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Seattle electric vehicle advocates ready for new charging infrastructure, federal investment

When Nissan announced the cities where the first 5,000 Nissan Leafs would be sold – Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region in Arizona – it picked those areas for their likely high rates of electric vehicle adoption. The local Seattle news site Seattle PI (the remnants of the once-printed Post-Intelligencer) took a look at the lay of the land to see if the city is ready for a thousand new EVs. One bit that caught our eye was a mention of the 230 members of the local Electric Vehicle Association ... Read more →

Seattle mayor wants his city to be on bleeding edge of EVs Sam Abuelsamid

Seattle mayor Greg Nickels is a fan of electric vehicles and wants his constituents to feel the same way. In recent months, the Pacific Northwest city has signed a deal with Nissan to be one of the ...

Vancouver approves plans for mandatory plugs in new parking lots Sam Abuelsamid

We told you a few days ago that the city of Vancouver, British Columbia was considering mandating the installation of electrical vehicle charging ports in new parking garages. The city council has ...

Amsterdam gets the first Coulomb EV charging stations in Europe Sam Abuelsamid

The Dutch city of Amsterdam is the first European city to install networked charging stations provided by Coulomb Technologies. The first 45 Chargepoint stations (neé Smartlet) are being ...

What are the benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging? Domenick Yoney

As electric vehicles (EVs) slowly emerge back into the transportation picture after 100 years of semi-hibernation, consumers may be faced with a paradigm quite different from the regular visits to ...

VIDEO: New charging post juices old electric GMC van 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

While perhaps not as spectacular as San Francisco getting a fancy Smartlet charging station in front of City Hall, the addition of two charging posts at Truckee Meadows Community College in Northern Nevada are a welcome addition to the nations slowly-growing charging infrastructure. The posts, ...

Washington politician talks the talk, walks the walk 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Politicians are sometimes accused of talking the eco-talk but not walking the eco-walk. While I'm sure that may be true for some many most, I have found one who appears to fulfill his talking-walking obligation. Steve Bernheim may not have a cushy office on Capitol Hill yet, and I confess that I ...

Video: iMiEV has wind turbine in the grill, solar panel on the roof 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I think we have a winner for the greenest car at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. Below the fold is a video all about the Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport concept. It's a plug-in electric car with a cool tear drop shape and a number of cool ways of charging the batteries. The iMiEV's lithium-ion batteries can be ...

MIT develops system for wireless electricity, dubbs it WiTricity 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As a blogger, we often live on our electronic gadgetry like laptops, cell phones and digital cameras, and I am absolutely certain that many of our readers use the same devices and more in their everyday life. So, I am sure that you will agree with me that you would love to cut all the cords that ...


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