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Oregon Puts I-5 in Range for EVs with Fast Charging Stations
- by Enid Burns
As part of Oregon’s “EV Green Highway” project, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODoT) is working with Northern California-based AeroVironment to install eight Level 3 fast charging stations for electric vehicles along its Interstate 5 corridor.
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ALTe and Inmatech Partner to Build a Better Battery
- by Enid Burns
Electric and hybrid cars drive for miles without the need for gasoline. Their batteries, however, still have a lifespan.
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GM Using Solar Energy to Manufacture Electric Cars
- by Enid Burns
It takes energy to make energy efficient cars. GM is on track to make some of the energy to produce
the electric Chevrolet Volt using solar energy.
Mazda has gone to great lengths at the NY Auto Show to make it clear that their new line of fuel efficient cars shouldn’t be confused with hybrids and electrics in any way, shape, or form.
Read more »Nissan LEAF drivers, who received their cars in the past few months, are starting to report problems. The auto manufacturer is receiving complaints from LEAF owners that the electric car fails to start on occasion.
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Move Over Range Anxiety, The SIM-LEI Can Go 200 Miles On A Single Charge
- by Ami Cholia
You may not be able to ride in this electric vehicle until 2013, but a Japanese car manufacturer has finally come up with an EV that can go over 207 miles on a single charge.
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Electric Vehicles To Cross 1 Million By 2015: Study
- by Ami Cholia
While electric vehicles aren’t as ubiquitous as we’d like yet, a new study by Pike Research finds that the cars will reach a “critical mass” in the next few years and cross the 1 million unit threshold for the first time in 2015.
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Tesla Roadsters Have Traveled 10 Million Miles And Saved 500,000 Gallons Of Gas
- by Ami Cholia
Tesla may not have sold more than 1,500 Roadsters worldwide, but those cars have saved about 500,000 gallons of gas so far and cut about 5.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
Read more »While automakers are doing everything in their power to meet the government’s 2016 fuel economy standards that require fleets to give 35.5 miles per gallon on average, not enough customers are buying fuel efficient cars.
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Tesla’s Head Says Model S Will Be Profitable By 2013
- by Ami Cholia
Tesla hasn’t had a profit since the company started almost four years ago, though Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk said that he expects the Model S electric car to be profitable by 2013, just months after it goes into production.
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