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Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi to Standardize Electric Car Recharging

Posted by Environmental Leader on 15/03/2010

Trying to spread adoption of electric cars, five major Japanese firms have agreed to set a unified standard for electric vehicle recharging stations.First, the companies will address a Japanese national standard, then they will push for an international standard, reports Reuters.The group is comp ...

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Suppliers Push Medical OEMs Toward Eco-Friendly Plastics

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/03/2010

The medical device industry has been slow to incorporate biodegradable, bio-based or recycled plastics in their designs primarily due to cost, regulatory concerns, minimal selection and a lack of strong demand from end users, reports Medical Product Manufacturing News. But some suppliers like Cer ...

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Wraps Taken Off All-electric Commercial Pickup/Delivery Van

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/03/2010

Over the past year, Enova and Freightliner have been testing a 120 kilowatt all-electric drive system with several chassis platforms, but now they are ready to accelerate plans to serve corporate fleets.The Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) truck just made its official debut at the  ...

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Corporate Fleets Expected Early Adopters of Electric Vehicles

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/03/2010

U.S. corporate fleets purchase about 300,000 vehicles a year, and they are expected to be among the steadiest customers of electric vehicles, including cargo vans, as they come to market.Commercial trucks account for about 12 percent of miles driven but produce about 25 percent of all emissions, ...

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Antro plans electric car that splits into two smaller cars

Posted by AditiJ on 25/02/2010

Green car madness has just taken over like a revolution. Big names like Toyota, Ford and Lexus have already made a mark. But, who says there is no place for the others. Hungarian car company Antro is here with its innovative and groundbreaking...

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