Electric Highway
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The country of Australia is poised to build one of the world's longest "electric highways," which will span 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers). Specifically, the Northeast region of the country will see the electric highway open through the state of Queensland. In total, 18 stations will be installed along the route, which spans the east coast from Cairns to Coolangatta and then west to Toowoomba. DON'T MISS: West Coast Could Cut Oil Use In Half By 2030: Report Not only will the project greatly expand Australia's electric-car charging infrastructure, but the government will also make the stations...
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West Coast Electric Highway To Fill In California Fast-Charging Stations
California plans to install more DC fast-charging stations along its highways.
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Oregon Has More Electric-Car Fast Charging Sites Per Person Than Germany
When talking about electric cars and early adopters, the state of Oregon often seems like the Little Engine That Could. It's the only state to have appointed an Electric Car Czar as a state employee, it started work on the West Coast Electric Highway fully five years ago (California is just now...
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Electric Highway Now Covers Much Of WA, OR: Will CA Follow?
If you’ve been thinking of making a electric-car road trip, the Pacific Northwest is a good place for it. And a quick study of the ‘Electric Highway Map,’ released by the West Coast Electric Highway earlier this year [and at the bottom of this page, as well as here], makes it easy...
Bengt Halvorson -
West Coast Electric Highway Serves Thousands Of Electric-Car Drivers
While the bulk of the battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold today have a range of less than 100 miles, that doesn't stop some owners from using them for longer trips. The secret is to use DC quick-charging stations, which can recharge an electric car's battery pack to about 80 percent of...
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Electric-Car Road Trips: Be Prepared, With Charging Apps And Realism
Thinking about taking your electric car on a road trip? Be prepared, and you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised by how smoothly it can go. If you plan to take a trip outside of your normal comfort zone, it’s now possible in many regions of the country. It just takes a little advance...
Bengt Halvorson -
The third annual BC2BC electric-car rally is cancelled three weeks before the planned kickoff.
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Fees Start April 1 On WA Electric Highway: Same Price As Gas?
All good things must come to an end--and it seems that applies to free DC quick-charging for electric cars along the Northwest's innovative Electric Highway. For the past year or more, the CHAdeMO quick-charging stations in Oregon and Washington states have offered free recharging under the...
John Voelcker