supplemental
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Toyota to Offer $69,000 Car After Musk Pans ‘Fool Cells’
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203)’s vision of a hydrogen future will begin with a $69,000 car. That’s the price of Toyota’s new fuel-cell vehicle, the world’s largest carmaker said in a statement today. The
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Driving cleaner - More electric vehicles mean less pollution
With nearly 220,000 electric vehicles on U.S. roads, politicians and clean energy advocates believe it’s time to charge ahead further. Environment America‘s study, Driving Cleaner: More Electric Vehicles
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Global automakers split on 'green car' strategy
Global automakers are locked in a showdown evoking the video format wars of the 1980s, as they bet on what eco-friendly vehicles will prevail in the battle for dominance of the burgeoning low-emissions