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Latest News:
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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.
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2010-02-04 |
Toyota Says Prius Brakes Had Design Problems
The hybrid-electric vehicle experienced ?a slight unresponsiveness? of the brakes, a company spokesman said Thursday, and would not rule out the possibility of a recall.
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2010-01-29 |
Tesla Motors Plans Public Offering to Raise $100 Million
The filing from Tesla Motors represents a landmark in the resurgence of electric car technology that most car makers until recently had dismissed as impractical.
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2010-01-27 |
Norwegian firm seeks to charge into US electric car market
AFP - With a jump-start from a new quick charging system, Norwegian electric carmaker THINK is taking aim at the US market with a new assembly facility set to begin operations later this year.
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2010-01-25 |
Sites to Refuel Electric Cars Gain a Big Dose of Funds
The infusion of cash is a vote of confidence for Better Place, the closely watched start-up that hopes to create vast networks of charge spots for electric vehicles.
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2010-01-20 |
Toyota secures lithium supply in Argentina
AP - A key supplier of Toyota Motor Corp. has formed a partnership to mine lithium in Argentina, a sign of the importance of the metal which is critical in the production of next-generation hybrids and electric cars.
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Electric Car Grid Successes:
| Press Releases |
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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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