Electric Cars
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One of the more daunting perceived obstacles to driving a plug-in electric car seems to be the need for a home charging station. While plug-in hybrids can be recharged overnight using their 120-Volt charging cords, battery-electric drivers should really have access to a 240-Volt Level 2 charging station. Those will recharge the full battery pack in anything from 4 to 9 hours, depending on the specific car. DON'T MISS: Installing An Electric-Car Charging Station: This Old House Shows You How Many owners will want to retrofit a charging station into an existing garage, but to lay out the...
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E-Tense Concept Electric Sports Coupe From DS (nee Citroen): Geneva DebutThe DS E-Tense is an electric concept car from Citroën's upscale brand.
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Colorado Megachurch Goes Electric: BMW i3, Charging Stations, And MoreElectric cars and organized religion aren't necessarily seen as fellow travelers, but one megachurch is bridging the two in pursuit of its mission. The Resurrection Fellowship Church in Loveland, Colorado, has installed a charging station in its parking lot--and its pastor, Jonathan Wiggins, has...
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Electric Cars To Be 35 Percent Of Global Sales By 2040: Energy AnalystDecreases in lithium-ion cell costs will drive a massive expansion of electric-car sales, new analysis says.
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2017 Chevy Volt Now At (Some) Dealers; First Incentives ReleasedThe 2017 Chevrolet Volt is arriving at certain dealers.
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The Curious Case Of New York's Missing Electric-Car Purchase IncentiveUnlike many of its neighbors, New York has no purchase-rebate program for electric cars.
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California plans to install more DC fast-charging stations along its highways.
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Two-Thirds Of 2030 Hondas Will Be Electrified Or Zero Emission: CEOFifteen years is a short time in the life of the auto industry, just two complete product cycles for the average high-volume vehicle. But by "around 2030," according to Honda's CEO, his company will "strive" to make fully two-thirds of its cars electrified in some way--including hybrids, plug-in...
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Oregon Has More Electric-Car Fast Charging Sites Per Person Than GermanyWhen 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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Geneva Motor Show: Green Car PreviewHere are the significant green production and concept cars that will appear at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
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Ontario, Canada, Boosts Electric-Car Purchase Rebate AmountsAs U.S. electric-vehicle advocates are well aware, a handful of states have reduced or killed incentives for plug-in vehicles over the past year, adding some headwinds to sales. Earlier this month, the Canadian province of Ontario took the opposite approach, expanding its plug-in electric vehicle...
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Tesla Finally Gets Tesla.com Domain; Could Name Change Follow?Tesla Motors now owns the domain name "Tesla.com."
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The Koch Brothers of Texas have long been bêtes noires to the progressive side of the political spectrum. Now, it appears, the dynamic duo are taking on what they perceive as a threat to their fossil-fuel interests: electric cars. And Elon Musk, CEO of highly visible electric-car maker Tesla Motors, responded in his usual fashion: by tweeting. DON'T MISS: Fossil Fuel Use Must Plummet By 2050, End By 2100: G7 Meeting The saga began Thursday with an article on Huffington Post, "The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles." It alleges that "energy giants are...
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EPA To Demand More Electric Cars From VW To Settle Diesel Scandal: ReportA German newspaper has suggested that the Environmental Protection Agency wants Volkswagen to build electric cars at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The agency also wants Volkswagen to help build a nationwide network of DC fast-charging sites for plug-in electric vehicles. Those...
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Mercedes To Make Executives Drive Plug-In Hybrids Or Electric CarsDaimler will require its executives to drive plug-in electric cars.
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Fueled By Battery Boom: A Lithium Rush For Australia's Outback?Australian lithium miners are counting on increased production of electric cars.
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Tesla Model S Radio Flyer: Ludicrous Mode For JuniorRadio Flyer builds a mini Tesla Model S for kids.
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Riversimple Rasa: New Details On Super-Light Hydrogen Fuel-Cell CarRiversimple hopes to put its revised hydrogen fuel-cell car on sale by 2018.
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A Chinese startup plans to unveil an extended-range electric supercar in Geneva.
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Inside Tesla's Fremont Electric-Car Plant: How Model S, Model X Are Built (Video)See what Tesla's assembly line looks like.
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Aston Martin Electric Car To Be Co-Developed With ‘The Netflix Of China’Aston Martin, the British ultraluxury performance-car maker, has turned to an unlikely firm for help with its upcoming RapidE electric car: one of China’s top video-streaming companies. To be fair, Aston’s new partner in the project, LeEco, is a lot more than that, including smart TVs...
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How Tesla Techs Service Model S Electric Cars: Software Screens RevealedTesla Motors [NASDAQ:TSLA] handles pretty much every step of the sales and service process differently. In addition to that, it’s also conceived its Model S and Model X vehicles with a different approach to firmware, software, and updates—allowing periodic “over the air”...
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Utilities To Lead Surge Of Electric-Car Charging In Southern CaliforniaTwo California utilities have received approval to build electric-car charging stations.
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Battery-Based Energy Trading: Next Step After Reverse Metering?Energy trading could allow consumers to sell electricity to each other, cutting out utilities.
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