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Lafayette gives surge to local electric-car charging network
May 17,2012 09:06 AM
By John Aguilar Camera Staff Writer Attention electric vehicle owners: There's one more place in Boulder County to zap your ride. On Thursday, Lafayette unveils a new charging station for green drivers. But with so few gas-free cars out on the road ...
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Best Electric Cars: A roundup of all EVs out now and coming soon
May 17,2012 09:06 AM
| With electric cars slowly becoming more commonplace on the roads, we've gone ahead and compiled a comprehensive roundup of all the best electric cars that are available now or rolling out soon. They say change is good, and we agree, but it isn't always ... See all stories on this topic » | Digitaltrends.com |
US energy chief pushes for extension of tax credits for renewables
May 17,2012 05:43 AM
Leonard Azimoh, a doctorate student from Sweden, photographs the engine of the Nissan Leaf electric car. The wind-energy tax credit has stumbled in Congress despite wide support among Republicans and Democrats in Colorado. But the production-tax-credit ...
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Nissan Lines Up More New Electric Cars Models
May 17,2012 05:43 AM
| One of the new electric vehicles has been given the name e-NV200. It would be a variant of the commercial electric vehicle NV200. The next model in the list is a luxury sedan, to be called Infiniti LE. As expected, this would also be an electric ... See all stories on this topic » | GreenPacks (blog) |
Roger Ormisher: Celebrate Fisker as an American automobile, innovation success ...
May 17,2012 05:43 AM
Email: ROrmisher@fiskerautomotive.com A visitor looks at an electric car, Karma, made by Fisker during the Ecologic Vehicles and Renewable Energies international exhibition in Monaco March 22. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) The United States has long been ...
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No longer be-Holden to the petrol bowser
May 17,2012 05:43 AM
Video Image The petrol station of the future Holden unveils an electric car charging station in what has been billed the petrol station of the future. PETROL pump pain could soon be a thing of the past, with motorists simply plugging their car into a ...
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Daimler, BYD hope luxury Denza will spark e-car sales in China
May 17,2012 05:43 AM
BEIJING: The failure of China's mass-market electric car producers to meet government sales goals is prompting one major carmaking partnership to change tack and develop a "luxury" e-car for the world's largest auto market where upscale brands trump ...
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5 electric cars that will stretch your mileage
May 17,2012 05:43 AM
By Mitch Strohm | Bankrate.com – 51 minutes ago Car technology has come a long way. In the fight to decrease dependency on oil and avoid high gas prices, more electric-powered cars are starting to make their way onto the scene.
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Hertz and IBM Launch Smart Microgrid for Electric Car-Sharing
May 17,2012 05:43 AM
By Tina Casey IBM's Ehningen Innovation Center campus in Germany is about to become ground zero for the development of an advanced personal transportation system that combines Hertz's car sharing know-how with distributed renewable energy, electric ...
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Ford Begins Taking Orders for C-MAX Hybrid - America's Most Affordable, Fuel ...
May 17,2012 12:16 AM
C-MAX Hybrid also offers Ford's next-generation powersplit architecture that allows the electric motor and gasoline-powered engine to work together or separately to maximize efficiency. The engine also can operate independently of vehicle speed, ...
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Electric cars could leave £13m 'hole' in Treasury takings
May 17,2012 12:16 AM
Electric cars could leave a £13 million 'hole' in Treasury takings which could affect public finances, a new report warns today. As diesel and petrol cars get more efficient, needing less fuel and as electric vehicles become more popular, ...
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China allocates $949 mln subsidy for fuel-saving cars - Xinhua
May 17,2012 12:16 AM
Beijing has also been encouraging its fledgling electric car industry with hefty incentives, including subsidies of up to 60000 yuan for each vehicle sold. A green vehicle development plan approved by the State Council in April set a cumulative output ...
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Hertz to push electric cars in London and Germany
May 17,2012 12:16 AM
One of the leading names in car rentals around the world is putting its weight behind two significant electric car projects in London (pictured) and Germany. First, here in the UK, Hertz has announced that it will help to promote the Source London ...
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Two OSU students develop solar-powered car chargers
May 17,2012 12:16 AM
By Anya Ursu Mihir Nandkeolyar (left) and Daniel Broxmeyer (right) have created a solar-powered electric car charging station. With 10 types of electric cars expected to be on the market by the end of this year, two Ohio State students are fully ...
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Hawaii Leads US in Electric Car Purchases
May 17,2012 12:16 AM
Hawaii leads the nation in uptake of electric cars (EVs), because it's gone full steam ahead on charging stations. There's now one charging station for every 5500 residents, reports The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. And with the infrastructure in place, ...
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LA electric car drivers differ from nation, study finds
May 17,2012 12:16 AM
An analysis of driving data finds that Los Angeles' electric vehicle drivers travel farther and charge more often in public and at off-peak hours. By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times The growing number of electric vehicle drivers in Los Angeles are ...
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Are electric cars the cars of the future ? - Yahoo! Answers
May 16,2012 11:09 PM
how about a .....Tesla Roadster.......0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds...... BQ......would you but an electric car ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTgMW_aYG… 39 seconds ...
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Biodiversivist: Electric Car News
May 16,2012 11:09 PM
If you are looking for another made-in-America electric car, this may fit your bill, although I honestly don't know how much of it is made in America. Nissan has a ...
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Baby You Can Drive My (Electric) Car | The Energy Collective
May 16,2012 11:09 PM
Electric vehicles have come a long way since the days for the botched EV-1 experiment of the 1990s.
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What's Killing the Electric Car? The Price of Batteries - Business ...
May 16,2012 11:09 PM
Ford's new EV is impressive, but like other automakers, it's facing a real barrier in battery technology.
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