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Latest News:
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2010-08-24 |
Advertising: With New Products, Nissan Plays Up Innovation Angle
The carmaker, which plans to release a mass-market electric car this year, the Leaf, has enlisted Robert Downey Jr. for its commercial voice-overs.
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2010-08-20 |
Auto industry group spent $1.45M on 2Q lobbying
AP - The group that represents auto manufacturers spent $1.45 million in the second quarter lobbying Washington on matters ranging from auto repairs to electric vehicles.
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2010-08-16 |
Global solar powered car rally begins
Teams from three continents have set off from the Place des Nations in Geneva with their electric cars on the longest and greenest race of all time, called the Zero Race.
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2010-07-29 |
Panasonic to buy out Sanyo, Panasonic Electric
AP - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses such as electric cars and solar panels.
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2010-07-28 |
The $41,000 Question: Is the Chevy Volt Worth the Money?
In pricing the Chevrolet Volt at $41,000, General Motors is distinguishing the plug-in hybrid from the Nissan Leaf, an upcoming electric car to which the Volt is often compared.
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2010-07-27 |
Comparing Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt electric cars
AP - A comparison between the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf, two competing electric cars for the masses that will go on sale later this year:
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Electric Car Grid Successes:
| Press Releases |
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Date |
Release |
| United States |
Regional |
Aug 5, 2009 |
ECOtality's eTec Awarded $100 Million for Transportation Electrification |
| Orlando |
Local |
Feb 10, 2009 |
Eustis to 'fuel' electric vehicles |
| Philadelphia |
Regional |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Electric car returns energy to the grid |
| Denmark |
Country |
Jan 27, 2009 |
Better Place, DONG Energy Close 103M Euro Investment for Denmark Electric Car Network |
| Ontario |
Province |
Jan 15, 2009 |
Better Place Partners with Ontario to Bring Car 2.0 Electric Car Infrastructure to Canada |
| San Jose |
City |
Jan 6, 2009 |
First Coulomb ChargePoint stations now available in San Jose, CA |
| Hawaii |
State |
Dec 2, 2008 |
GOVERNOR LINGLE AND BETTER PLACE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP |
| CA Bay Area |
Regional |
Nov 20, 2008 |
Better Place eyes $1 billion electric car network for Bay Area |
| Australia |
Country |
Oct 22 2008 |
Australia backs recharging network for electric cars |
| Denmark |
Country |
Mar 27, 2008 |
DONG Energy and California-based Project Better Place to introduce |
| Israel |
Country |
Jan 21, 2008 |
Renault-Nissan and Project Better Place Prepare for First Mass Marketed Electric Vehicles |
Other Electric Advancements:
Why Hydrogen is a Dead-End - For Now:
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Oil Subsidies and You
Years ago the International Center for Technology (icta.org) issued a comprehensive report entitled "The Real Cost of Gasoline". The goal of the researchers was to identify and quantify the various secondary or "hidden" costs of using gasoline as a fuel for transportation. They categorized these costs into four sections:
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