Electric Cars
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The Super Fast All-Electric Lightning GT Supercar Gears Up to Hit the Streets!
Inhabitat &bull Yesterday
It seems like only yesterday we were raving about the new all-electric Lightning GT supercar concept vehicle. Now, nearly two years and numerous development stages later, a sexy prototype is hitting the test tracks -- and boy is it fast!… Full Story »
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London falls behind on targets to become electric car capital of Europe
ENN: Green Building &bull Yesterday
London faces an uphill battle if it is to deliver on the target of 100,000 electric vehicles on the streets of the capital, a new report from the London Assembly warns today. Charging Ahead?, by the Assembly's Environment Committee, says… Full Story »
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- Environment
- Electric Cars
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With wireless power, charge your electric car while driving
SmartPlanet News &bull Feb 4, 2012
While the adoption of electric cars is generally considered an important step for green transportation, many drivers are wary to buy a vehicle that might run out of power before a trip's end. To eradicate this range anxiety, a team… Full Story »
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Video: GM's Chevy Volt Super Bowl ad
SmartPlanet News &bull Feb 3, 2012
General Motors has turned to the selling power of iridescent four-armed aliens to boost interest in its Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid electric car during Super Bowl XLVI. Because what else could possibly inspire folks to throw down more than 30K… Full Story »
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- Electric Cars
- Technology
- Video
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Stanford Develops Wireless Electric Car Charging System For Highways
Inhabitat &bull Feb 2, 2012
While we used AC and wires to build a massive electrical grid in the 20th century, wireless energy could be a game changer in the years to come. Researchers at Stanford just announced that they have developed a way to… Full Story »
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- Electric Cars
- Energy
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Electric Vehicles - Park, Plug-In, And Go - Repeat.
The Alternative Consumer &bull Feb 1, 2012
Remember how high the initial demand was for hybrid vehicles? Now the growing demand for pure electric vehicles (EVs), is making things even more hectic. It's a good thing the number of electric car charging stations is rising too. Nationwide… Full Story »
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- Electric Cars
- Ethanol
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First Solar-Powered Electric Car Charging Stations Open in Sofia, Bulgaria
Inhabitat &bull Jan 27, 2012
This month, A1 Co., Ltd. and BIES Ltd. opened the first set of solar-powered electric car charging stations across Sofia, Bulgaria. Built as simple structures, each station simply uses solar panels to collect solar energy and a special module for… Full Story »
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Neil Young's Electric Car Company Sued for Half-Million Dollars Over 2010 Fire
TreeHugger &bull Jan 26, 2012Rust Never Sleeps Legendary Canadian rocker and folk artist Neil Young is the kind of man who knows what he wants. But a few years ago, he happened to want to drive a 1959 Lincoln Continental and a car that… Full Story »
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Tiny electric car folds up into itself for easy parking
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 26, 2012
Say hello to the Hiriko, the real-life result of the MIT CityCar prototype launched this week in Spain. Not only is the electric two-seater a mere 100 inches long (about the size of a Smart), it actually folds up into… Full Story »
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- Electric Cars
- Protection
- Video
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Nissan Proves the Leaf Can Handle the Cold
TreeHugger &bull Jan 25, 2012If you've ever left your phone in the car on a cold day only to find the battery drained a little later, you may have concerns about the ability of electric car batteries to hold a charge in chilly climates.… Full Story »
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- Video
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UK Extends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle to 2015
TreeHugger &bull Jan 25, 2012Expanded Electric Car Incentives in the UK Good news for volt-heads living in the UK, the government there has decided to extend a tax credit that applies to electric vehicles (EV), and to expand its scope to also apply it… Full Story »
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Chinese consumers preferred EVs to hybrids by 2-1 in 2011
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 24, 2012
While the current trend stateside seems to favor hybrids over electric vehicles, the same does not appear to be true in what will soon become the world's largest market for EVs: China. Last year, Chinese consumers purchased twice as many… Full Story »
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EV startup Coda jumps into energy storage biz
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 20, 2012
Electric car startup Coda announced today that it's launching a new business division to sell a modified version of its car batteries as custom energy storage systems to support the power grid. The announcement comes as parent company Coda Holdings… Full Story »
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Nissan's Leaf: An electric family is coming
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Jan 20, 2012
Americans have bought 10,000 of these battery EVs, and the electric fleet will soon be joined by a cargo van and a longer-range Infiniti version. Coming in 3 years, one of three fanciful concepts will see production. Sometime during my… Full Story »
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Old Electric Car Batteries to Find Second Life on the Power Grid
TreeHugger &bull Jan 20, 2012Reincarnation for Lithium-Ion It's not because a battery pack isn't good enough for an electric or hybrid car anymore that it should go directly to a recycling plant. There are lots of potential secondary uses for batteries that can still… Full Story »
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An Electric Car That Could Drive a Continent
Healthy and Green Living &bull Jan 18, 2012
Hello, I saw this on Care2 and thought you'd like it as well. Care2 is the largest and most trusted information and action site for people who care to make a difference in their lives and the world. Disclaimer: The… Full Story »
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Electric Car with 125-150 Mile Range
Healthy and Green Living &bull Jan 17, 2012
Hello, I saw this on Care2 and thought you'd like it as well. Care2 is the largest and most trusted information and action site for people who care to make a difference in their lives and the world. The CODA… Full Story »
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Electric Car Battery Prices on Track to Drop 70% by 2015, Says Energy Secretary
TreeHugger &bull Jan 13, 2012Battery Price & Performance = Bottleneck There is a common thread to how new technologies are developed and then commercialized. They don't just emerge low-priced and 100% finished. They typically begin at low volumes and high prices, with many technical kinks left to be worked out. Incremental improvements then take place until a certain tipping point is reached… Full Story »
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IKEA's Solar Efforts to Cover Nearly 85% of US Stores
TreeHugger &bull Jan 13, 2012IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to install solar energy panels on five more of its United States locations - all of them in the Midwestern U.S. Pending governmental permits, installation can begin this Winter, with… Full Story »
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The Week in Pictures: The Best of the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, No Pants Subway Ride, and More
TreeHugger &bull Jan 13, 2012TreeHugger's at the Detroit Auto Show this week, and we're seeing lots of new hybrids and electric cars being unveiled. New models from Lexus and Volkswagen stand out. We also have the No Pants Subway Ride, a bike built for… Full Story »
