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Tesla being considered for UK government use

24 July 2014 | Delaware Online

Tesla Motors, a month after starting Model S deliveries in the U.K., said its flagship electric sedan is among the cars being considered for purchase by the government there to transport officials. The Government Car...

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San Francisco Bay Area governments make big investment in...

10 July 2014 | Star Tribune

A group of San Francisco Bay Area cities, counties and water agencies has joined forces for what is being billed as one of the largest single government purchases of all-electric vehicles in the country. The six c...

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Results of California EV buyer survey now available online

10 July 2014 | Charged

The California Air Resources Board has published the results of a survey of plug-in vehicle buyers who received rebates from the state. The online data is available for researchers, policymakers and the public to lear...

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BMW developing wireless inductive charging system for ele...

10 July 2014 | Gizmag

Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids may be green and sustainable, but that doesn't mean much if you forget to plug them in the night before. To overcome this frustrating morning surprise, BMW Group is developing a n...

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Lithium-ion battery makers look to stimulate electric car...

3 July 2014 | Chemistry World

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has decided it will no longer pursue lawsuits against anyone using its patented technology. Chief executive Elon Musk explained on the company’s blog that Tesl...

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Grenoble to Pioneer Ultra-Compact Electric Car Sharing

3 July 2014 | The Daily Fusion

In just a few months, starting October 2014, 70 Toyota i-ROAD and COMS ultra-compact electric vehicles, and around 30 charging stations will be deployed in Grenoble, a city in southeastern France. Called &ldq...

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Hell Freezes Over: Harley-Davidson Unveils New Electric M...

24 June 2014 | Forbes.com

Harley-Davidson has been selling motorcycles for well over a century and enjoys some of the most active and brand-loyal owners in virtually any industry. Though it does offer the more-modern VSRC and Street model line...

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Zero Emissions Movility To All, a pionner initiative for ...

16 June 2014 | Zem2all

Zero Emissions Mobility To All (ZEM2ALL), is a pioneer initiative that tries to give to all citizen the opportunity of having at hand a free emissions mobility. One of the biggest threats that we face every day is pol...

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Eight U.S. States to Roll Out Electric Vehicle Plan

3 June 2014 | Wall Street Journal

Leaders of eight large, coastal U.S. states, including California and New York, are expected to roll out Thursday more details of a plan aimed at spurring sales of 3.3 million "zero emission vehicles" by 202...

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A better plug for your EV

3 June 2014 | Autoweek

Not that anybody's really buying a lot of electric cars yet, but someday they will, maybe, and when they do, technology is going to be a heck of a lot better than it is today. Take that “Emergency Charge Cable&r...

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Why Tesla Motors Inc. Could Produce More Electric Cars in...

23 May 2014 | The Motley Fool

People think that electric vehicles are inconvenient -- they take too long to charge and cost a lot of money. Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA ) , maker of high-performance electric vehicles, is taking an aggressive appro...

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Why Electric Vehicles Will Rule the Road

23 May 2014 | Wall Street Journal

I’m not generally a fan of picking winners and losers except when it comes to the future of cars. Here, electric vehicles (EVs) are the clear long-term winners. They’re highly efficient, dirt cheap to powe...

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More Bangaloreans switching to electric vehicles

23 May 2014 | ETAuto.com

If you are driving a Rs 6 lakh petrol car and travel about 35km a day in Bangalore, you'd be spending about Rs 7000 on fuel. But for an electric car, you'd shell out less than half that amount (nearly Rs 3000) to char...

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First drive: VW e-Golf

23 May 2014 | Top Gear

It's the first-ever Golf to entirely do away with that old-school notion of an internal combustion engine. The e-Golf is instead propelled solely by an electric motor, fed by a battery pack, sending 113bhp to the fron...

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Nissan Banks on China Subsidies to Boost Electric Cars

15 May 2014 | Bloomberg

Nissan Motor Co. (7201), maker of the Leaf electric vehicle, said it is targeting to win 20 percent of EV sales in China as the central government steps up efforts to cut auto emissions and reduce air pollution. EV s...

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New battery tech may lead to inexpensive, safer electric ...

15 May 2014 | Cnet

A large portion of the high cost of electric cars comes from their batteries, and the biggest problem for electric car owners is the time it takes to recharge those batteries. A new battery technology from Power Japan...

Volkswagen Launches the People's Electric Car

15 May 2014 | The Street

This is an important moment in the electric car history. Volkswagen (VLKAY) plans to sell eGolf in America by year-end -- and I was one of the first people to test drive it on U.S. soil this week. VW added the eGolf...

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Exclusive interview with Michael Lord, Toyota Technical C...

14 May 2014

After more than 20 years of involvement in powertrain electrification, Toyota is preparing to launch its latest fuel cell electric vehicle in 2015. cars21.com took the opportunity to talk to Michael Lord, Senior Princ...

U.K. To Invest $850 Million By 2020 To Promote Electric V...

8 May 2014 | Green Car Reports

Despite hefty incentives, electric vehicle sales have remained stagnant in the United Kingdom. While sales doubled in 2013 compared to 2012, matching the global trend, just 2,500 vehicles found homes last yea...

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We Are On The Verge Of An Electric Vehicle Revolution

8 May 2014 | Gizmodo

In Australia, our beautiful wide brown land means that we love our big cars. Holden’s Commodore and Ford’s Falcon dominated the top of new vehicle sales lists for decades; even in recent years, and even in...

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