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Nissan Slashes Leaf Price To Sell Electric Car In Australia

Nissan should be pleased with its Leaf sales over the first few months of this year--not only is it beating last year's monthly rate, but it's on a level with the previously higher-selling Chevy Volt. Not so in Australia though, where the car is still struggling. In fact, it's struggling enough...

May 3, 2013 by Antony Ingram 5

How Plasma TVs Led To Smaller Electric-Car Motor

March 15, 2013 9

Would You Like To Buy A Tank Of Gas For $2.50? (Video)

March 5, 2013 23

Better Place Electric-Car Service Delays Australia Rollout

December 18, 2012 3

Electric-Car Distance Record: 1,172 Miles In 24 Hours (With Battery Switching)

What can be done to dispel the assertion that the relatively short range of electric cars isn't suitable for most drivers? Well, you can either drive around in one yourself... August 15, 2012 by Antony Ingram 10

2013 Holden Volt with Better Place Charge Spot and executives from both companies

Strange Bedfellows? Project Better Place Pairs With GM Australia

Better Place is now rapidly ramping up the first full deployment of its electric-car service and battery swapping network in Israel, but the company has ambitious plans in... July 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 14

Think The 2012 Nissan Leaf Is Too Expensive? Australians Pay $52K

One of the most frequent criticisms we hear of electric and plug-in hybrid cars is that they’re just too expensive. Take the 2012 Nissan Leaf, for example. Before... June 19, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4

Tesla Says “G’Day” to Australian East Coast With 1,864 Mile Trek

Eighteen months after Australian Tesla roadster early adopter Simon Hackett broke the world record for the longest distance travelled in a production electric vehicle Tesla... March 15, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

Wind Explorer wind- and electric-powered car crossing Australia

Renewable Car: Wind-Powered Vehicle Crosses Australia

It may not be the most practical of designs, but a German duo recently succeeded in crossing much of Australia in a wind-powered car. They set records for longest distance... February 17, 2011 by IEEE Spectrum 1