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Climate Change Must Be Corporate Humanitarian Cause proclaims Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn

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There are many reasons that automakers sell electric cars. Cars that plug in to travel on batteries charged from the electric grid respond to perceived customer demand for more-efficient transportation, and they help companies comply with tightening global emissions standards. But the need to curtail climate change is at the root of many of these points, […]

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Daimler to spend 100M Euro expanding battery production

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Daimler will spend about 100 million euros ($125 million) in coming years to increase production of lithium-ion batteries in East Germany The German automaker said on Monday it will expand capacity at Deutsche ACCUmotive, its battery-making division in Saxony as it expects “high and steadily-growing demand” for electric-car batteries. The unit supplies batteries for the

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Early reviews of twin motor Tesla S P85D

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Rave reviews from car journalists Only a handful of so called auto experts have been allowed to test-drive the latest Tesla Model S P85D — its flagship performance dual-motor 85 kWh battery version — and write about the experience. Their described experiences suggest the vehicle’s performance might have left internal-combustion-engine vehicles in the dust for good. Here

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Formula E Sparks interest

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Formula E is a new FIA single-seater championship and the world’s first fully-electric racing series.
formula eCommencing in September 2014 through to June 2015, the championship will compete in the heart of 10 of the world’s leading cities – including London, Beijing and Miami – racing around their iconic landmarks. For the inaugural season, 10 teams, each with two drivers, will go head-to-head creating a unique and exciting racing series designed to appeal to a new generation of motorsport fans.

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Cambridge Econometrics report on energy costs

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A new report from Cambridge Econometrics looks at the Climate Change Act and the effect on greenhouse gas emissions. Cambridge Econometrics (CE) was commissioned by WWF-UK to assess the impacts of climate change mitigation measures on UK households, businesses and the macro-economy. MDM-E3, CE’s econometric model of the UK economy, energy system and environment, was used

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