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0Plug In America releases first of seven electric vehicle PSAs, Fabio's star turn is yet to come 1289347320
Plug In America's electric vehicle PSAs – Click above to watch videoes after the jumpCan ten years of promoting electric cars be boiled down to 30 seconds? Plug In America would like to suggest that they can, especially if you really mean cramming them into seven 30-second ads (or, to use ... -
BMW launches DontBlogAboutThis.com with "spy photos" of EfficientDynamics mule 1283957940
BMW EfficientDynamics mule – Click above for high-res image galleryA few days ago, BMW launched a web site called dontblogaboutthis.com which obviously means they do want us to blog about it. While the site doesn't contain much in the way of real information, there are several photos and ... -
Well-to-wheel emissions of plug-in-hybrids will be all over the map 1282676220
Ford Escape plug-in hybrid – Click above for high-res image galleryOne of the major benefits of plug-in vehicles is the ability to operate without any direct emissions while also diversifying the possible energy sources used for transportation. Unfortunately, that also means that unless ... -
Video: Ian Wright resurfaces with series hybrid powertrain plans 1282600680
Wrightspeed X1 – Click above to watch video after the jumpWhen we last heard from Ian Wright, he was working on a battery-powered version of the Ariel Atom known as the Wrightspeed X1. The X1 has been used as a development platform for batteries, motors and electronics, which is what ... -
EV sellers will have to teach drivers to treat their car like their phone, plug it in! 1282427160
Chevrolet Volt – click above for high-res image galleryAs much as we talk about range anxiety here, the reality is the vast majority of drivers in America probably aren't even really aware of the term in the automotive context. Yet. But that's because only a tiny fraction of them have ever ... -
Electrovaya providing batteries for Dodge Ram PHEV program 1274904060
Battery manufacturer Electrovaya has begun shipping lithium ion battery packs to Chrysler for its test fleet of plug-in hybrid Ram pickup trucks. Chrysler is building 140 trucks based on the two-mode hybrid system that was co-developed with General Motors. A non-plug version of the hybrid Ram was ...
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Survey: 60 percent of Chinese interested in buying plug-in vehicles, 5 times higher than Americans 1273614900
Citizens of which country are most likely to buy – or at least consider purchasing – a plug-in vehicle than any other nation? According to a recent survey conducted by Ernst & Young's Global Automotive Center, China leads the way out of all the countries surveyed. Now, you're ...
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Toyota: Prius Plug-In Hybrid won't compete with Leaf or Volt 1273598460
2010 Plug-in Prius Prototype – Click above for high-res image galleryNot all plug-in vehicles are created equal. As we finally start to see mainstream, commercially available plug-ins arrive, the market is developing into a continuum. At one extreme we have the pure battery electrics like ... -
SAE 2010: Argonne Lab director says battery electrics still not ready for mainstream 1271364000
Don Hillebrand understands electric vehicles and their benefits and limitations. As the director of the Center for Transportation Research at the Argonne National Laboratory, he has done plenty of testing on all kinds of alternative drive vehicles. Speaking to the Society of Automotive Engineers ...
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U.S. government to purchase first 100 Chevy Volts and thousands of hybrids *UPDATE 1270137360
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryIn an effort to make the government's fleet of vehicles more green, the Obama administration has reportedly announced plans to add more hybrids this year followed by plug-in hybrids next year. The plan should double the number of ...
