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It is “not difficult or insane” to produce a domestic car, Turkish businessman Ethem Sancak said on Sunday, adding that Turkey is indeed late to manufacture its own car. “Take a look at Far Eastern countries. Every one of them produces their domestic cars. European countries do, as well. Some say it is difficult for Turkey. Why so? Turkey had

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The low-speed electric vehicle industry in China is seeing bright prospects after China’s National Development and Reform Commission announced temporary measures for the investment and approval of electric passenger car makers on Nov. 26. New electric passenger car makers have to be registered in China and have over three years of experience researching and developing electric passenger cars, according to

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Tiny and bordering on the whimsical, a new generation of small electric cars is providing a bit of spark in the so-far undercharged market for green autos in China. These pint-sized rides — think an electrified version of the car Milo rode around in “The Phantom Tollbooth“ or a slightly skinnier version of a Smart car — are proving increasingly

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With the Tesla Model S doing so well, it’s a bit surprising that you don’t see more companies trying to make wicked-awesome electric cars designed electric from the ground up. Well, one company has been aiming to do so for awhile now — the Croatian company Rimac Automobili. The Rimac Concept_One is certainly a beauty, and if it’s built as

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Copenhagen, long a green energy pioneer, was awarded the Best Project award at this year’s Smart City Awards which took place in Barcelona at the end of November. The project, Copenhagen Connecting, a collaboration with the City of Copenhagen and Cisco Systems, uses data collected from municipal lighting, traffic signals, even garbage bins to reduce commute times and add economic

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We were just saying that the new industry-sponsored “grassroots” campaign against California’s clean energy law is doomed to fail, when along comes none other than the Coca-Cola Company to prove our point. And, they one-upped us, too. The world’s leading purveyor of all things sweet and bubbly has just announced a new partnership with NRG Energy Inc. to provide workplace

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Angela Merkel’s government wants greater emissions cuts from the power sector and for Germans to use less energy to help meet the nation’s ambitious climate targets. The chancellor’s cabinet today agreed to plans to cut emissions by as much as 78 million tons of CO2 equivalents by 2020, Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said today in Berlin. The plan may force

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SunEdison has been on a roll for quite some time now, announcing one plan after another in virtually all solar markets. It has also announced a possible polysilicon plant in Korea. SunEdison and Brazil-based Renova Energia have come together for a joint venture to build, own, and operate 1 gigawatt (GW) capacity of utility-scale PV, which will supply power to

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Oil prices around the world have fallen more than 37 percent since the year’s high in June. Among the winners are airlines, which are saving on fuel and not reducing fares for customers. Bank of America Corp. predicts earnings will gain 73 percent in 2015. Saudi Arabia flexed its muscle at November’s OPEC meeting by overruling other members, showing that

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Ideal Power announces the availability of their new 25A output 31FC2512-BHF high-current OEM battery charger developed for applications which require longer autonomy times from battery packs. Key specifications of the 31FC2512-BHF include, maximum charging current 25Adc at 25 degrees C, input voltage 230Vac ± 15%, input frequency 47- to 63-Hz, input current 4A maximum for 230Vac, output voltage 14.4Vdc ±

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