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USA: Come learn about the Model S Beta at Tesla Menlo Park this weekend!

dblo — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:47:12 +0000

Join us at Tesla Menlo Park for a Model S Tech Talk February 11th, 3pm.

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USA: Electric Cars Get An Extension On Aloha Spirit

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:01:07 +0000

If anywhere in the world seems custom-made for electric vehicles, that place would be Hawaii for the simple reason that it just isn’t that big. The Big Island is by far the largest of the Hawaiian chain and at its widest point, it’s only 93 miles across. On Oahu, the greatest distance across the island is just 44 miles and driving around the whole thing is about 112 miles. What this all means is that just about anywhere you’d like to go in Hawaii is within range of an electric car. Since the islands are so small, it also stands to reason that charging station coverage could be quite good.

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USA: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Works With South Bay Cities to Bring EV Rentals to Torrance

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:55:42 +0000

Enterprise, SBCCOG, AQMD Promote Sustainable Transportation; Enterprise Pilots Discount Program in Torrance for EV Owners to Rent Longer-Range Vehicles

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USA: Tennessee residents can get $2,500 rebate when purchasing Chevy Volt

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:14 +0000

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USA: UPDATE 1-Fisker halts US plant to renegotiate govt loan

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:40:05 +0000

Feb 6 (Reuters) – Electric car startup Fisker Automotive Inc said on Monday it has suspended work at its U.S. manufacturing plant and laid off 26 workers while it renegotiates the terms of its $529 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.

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CODA CEO comments on differences between EV markets in China and the US

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:38:01 +0000

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai February 7) – CODA Automotive, a privately held company stationed in South California, has made impressive strides in the field of electric vehicles. While CODA primarily uses American-made auto parts, such as engines, engine control units and transmissions, it has signed an agreement with Changan’s Hafei Automobile to manufacture and assemble some parts. On the floor of last month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Guangzhou Daily held an interview with CODA Holdings CEO Philip F. Murtaugh, who previously held the role of chairman of General Motors China.

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USA: Electric car maker Fisker: Layoffs in Del., Calif.

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:34:53 +0000

(AP) DOVER, Del. — Fisker Automotive, an electric car maker that received a half-billion-dollar loan from the federal government, said Monday that it has laid off workers in Delaware and California.

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USA: Elkhart electric car company is still running

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:31:44 +0000

ELKHART, Ind.– An Elkhart company is fighting to stay afloat despite promising to bring 400 to 500 jobs to the Elkhart community.

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USA: Arizona Considers Charging Electric Cars Tax At 1.43¢ Per Mile

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:28:14 +0000

For many years, Arizona was considered an electric-car friendly state, thanks to California-style tailpipe emissions and mandates which required automakers to sell a certain percentage of zero-emissions cars in order to sell in the state.

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Chevy Volt Super Bowl 2012 ads: tech so great it amazes aliens

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:24:31 +0000

For Californians, news about the Chevrolet Volt nearing HOV lane entry is probably more significant than any ads, even Super Bowl ads. Still, California is just one state, and Chevy needs to interest more than just the Golden State if the Volt is to be a success.

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USA: GM Seeks Volt Boost From California Carpool Lanes, Super Bowl Ad

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:21:42 +0000

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Co. hopes its plug-in Chevrolet Volt, stung by safety concerns, can get a sales boost from a version due next month that lets solo California drivers use carpool lanes and a Super Bowl ad touting its technology.

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Nissan Leaf: The Perfect Urban Car?

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:46:50 +0000

Last week I took a ride in a friend’s new Nissan Leaf, which may be the perfect urban car. It has adequate performance and can more than keep up with traffic, even on the interstate. It is essentially noiseless. Its range is limited, but more than adequate for trips around a city. It has a quite spacious storage capacity. Best of all, it’s pollution free. The only thing that’s missing is the “zoom.”

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USA: The Electric DeLorean chassis to be built by Epic EV with batteries from Flux Power

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:24:37 +0000

The excitement over the rebirth of the DeLorean sports car, in between 88 miles per hour jokes, is news that the chassis and battery pack will be built by Aptera alum companies Epic Electric Vehicles and Flux Power.

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USA: Thanks, Sierra Club, For Coming Clean on Natural Gas

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:20:37 +0000

This morning we’re learning that the Sierra Club received $30 million from a natural gas company to fight coal, until its incoming Executive Director got the Board to agree in Sept 2010 to stop accepting money from fossil fuel companies. This is an important moment. I want to talk about its implications — and why supporting the Sierra Club now will send an important message! Plus how this ties in to plug-in cars, and at the end, the three things we should now expect of environmental organizations.

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USA: Adopt-a-Charger Inaugural Ribbon Cutting

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:17:49 +0000

Join Adopt-A-Charger and the National Park Conservation Association for the Inaugural Ribbon Cutting of the first Adopt a Charger at Crissy Field in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

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Electric cars: ‘Plug-ins’ look for spark in 2012

dblo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:03:56 +0000

Automakers in 2012 will launch 13 plug-in vehicles, running on electricity alone all or most of the time. This is the year that will tell whether the electric car market has a roaring liftoff or a slow-rolling start, analysts say.

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Europe: Range_e Plug-in Hybrid Prototype: First Drive Report

dblo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:06 +0000

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USA: Nissan sells 10,000th Leaf in States, ready for next phase of EVs

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:02:01 +0000

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2012 BMW ActiveE: First Drive

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:56:51 +0000

If you’ve driven a Nissan Leaf, you’ll agree that while the near-instantaneous torque provided by its electric motor system from standstill can be intoxicating in itself at first, the Leaf is SO not a performance car. With soft, Prius-like dynamics and Prius-like looks, the Leaf appeals to the green crowd, no doubt, and not really to those who enjoy driving.
For enthusiasts, there haven’t been any serious EV options—other than the very limited, expensive Tesla Roadster—especially if you don’t want a range-extended plug-in packing a gasoline engine.

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Officials: Electric vehicle adoption on par with previous technology advancements

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:45:46 +0000

Think back 10 years — gasoline was under $1.50 a gallon and a fairly new device called an iPod could hold up to 4,000 songs “in your pocket.”

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USA: Electric car range isn’t the issue, it’s purchase price, say readers

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:28:43 +0000

TheChargingPoint.com survey results revealed

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USA: Engage Phase Two: BMW Recruits Electronauts to Lease 700 Electric 1 Series Cars

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:26:40 +0000

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Insight: Oil industry sees no threat from electric car

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:41:43 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – The biggest oil companies in the world have calculated that few, if any, of today’s drivers will see electric cars outnumber gasoline and diesel models in their lifetimes.

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Brazil: Hiriko test its electric car in Brazil

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:38:31 +0000

Electric vehicles were tested few days ago in Brussels. The small electric cars with lithium ion batteries will be manufactured in Vitoria.

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USA: SRP to join Chevy Volt test project

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:32:18 +0000

Salt River Project will be part of a research effort with the Electric Power Research Institute to test electric vehicles and how they use power.

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USA: Steve was a driven CEO, with passion for excellence. I studied his life story and published an article on Amazon Kindle to explain why he accomplished so much. Please check it out at

dblo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:17:59 +0000

When California’s air regulators approved new car-pollution rules to cut down on smog and global warming, they included a provision that critics described as a loophole that could substantially reduce the number of electric vehicles sold in the state in coming years.

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USA: Boulder company hopes electric vans will spark

dblo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:34:10 +0000

DENVER (AP) — As President Barack Obama blitzed recently for clean-technology manufacturing jobs, two men oblivious to the speeches were staking their futures on a Colorado factory that produces battery-powered delivery vans.

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Canada: Hydro-Quebec Tests Ten EV Mitsubishi I-Miev In Canada

dblo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:53:46 +0000

To perform the third phase of its testing program, Hydro-Quebec makes electric vehicles available to ten companies in order to test its charging stations network

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Europe: Volvo Hybrid combines three styles

dblo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:33:45 +0000

VOLVO V60 Plug-in Hybrid is Volvo Car Corporation’s most technically advanced model ever.

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Japan: Infiniti EMERG-E Plug-In Performance Concept Teased Ahead of Geneva

dblo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:30:55 +0000

Nissan and its luxury subsidiary, Infiniti, are playing a game with the automotive press called “tease and speculate.” We’ve been hearing about an upcoming luxury electric car from Infiniti since last year, as well as a plug-in performance hybrid. The latest crop of teaser pictures is for the plug-in hybrid, which now has a name; the “EMERG-E.” Will it live up to the hype?

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