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Cheaper Electric-Car Batteries: Slow & Steady Wins The Race

Cheaper Electric-Car Batteries: Slow & Steady Wins The Race

Did your parents ever tell you, "Slow and steady wins the race"? It can be annoying to hear as a child, but often it's true--and in the case of electric car batteries, it's how they'll get less expensive. As a new posting from the Washington Post's Wonkblog points out, there is no Moore's Law for...

April 5, 2013 by  30
 
2013 Nissan Leaf

Conquering Electric-Car Range Anxiety: A Complete Guide

Range Anxiety. Two very familiar words, but their coming together is more recent. It's the fear of running out of electricity in an electric car, compounded by typically... April 4, 2013 by  21


 
2013 Chevrolet Volt - Driven, December 2012

Chevrolet Volt: Range-Extended Electric Car Ultimate Guide

The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car has been on sale for over two years now. At the moment, the Chevy Volt is fairly unique in the plug-in car market, in that it's... April 3, 2013 by  6


 
2013 Tesla Model S electric sport sedan [photo by owner David Noland]

March Plug-In Electric Car Sales: Tesla On Top, Leaf Roars Back (FINAL UPDATE)

The big news in plug-in car sales for March was Tesla's statement that it delivered "more than 4,750" Model S electric cars from January through March. That news early Monday... April 3, 2013 by  75


 
2013 Smart Electric Drive outside New York Auto Show, March 2013

2013 Smart Electric Drive: Drive Video From NY Auto Show

We didn't expect the fluorescent green, that's for sure. But it probably helped us on our half-hour drive around crowded midtown Manhattan in the new 2013 Smart ForTwo... April 3, 2013 by  6


 
2013 Tesla Model S

100 Tesla Model S Cars Join Las Vegas Project 100 Sharing Scheme

Let's assume for a moment that you're interested in electric cars. (Not a far-fetched idea, since you're reading a blog called "Green Car Reports".) You're intrigued by the... April 3, 2013 by 


 
'Revenge of the Electric Car' premiere: Elon Musk arrives in a Tesla Roadster

Oh, Tesla: Your 'Lease' Is Smart, But That Calculator Wasn't

Well, that didn't take long. Yesterday, just before 5 pm Eastern time, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] released details of its new "lease-like" financing product. The general... April 3, 2013 by  24


 
2013 Tesla Model S

Big Mystery Unveiled: You Can Now 'Lease' 2013 Tesla Model S

And now we know: Tesla's Big Mystery Story, teased via more than one tweet from CEO Elon Musk, is this: You will soon be able to "lease" a brand-new 2013 Tesla Model S... April 2, 2013 by  10


 
1947 Nissan Tama EV (Image: Nissan)

Nissan Leaf's Great-Grandfather: The Tama EV

You might think high gasoline prices are a problem now, but at least it's relatively easy to get hold of. The same couldn't be said in Japan after the end of World War II... April 2, 2013 by  4


 
Lotus Mobile solar charging array (Image: Monarch Power)

Lotus Mobile: A Portable, Affordable Solar Charging Solution?

Given millions of years of adaptation to conditions, it's no surprise that nature is pretty good at doing what it does. Each leaf on a tree, and indeed the shape of a tree's... April 2, 2013 by  8


 
2013 Fiat 500e

2014 Fiat 500E Drivers Latest To Get Use Of 'Free Car' Loaners

"But what if I want to drive across the country?" ask people who never drive across the country, when discussing the subject of an electric car's range. In a way, they do... April 2, 2013 by  6


 
Photovoltaic solar power field at Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Could Carmakers Sell More Electric Cars With Green Energy Included?

In our experience, owners of electric vehicles are also rather keen on green energy. Where appropriate, many fit solar panels to supply some of their energy needs, and others... April 1, 2013 by  3


 
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi Looks Into Separate Japanese Plug-In Battery Fires

Prepare yourselves everyone--more electric cars have caught fire. This time, Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has reported two battery fire incidents in Japan, related to two of... April 1, 2013 by  5


 
BMW i3 electric car undergoing winter testing, February 2013

Electric 2014 BMW i3 ReX Coming Dec, Lower Engine Power Confirmed

The ranks of dedicated electric cars--those designed from scratch as plug-in vehicles--are thin. Come December, a fourth entry, the 2014 BMW i3, will join the three currently... April 1, 2013 by  14


 
Chevrolet Performance's rolling Camaro chassis - image: GM Corp

$55,000 Kit To Build Electric Camaro Offered By GM

Home-converting a car to electric power would be so easy were it not for all those inconvenient drivetrain parts you have to remove. It's like carmakers didn't think of what... April 1, 2013 by  13


 
2013 Tesla Model S

Tesla Model S Electric-Car Deliveries For Q1: 4,750-Plus, Says Company

When the news is good, you want to get it out there. Last night, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] released a statement saying that it had delivered more than 4,750 Model S cars from... April 1, 2013 by  20


 
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