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GENEVA 2010: KIA VENGA EV, SORRY WE MISSED YOU THE FIRST TIME AROUND
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And there’s a YouTube video of it Here
THE GREAT ELECTRIC CAR RACE OF 2010
This year, more automakers will roll out electric cars to American roadways
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THE ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY WAR
U.S. and Asian rivals are rushing to hone lithium-ion technology
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SIEMENS TO TEST SIX MINUTE CHARGING FOR EVS ON 33% WIND POWERED GRID
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BMW C1-E ELECTRIC MOTOR SCOOTER REDEFINES SAFE TWO-WHEELING
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FORD UNVEILS LONG AWAITED 2011 TRANSIT CONNECT ELECTRIC VAN
Local deliveries anyone?
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NEWEST VOLT INFO FROM GM
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Ed note: If the new rumors that GM might sell the Volt for $30,000 to $35,000, minus federal tax breaks for electric cars, turn out to be true, they would likely garner much better sales than with their previously rumored $40,000 price tag.
FIAT SHOWS ELECTRIC VERSION OF ITS ICONIC 500
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BYD e6 EV GOES 205 MILES BETWEEN CHARGES, COMING TO THE US IN 2010
Already selling in China, US Rollout a Year Ahead of Earlier Schedule
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THE 2010 CANADIAN ZENN LOW SPEED ELECTRIC CAR
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THE MITSUBISHI iMIEV FOR 2010
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ZAP ALIAS ELECTRIC CAR DEBUTS AT NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW “ELECTRIC AVENUE”
This three-wheeler is also a finalist in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize
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TESLA AND PANASONIC PARTNER ON ROADSTER BATTERIES, MODEL S BATTERY PACKS
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DETROIT AUTO SHOW: THE CT&T C SQUARE
A New Electric, Highway-Capable Korean Entry - Maybe
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THE NEW MYERS MOTORS NMG (NO MILES PER GALLON) 2010 DUO
Their First Three Wheeled Car for Two, Side-by-Side People
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ELECTRIC CAR ‘THINK’ TO BE ASSEMBLED IN US IN 2011
Norwegian company likes Elkhart, Indiana
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GM BATTERY PRESS CONFERENCE
The Chevy Volt Batteries are now in Production!
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CHECK OUT BMW’S HOT NEW ELECTRIC CAR
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ALL ELECTRIC VOLVO C30 MAKES ITS OFFICIAL DEBUT
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ELECTRIC INVESTMENT KEY TO DETROIT’S REVIVAL
Many believe electric cars will save Detroit
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THE VENTURI BUCKEYE BULLET 2
Ohio State Students are building what Venturi, the luxury electric car maker from Monaco, hopes will be the new world’s fastest electric car
The Buckeye Bullet 1 already holds the current landspeed record at 315 mph
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AUTOMAKERS ALL CHARGED UP OVER ELECTRIC CARS
“Almost every automaker at this year’s Detroit Auto Show ... unveiled plans to create a mass-produced electric car.”
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THE FUTURE FOR ELECTRIC CARS
A Video from MSNBC.com
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LA AUTO SHOW 2009: BOB LUTZ KEYNOTE:
“THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY SIMPLY CAN NO LONGER RELY ON OIL”
He states the Volt is GM’s most important product, along with other important information from GM about their future cars. You can also listen to Lutz’s 39 minute speech from this linked page.
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NISSAN HATCHES PLAN TO BOOST BATTERY CARS
CEO Ghosn stresses coolness factor, tries new model to bring down price
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WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE IN AUSTRALIA EXPANDS TO BECOME GLOBAL GREEN CHALLENGE
After 20 years of developing and showcasing solar powered race cars, this event is now the world's leading, cross-continental showcase of the latest advances in hybrid, electric, solar, low emission, and all kinds of alternative energy vehicles
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TOKYO 2009 PREVIEW: NISSAN UNVEILS LEANING LAND GLIDER CONCEPT (W/VIDEO)
This new electric car handles more like a motorcycle by leaning in the corners.
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TOKYO PREVIEW: HONDA EV-N CONCEPT IS RETRO-ADORABLE, AND HAS UNICYCLE STORAGE!
This might be the coolest car at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Show because it includes a U3-X unicycle (see below) in the passengers side door
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TOKYO PREVIEW: HONDA UNVEILS U3-X PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICE
This may be the coolest transportation at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Show
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“ELECTRIC IS THE BIG BUZZ AT THE 63RD ANNUAL AUTO SHOW IN FRANKFURT, AND NEARLY EVERY MAJOR AUTOMAKER HAS AT LEAST ONE ON DISPLAY”
--- msnbc
THE MOOD AT FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW IS ELECTRIC
Most automakers have prototypes, but charging, range issues persist
Renault showed off four new battery electric prototype vehicles
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The Renault Twizy Z.E. Battery Electric City Car
RENAULT PREVIEWS ELECTRIC CAR BLITZ AT FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW
The Battery Electric Renault Fluence Z.E.to be ready for sale in 2011
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HOUSE CLEARS $3 BILLION FOR AUTO TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
“The government has in recent months sharply boosted funding for battery research as U.S. automakers seek to reverse their fortunes and increase production of ... electric cars.’’
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IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN PEAK OIL READ THESE TWO ARTICLES:
OIL SPIN
Ignore the optimists. Peak oil is real
by Matthew R. Simmons
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and
THE STONEWALLING OF PEAK OIL
Robert Hirsch on the deliberate avoidance by the U.S. government to talk about peak oil
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THE QUIETEST ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER YET:
THE ELECTRIC SIEMENS SMART CHOPPER
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BATTERIES SET TO BECOME $60 BILLION INDUSTRY BY 2013
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AT LEAST ONE MAINE MAN WILL REGISTER HIS AUTOCYCLE:
WHILE DEMAND HAS STALLED, THESE THREE-WHEELED, ENCLOSED CAB ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL BE STREET LEGAL STARTING SEPTEMBER 2009
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GM SAYS NEW VOLT COULD GET 230 MPG IN CITY DRIVING
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ELECTRIC CARS ARE THE FUTURE: AUTO ANALYST
Also includes a video
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CHINA’S CARS TO GO (MOSTLY) ELECTRIC WITHIN A DECADE, SAYS REPORT
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CHINA’S 10 BIGGEST AUTOMAKERS LINK UP TO DEVELOP ELECTRIC CARS
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MIT TACKLES CHALLENGE OF ELECTRIC CAR THAT RECHARGES
IN TEN MINUTES FLAT
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HOW DID OUR ENERGY HOLE GET SO DEEP? A PRESENTATION BY MATTHEW SIMMONS, ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING PEAK OIL EXPERTS
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U.S. VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY HAS INCREASED ONLY 3 MILES PER GALLON
IN 80 YEARS
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SMITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, U.S., WILL HAVE ITS ASSEMBLY PLANT AND HEADQUARTERS AT THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
They’ve been building electric trucks in the U.K. since the 1920’s
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CONFESSIONS OF A ‘SUN GUZZLER’
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BACK TO THE FUTURE: SEE GM’S ORIGINAL 1990 PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR THE IMPACT ELECTRIC CAR, LATER NAMED THE EV-1
They later stopped production claiming few wanted to buy it.
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WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY WILL LOOK LIKE
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JAPAN CONSIDERS ADDING NOISE TO HYBRID VEHICLES
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AMERICA’S IRRATIONAL PETROLEUM DEPENDENCE
For the amount of electricity it takes to refine oil, we could leave the
crude in the ground and just drive electric vehicles.
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MICHAEL KLARE, GOODBYE TO CHEAP OIL
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ELECTRIC CARS ARE THE KEY TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
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TO EACH HIS OWN - PAINT JOB
Seen at a Marin County fair.
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The One-person, 70 mph NMG electric car website Click Here
UK GOVERNMENT APPROVES ELECTRIC VEHICLE REBATE
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CHINA SET TO LEAD IN ‘NEW ENERGY’ CAR PRODUCTION
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LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE THE NEXT BIG THING
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BREAKTHROUGH - SMARTER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER BUILT
Scientists say device charges cars smarter because it automatically figures out best and cheapest times to recharge cars
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SEATTLE, NISSAN IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES PACT
Electric charging stations will be designed; cars to be sold starting in 2010
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A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH!
PLANS FOR UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC CAR PLUG UNVEILED
New 3-Point, 400 volt plug will recharge any electric car anywhere, quickly
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CHRYSLER’S NEW 2009 GEM PEAPOD ‘SMILING’ LOW SPEED ELECTRIC CAR
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SEE A VIDEO OF THE NEW PEAPOD
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AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR COMMUTE WAS TOUGH!
OIL COMPANY COST CUTBACKS THREATEN FUTURE OIL SUPPLY
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ELECTRIC CARS TO BE MASS INTRODUCED TO THE UK, SAYS GORDON BROWN
Electric cars are to be introduced en masse across Britain, as Gordon
Brown plans an environmentally friendly budget.
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GM, SEGWAY TO TEAM ON TWO-WHEELED ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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INDIA’S ELECTRIC CAR CAPTURES IMAGINATION
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TORONTO RACES TO BECOME ELECTRIC CAR PIONEER
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ATTACK OF THE CUPCAKE CARS
Trans Fats Gone Wild!
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HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC CUPCAKE CAR
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CHINA ELECTRIC CAR NEWS
CHERY AUTO UNVEILS THEIR FIRST BATTERY ELECTRIC CAR
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for more info
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THE NEW TOYOTA FT- EV CONCEPT CAR
Called Toyota’s New “Baby” Electric
This minicar design portends Toypota’s electric vehicle presence for 2012
Hopefully it won’t have these bird and star stickers all over it.
If priced right, this could be a huge hit for Toyota.
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TRULY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
MIT’S ‘GREENWHEEL’: SIMPLY AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE REVOLUTION
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TRYING TO DESIGN A LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRIC? CHECK OUT THE FABRIC-BODIED WICYCLE
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LIKE FAST ELECTRIC CARS?
Check out this Ten Minute Video from Oregon Public Broadcasting
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HERE’S A SOLAR-POWERED CAR FROM INDIA
Now this is practical!
THE MOON ROVERS
THE ULTIMATE BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES
“They’re out of this World!”
There are three of them sitting on the moon, but be sure to take
along a solar panel for recharging because they have no charger onboard. Seems like Americans can’t go anywhere without their car.
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