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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Think hoping to deliver web-enabled electric car |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 11:08 am |
| Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternativeenergy, Electric Car, Electriccar, Europe, Green, Li Ion, Norway, Think |
| Filed under: TransportationWee electric cars such as the one pictured to the right aren't exactly uncommon, but if Think CEO Jan-Olaf Willums can get his dreams to pan out, his version of the urban green car may actually gain some serious traction. Reportedly, the firm has garnered upwards of $78 million from Silicon Valley and European investors |
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| Zero Motorcycles cranks out whisper quiet electric bike |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 7:54 pm |
| Tags: Electric Car, Electric Motorcycle, Electriccar, Electricmotorcycle, Green, Li Ion, Motocycle, Zero X, Zerox |
| Filed under: Transportation Can't scrape together enough coin to pick up an electric whip? Fret not, as your options in the not-gasoline-powered motorcycle realm are quickly expanding. Enter Zero Motorcycles, which already offers a Zero X dirt bike for a mere $6,900, and hopes to unleash a street-legal commuter motorcycle soon that will be |
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| Panasonic's Oxyride vehicle breaks 65mph on AA batteries |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 3:22 pm |
| Tags: Batteries, Battery, Battery Powered, Electric Car, Electriccar, Oxyride, Panasonic, World Record, Worldrecord |
| Filed under: TransportationSure, watching a wee remote controlled, all electric vehicle hit nearly 200 miles-per-hour is quite impressive, but moving a vehicle large enough to stuff a moderately sized human into with just AA cells is, well, world record worthy. Reportedly, the newly revamped Oxyride managed to maintain an average speed of just |
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| Tesla demotes CEO and co-founder to President of Technology |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 2:07 am |
| Tags: Car, Electric Car, Electriccar, Tesla |
| Filed under: TransportationTesla has demoted CEO Martin Eberhard, replacing him with interim CEO Michael Marks, with the company seeking a permanent replacement for Eberhard who will be moving to a role defined as "President of Technology." It's hard to pin down a precise reason for the demotion: the only negative news to come out of the Tesla |
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| GM mulling battery rentals for the Chevy Volt |
| Published: August 15, 2007, 8:30 am |
| Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Battery, Chevrolet, Chevy, Electric Car, Electric Motor, Electriccar, Electricmotor, General Motors, Generalmotors, Green, Lease, Rent, Volt |
| Filed under: Transportation Tossing out the idea of renting / leasing the battery of an electric car isn't exactly revolutionary, but it sounds like GM may be hitching a ride on the ever-growing bandwagon. Reportedly, the firm is mulling the idea of allowing Chevy Volt buyers to "rent the vehicle's battery as a way of pricing the automobile at a |
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| Miles XS 500: the $30000 all-electric sedan? |
| Published: August 16, 2007, 7:26 am |
| Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Electric Car, Electriccar, Green, Miles, Miles Rubin, Miles Xs 500, Milesrubin, Milesxs500 |
| Filed under: Transportation While a number of fancier all-electric automobiles have still not yet hit the streets en masse, quite a few companies are already looking at the prospects of bringing plug-in cars to a wider range of individuals. One of those folks would be Miles Rubin, who apparently hopes that his "$30,000 Miles XS 500" can deliver |
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| First all-electric police car takes to the streets |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 9:31 am |
| Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Cop, Electric Car, Electriccar, Green, Pennsylvania, Police, Police Car, Policecar |
| Filed under: TransportationC'mon, fess up -- you'd be a lot less intimidated by a whisper quiet, all-electric squad car than one with a roaring V8, but it's hard to argue the fuel savings that would accrue if an entire precinct resorted to using the former. Such a car has now been loosed by the Connellsville Police Department, which had its |
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| Nissan's Mixim all-electric concept car |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 10:11 pm |
| Tags: Car, Cars, Electric Car, Electric Cars, Electriccar, Electriccars, Mixim, Nissan |
| Filed under: Transportation We've seen a lot of all-electric cars come and go, but scant few from the major automotive manufacturers -- aside from the EV1, of course -- so Nissan's Mixim concept caught our eye with more than just its swoopy lines . The tiny hatchback weighs just 2100 pounds and clocks in at a tiny 145 inches end-to-end -- but |
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| Toyota looking to develop recharging points for plug-in hybrids? |
| Published: September 3, 2007, 11:04 pm |
| Tags: Agreement, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Batteries, Battery, Business, Deal, Edf, Electric Car, Electriccar, Electricite De France, Electricitedefrance, France, Partner, Partnership, Plug In, Plug In Car, Plug Incar, Toyota |
| Filed under: Transportation There's been no shortage of news surrounding Toyota and its hybrid plans of late, so it makes perfect sense to hear that the automaker may be on the verge of inking a deal to "develop recharging points for plug-in hybrid electric cars." Reportedly, Toyota and Electricite de France are set to "announce a deal next week |
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| Inventor claims electric van can cruise for 500-miles on full charge |
| Published: October 3, 2007, 3:31 pm |
| Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Daren Luedtke, Darenluedtke, Electric Car, Electric Van, Electriccar, Electricvan, Green, Lei Global, Leiglobal |
| Filed under: TransportationWe've heard some pretty zany claims when it comes to alternatively-powered vehicles, but Daren Luedtke is suggesting this his homemade electric van can propel itself some "500 miles" on a single charge. He also noted that it can be fully recharged in just eight hours, and he has apparently filed for a number of patents |
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| Aptera's 300 MPG car available for pre-order |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 4:34 pm |
| Tags: Aptera, Electric Car, Electric Vehicle, Electriccar, Electricvehicle, Plug In Hybrid, Plug Inhybrid |
| Filed under: Transportation Aptera certainly managed to attract a fair bit of attention for itself earlier this year, when its concept car turned as many heads for its space age looks as it did for its promised 200 MPG range. Now the company looks to be taking the next step on the long road to availability, with it accepting pre-orders for the |
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| Mexican developer bundles free electric cars with home purchases |
| Published: October 25, 2007, 5:31 pm |
| Tags: Cars, Electric Car, Electriccar, Proteon |
| Filed under: TransportationOffering incentives like free TVs and even free cars has long been part of the condo developer's sales toolkit, but a home builder in Mexico is aiming for the green crowd by offering potential buyers a free electric car. Sadly, the car in question is not the Tesla Roadster, or even a modified Prius, but a hub-motor |
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| First image of Fisker's plug-in luxury hybrid released? |
| Published: October 26, 2007, 10:22 am |
| Tags: Car, Electric Car, Electriccar, Fisker, Green, Hybrid, Plug In, Vehicle |
| Filed under: Transportation You can't be too careful these days, but if the above image isn't just the work of some overzealous fanboy (or girl), that's what Fisker's forthcoming luxury plug-in hybrid will look like. The vehicle itself will be developed in conjunction with Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies, which reportedly hopes to aid Fisker in |
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| MIT developing carbon-free, stackable rental cars |
| Published: November 2, 2007, 12:51 pm |
| Tags: Carbon Free, Carbonfree, City Car, Citycar, Concept, Design, Electric Car, Electriccar, Mit, Rental Car, Rentalcar, Smart Cities, Smartcities, Stackable |
| Filed under: Transportation Sure, we know you love actually owning a car, but let's be honest -- in large cities with condensed layouts, your H3 doesn't make a lot of sense. A group of researchers at MIT have been hard at work developing a solution that's kind on the planet and your scrawny legs. A team called Smart Cities have designed a small, |
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| Toyota details research plans for plug-in Prius, won't lease batteries |
| Published: November 11, 2007, 4:21 pm |
| Tags: Batteries, Battery, Business, Consumer, Electric Car, Electriccar, Green, Hybrid, Hybrid Car, Hybridcar, Industry, Lease, Plug In, Prius, Renting, Research, Toyota |
| Filed under: Transportation Earlier this year, we got word that Toyota was likely to test the waters with a plug-in version of its oh-so-trendy Prius, and now the auto maker has stepped forward and doled out a laundry list of details about the plan. Reportedly, the outfit will be delivering a single "modified Prius" to the University of |
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