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Hyundai unveils Korea’s first highway capable electric vehicle
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electric motors. Hyundai has unveiled the company’s and Korea’s first Full Speed Electric Vehicle – the BlueOn. The zero-emission vehicle features a compact body based on the company’s i10 compact hatchback. ...

Nissan to unveil futuristic electric vehicle at Paris Motor Show
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Eco Factor: Concept car to be powered by electric motors. Nissan has announced that it will come to the Paris Motor Show with a futuristic concept car that hints on the company’s future zero-emission production cars. The new car, dubbed the Townpod ...

President of Ford Canada Says "We Need Higher Fuel Prices"
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The Globe and Mail notes that a Detroit Electric car cost $ 2,600 and had a range of 100 miles, while a Model T cost $ 650 and had a range of 180 miles; even 95 years ago, electric vehicles were a tough sell. Here is a surprise, coming from David Mo ...

Sustainable Industries Daily Update
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Car buyers will soon know the carbon footprint of a car they are interested in buying. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation have proposed new fuel economy labels for light vehicles , designed to make fuel consumption ...

Daimler’s Smart zero emission electric scooter offers green urban mobility
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Eco Factor : Electric scooter offers sustainable transportation solution. A variety of green urban mobility solutions are hitting the news waves. After recent confirmation by MINI for its electric scooter concept at the Paris Auto Show, Daimler seem ...

How Big Oil will stop my children from driving electric cars | Sam Arie
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A lot of money is at stake: if we all switched to electric, oil companies would stand to lose everything I would like an electric car . It would be quieter, nicer to drive and cheaper to run than my petrol car, and it could produce up to 75% less CO ...

Paris Preview: Nissan teases Townpod electric vehicle concept for "the masses"
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Paris Motor Show Nissan Townpod concept teaser - Click above to enlarge Nissan has dropped a teaser image of the headlight for a new electric vehicle concept that will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show later this ...

Ford announces Xcel Energy as first customer for Transit Connect Electric
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Ford Ford Transit Connect Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford and its conversion partner Azure Dynamics have announced that electric and natural gas utility Xcel Energy will be the first customer for the ...

For Electric Car Batteries, Managing Hot and Cold Is Just Right
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By Richard Cooke As electric cars continue to become a prominent method of alternative transportation, companies are continuing to find new ways to make their vehicles more efficient and longer lasting. Recently, Ford has joined the ranks of other e ...

Dongfeng mulls idea of using Nissan's battery technology for its own electric vehicles
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Nissan , Green Daily , China Nissan Leaf battery pack - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan 's Chinese partner, Dongfeng Motor Corporation , has displayed serious interest in entering the electric vehicle ...

Sustainable Industries Daily Update
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We've got a mixed bag of sustainable energy and sustainable transportation news today. First up though is a spat over the term " Range Anxiety ." Seems GM is trying to patent the term so it can use it when marketing its upcoming Chevy Volt--an elect ...

Hyundai unveils i10-based BlueOn electric vehicle in South Korea
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hyundai Hyundai has unveiled the BlueOn, which it claims is South Korea's first full-speed battery electric vehicle (EV). The tiny BlueOn is based on the Hyundai's i10 minicar and was first shown as a prototype at last year ...

Tennessee to offer $2,500 rebate for first 1,000 electric vehicles; Sen. Lamar Alexander says he's buying a Leaf
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Legislation and Policy , Green Daily Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has announced that the state will offer a $2,500 tax rebate to buyers who snatch up the first wave of electric vehicles (EVs) headed to the Volu ...

Joule EV update: prototype phase complete, production vehicles coming in 2014
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Africa Joule EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Optimal Energy, the South African-based company behind the six - five-seat Joule electric vehicle (EV), reports that its funky, battery-powered minivan ...

Smart electric vehicle infrastructure optimizes charging
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Networked mobile charging integrated with electric vehicle intelligence will optimize the placement of recharge stations. … … “To determine where the stations are needed, in-car sensors would monitor the level of charge in the battery and periodi ...

Aerovironment gets UL approval for home electric car charger
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in Prospective Nissan Leaf buyers will be glad to hear that Aerovironment has just received approval from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for its EVSE-RS home charging station. Aerovironment is the preferred partner for Nissan's ...

Hyundai Unveils BlueOn Electric Vehicle; Targeting Manufacturing 2,500 Units Per Year By 2012
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Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the company’s—and Korea’s—first full-speed electric vehicle (FSEV), named BlueOn. Hyundai invested a total of about 40 billion won (US$32 million) over a one-year period to create BlueOn, which is based on Hyundai’s small ...

20 Audi A1 e-trons headed to Munich, Germany for pilot program
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Audi Audi A1 e-tron concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Audi has announced that it will partner with utilities E.ON and Stadtwerke München (SWM) as well as the Technical University of Munich (TUM) launch a fiel ...

E-Rider electric mountain bike generate up to 2,000 watts
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Eco Factor: Electric bike powered by a 36-volt lithium-ion battery pack. Sporting stylishly muscular looks, the “E-Rider” is the latest work by the German bike-maker Conway. The electric mountain bike unveiled at the Eurobike 2010 in Germany is one ...

KTM eGnition bike assists pedaling with a 1000W electric motor
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Eco Factor: Electric assist bike developed by KTM. Austrian bike manufacturer KTM has unveiled its next-gen electric assist bike, the eGnition, which features a 1000W Clean Mobile electric motor that delivers extra power when the rider is pedaling. ...

Nissan now taking pre-orders for Leaf in UK
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Green Daily Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery About a week ago, U.S. buyers had their first taste of ordering the Nissan Leaf. Now, buyers in the UK can finally submit pre-orders for the break ...

EV 2.0 Powers Up the Grid
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By Jo Borras The Truth About Cars blog is reporting that Japan is busy laying the groundwork for a next-generation EV infrastructure that will integrate electric vehicle systems with the nation's power grid, enabling power to freely flow to (and fro ...

Xcel Energy and Customer Coalition To Be Among First Users of Electric Transit Connect
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Xcel Energy and a coalition of its customers have been selected to be among the first in the country to receive the all-electric Ford Transit Connect Electric commercial van. Azure Dynamics Corp. has named Xcel Energy to its “Lead Customer” program ...

Hawaii Says Aloha to Electric Cars from Nissan and CODA with Big Incentives
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Last week, at the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo the State of Hawaii announced that it has signed an agreement with Nissan North America to promote the rapid deployment of electric vehicles throughout its island territory, through a combin ...

Cambridge researcher envisions portable charging stations for electric cars
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi Until now, one of the big downsides of battery electric vehicles (EVs) was the risk of running out of energy before getting back to a charging station. When an internal combustion vehicle runs dry, a driver can a ...

Southern California Edison Introduces Online Plug-in Car Rate Assistant to Estimate Cost of Fueling Electric Vehicles
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Southern California Edison has launched an online Plug-in Car Rate Assistant to help customers estimate the cost of fueling an electric vehicle and the impact on their electricity bill. After SCE customers provide facts such as location, daily power ...

Report: 2011 Ford F-150 to get electric power steering
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Filed under: MPG , Ford Since Ford is replacing the entire engine lineup for the 2011 F-150 pickup trucks, it has apparently decided not to reinstall at least one component that is usually bolted to those engines: the hydraulic power steering pump. ...

Nissan releases U.S. tour dates for Leaf; schedule your drive time now
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Green Daily Mark your calendars, dust off your driving shoes, practice your electric car speak and get ready to pilot the world's first mass-produced, battery-powered family vehicle of the modern age. The Nissan Le ...

Paris Preview: Will the new Opel GTC concept spawn a Buick hot hatch?
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Filed under: Buick , Opel , Paris Motor Show Opel GTC Paris - Click above for high-res image gallery With the recent launch of the LaCrosse and Regal , it's clear that the big, floaty Buick sedan is a thing of the past. However, the debut of the Ope ...

Officially, Official: Chevrolet to unveil 2012 Aveo at Paris Motor Show
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Filed under: MPG , Chevrolet , Paris Motor Show 2012 Chevrolet Aveo - Click above for high-res image gallery Chevrolet's all-new B-segment challenger will make its world debut at the Paris Motor Show later this month before arriving in the United St ...

GM to Premier Aveo Hatchback at Paris Motor Show; Diesel with Start/Stop
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The Aveo 5-door. Click to enlarge. GM will introduce the Aveo 5-door at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The car will go on sale in the United States and Canada in 2011. The Aveo RS show car was displayed at the Detroit and Geneva motor shows earlier ...