Electric Cars
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Marketwire is reporting today that according to electric vehicle manufacturer, Zero Air Pollution (ZAP), Ricardo Erhlich, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay, has approved incentives to promote the use of electric vehicles in the city. ZAP Latin America representative, Fernando Cancela, says, "The incentives range from free parking for electric cars within Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, to no tolls on roads or bridges and no registration for three years." In September, Erhlich agreed to reserve an acre of land in a Montevideo business park for a ZAP assembly facility which will put together...
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Go Renault!
Today Renault, the French parent company of forward-thinking Nissan, announced that they would have not one, or two, but THREE electric cars on the consumer market by 2012. Two of the three will be based on current models, the Kangoo MPV and the Megane; one model will be an all-new five-seater...
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Venture One Featured at Opportunity Green Conference
It's a car. It's a bike. It's...what is it? It's called the VentureOne. With fuel economy approaching 100 miles per gallon and six second 0-60 performance, it could revolutionize how we think about driving. This past weekend at the Opportunity Green Conference at UCLA, Venture Vehicles, Inc. COO...
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Electrifying Partnership: Nissan and Yokohama
Nissan wants to put pure electric cars on the streets of Yokohama by 2010. Japan's second largest city is partnering with the Renault Nissan Alliance to study sustainable mobility. This is just the latest development in Nissan's plans to mass produce pure electric vehicles by 2012. The automaker...
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Introducing the 2008 DEKA RevoltThis morning, Dean Kamen, tireless advocate of all things science-related, and inventor of the popular Segway self-balancing scooter, introduced his one-of-a-kind 2008 DEKA Revolt, registered in his home state of New Hampshire. While it's not unusual for a car guy to register a home-made mish-mash...
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The Revolution Continues
The electric car revolution has begun. Right now though you'd have a hard time finding an electric car for purchase. That is all about to change very very soon. This will be the place for all the latest news, information, and discussion about all electric cars to come. Check in daily and be...
Lyle Dennis
