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See Full Text 2010-03-01
Small cars dominate Geneva show
Small and electric cars are set to dominate the Geneva motor show where more than 30 world premieres will be on display.
See Full Text 2010-02-26
EarthTrade Water to Hold a Private Screening of Tapped - The Movie: The Truth Ab
The movie Tapped will make any health-conscious consumer recoil from the next plastic water bottle they see.From the producers of Who Killed The Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., Tapped takes a behind-the-scenes look at America’s dangerous addiction to bottled water. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3654354.htm
See Full Text 2010-02-18
Feds probe small plane crash in Silicon Valley
AP - Federal investigators are examining the site of a small plane crash in a Silicon Valley neighborhood that killed three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors.
See Full Text 2010-02-17
3 Tesla workers die when plane hits N. Calif. home
AP - A twin-engine plane carrying three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors struck a set of power lines after takeoff Wednesday and crashed into a fog-shrouded residential neighborhood, raining fiery debris over homes, sending residents running for safety and killing everyone aboard.
See Full Text 2010-02-11
Nissan electric car sign-ups to start in April
AP - Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will start signing up customers in April who want to buy its new Leaf electric car, with shipments starting by the end of the year.
See Full Text 2010-02-05
Electric Planes Could Transform How We Fly
LiveScience.com - As the promise of electric cars grows, so too does the potential ofelectric planes. These aircraft, whose motors are far more efficient,reliable and quiet than internal combustion engines, could helptransform how we fly - if a few problems could be solved.


Electric Car Grid Successes:
Press Releases
Location Area 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:
Web References
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Lawn Mowers Neutron Battery Lawn Mowers
Electric Car Aptera
Electric Car Tesla
Electric Car Fisker Karma
Batteries A tenfold improvement in battery life - Nanotechnology
Electric Car Buffett-Backed BYD Goes Electric
Research Electric Power Research Institute
Batteries Ener1: Lithium ion battery prices may be cut in half
Electric Car Lightning GT


Why Hydrogen is a Dead-End - For Now:
Opinions
Articles
GM’s $1.5 Million Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle: Won’t Be Available for At Least 10 Years
Lithium Abundance - World Lithium Reserve
Why a hydrogen economy doesn't make sense
Energy Balance
The Future of the Hydrogen Economy: Bright or Bleak?


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PlanetBetterPlace Blog
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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