Brussels, 18/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - EU funding has helped reduce energy consumption in electric cars. This is a step forward that is expected to reassure European drivers, who have always been rather lukewarm on electric transport and the range its gives, which is still limited. The 7th EU research framework programme provided €4.4 million in funding for the OpEneR project, which brings together German, Austrian and Spanish partners in developing a smart energy management and recovery...