Tag: electric vehicles
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How much cheaper is it to drive an electric vehicle than an internal combustion engine one?
“How much does it cost to drive an Electric Vehicle?” and “How much cheaper is it to drive an Electric Vehicle than a petrol/diesel car?” Those are two questions I get asked a lot and it’s not as easy to answer as you might think. Why? Well, it depends on two main factors the price…
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Three Industries Where Technology Is Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
The science is in. We need to significantly reduce our carbon emissions to limit the amount of warming our planet undergoes as a consequence of climate change. The good news is, technology is rising up to meet this challenge. The bad news is it needs to do far more, and do it faster. How…
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IBM and ESB develop IT system for smart electric vehicle charging in Ireland
In August 2010 I was given the chance to test drive a pre-production model Nissan Leaf in Ireland. I was totally taken with the experience, so it was with a certain amount of delight I read last week that IBM and ESB eCars were collaborating to implement a country-wide smart charging IT system for electric…
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Unfortunate EV choice won’t help SAP’s Greenhouse Gas reduction commitments
The graph above is taken from the Greenhouse Gas Footprint page of SAP’s Sustainability Report and it shows SAP’s global GHG footprint for 2010. Of particular note in this graph is that globally SAP’s 2010 carbon footprint for corporate cars is 24%. This is up from 23% in 2009 and 18% in 2008. This is…
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The zero-emissions Nissan Leaf test drive
I love the idea of electric cars and have done for a long time. Recently, one of my best friends Ray Flynn, proprietor of Flynns Garage (a Nissan Dealership in Carlow, Ireland), contacted me to let me know he is one of only 15 Nissan dealerships in Ireland who have been approved to sell the…
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Friday Morning Green Numbers round-up 03/19/2010
Here is this Friday’s Green Numbers round-up: Nissan: 500,000 Electric Cars by 2012 – News – Automotive Fleet Nissan is planning for a production capacity of 500,000 Leaf electric cars in North America, Japan and Europe by 2012, the Chicago Tribune reported. tags: nissan leaf, nissan, greennumbers, electric cars, electric vehicles Carbon capture storage will…