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Futuristic Car Runs Like WWI Submarine
Feb 13, 2008
Futuristic Car Runs Like WWI Submarine
A new concept car from General Motors could get 53 mpg on a propulsion system pioneered in submarines about a hundred years ago. Rechargeable batteries power an electric motor that turns the wheels. There's also an engine, which can be used to charge the batteries. The setup worked for the...
Real Electric Car Featured in Star Trek Movie
Mar 24, 2008
Real Electric Car Featured in Star Trek Movie
The Aptera electric car is so futuristic-looking, it's been seen on the set of the new Star Trek movie. The Aptera was designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle, and later as an extended range electric vehicle. After building the proof-of-concept Mk-0, [they] hired the automotive design firm,...
What Will Electric Cars Look Like?
May 18, 2009
What Will Electric Cars Look Like?
Right now, true electric cars are rare. In fact the most common version is the golf cart that's been made street legal, putting along at up to 30 mph in many sunny communities of the Southwest. But now Detroit says it plans to get serious about electric cars as part...
Toyota-Tesla Deal Adds Spark to Electric Car Industry
May 21, 2010
Toyota-Tesla Deal Adds Spark to Electric Car Industry
In a move that may provide a spark for the electric automobile industry, Toyota, the world's largest automaker, is teaming up Tesla Motors Inc, the makers of the only highway-legal all-electric car in the United States. The companies announced a deal yesterday in which Tesla will buy a defunct Toyota...
Electric Car Therapy Could Cut U.S. Oil Addiction
Sep 29, 2010
Electric Car Therapy Could Cut U.S. Oil Addiction
Electric car drivers, start your motors. Replacing 30 percent of all U.S. vehicles with electric versions would provide the single best way to cut U.S. reliance on foreign oil and slash emissions, according to a new study. The move to electric vehicles would cut U.S. oil use by 2.5 million...
Electric Vehicles Face Charging Challenges
Sep 30, 2010
Electric Vehicles Face Charging Challenges
The all-electric Nissan Leaf and the plug-in Chevrolet Volt are slated to take to the road later this year, but outside of California, commercial electric refueling spots are few and far between. So how will owners of these next-generation vehicles recharge? Given the limited range of most all electric cars...
Best Buy Adds Electric Car Fueling Stations
Oct 12, 2010
Best Buy Adds Electric Car Fueling Stations
Select Best Buy's will now feature electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, creating a futuristic gas station that sells flat screen TVs and iPods instead of month-old coffee and 10 varieties of jerky. Blink EV charging stations will be installed at 12 select Best Buy stores in Tucson, Ariz., Phoenix, Ariz.,...
5 Reasons to Buy an Electric Vehicle Now
Nov 8, 2010
5 Reasons to Buy an Electric Vehicle Now
After many fits and starts, the mass-market electric car may finally have arrived. Major automakers General Motors and Nissan will be rolling out the Chevrolet Volt and the Leaf in the coming weeks and these vehicles might just help spark an electric car revolution. Although automobiles that run on electrons...
5 Reasons to Buy an Electric Vehicle Later
Nov 8, 2010
5 Reasons to Buy an Electric Vehicle Later
After many fits and starts, the mass-market electric car may finally have arrived. Major automakers General Motors and Nissan will be rolling out the Chevrolet Volt and the Leaf in the coming weeks and these vehicles might just help spark an electric car revolution. Although automobiles that run on electrons...
Carmakers Again Put Electric Vehicles in Fast Lane
Nov 17, 2010
Carmakers Again Put Electric Vehicles in Fast Lane
Given all the new electric vehicles (EVs) hitting the road soon, including the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, one might think they are some sort of new-fangled concept. Yet the invention of the EV actually predates the iconic gasoline-fueled Model T Ford that began mass production in 1908. Early in...
Charge! First Chevy Volts and Nissan Leafs Head for the Road
Dec 14, 2010
Charge! First Chevy Volts and Nissan Leafs Head for the Road
The Volt and the Leaf, the two highly touted electric vehicles from major automakers General Motors and Nissan, rspectively, have officially left the assembly line and are out in the world. Nissan delivered its first Leaf to a customer in San Francisco last weekend, and other early adopters are getting...
Best Buy Aims to Sell Americans on Electric Cars
Mar 14, 2011
Best Buy Aims to Sell Americans on Electric Cars
WASHINGTON D.C. – This could be the future of electric cars: choosing a vehicle at the local Best Buy and then getting a personal visit from the electronic retailer's Geek Squad to prep for installation of the home charging station. It's no far-fetched fantasy. A Best Buy representative voiced such...
Electric Cars to Tell Power Grid When to Charge Them
Apr 11, 2012
Electric Cars to Tell Power Grid When to Charge Them
Owners of electric and hybrid cars just want plug in and charge up without thinking, but growing numbers of such vehicles could overload the aging U.S. power grid. A new project looks to stave off trouble by testing how cars and power grids can talk to figure out the best...
Edison's Electric Car Battery Gets a Makeover
Jun 27, 2012
Edison's Electric Car Battery Gets a Makeover
Thomas Edison didn't just have telegraphs and light bulbs on his mind — the U.S. innovator marketed an electric car battery in the early 20th century. The same nickel-iron battery technology could soon make its return as a fast-charging power source for the 21st century. The modern makeover of Edison's...
Green Tech Test Town Shows Electric Cars Sap Grid
Aug 23, 2012
Green Tech Test Town Shows Electric Cars Sap Grid
One green tech test bed neighborhood in Texas is now offering up its first insights to the researchers monitoring it. It turns out that people tend to plug in their electric cars at the same time they turn on everything else electronic in their houses. If more people own electric...
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