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    Energy Secretary Chu says $20,000, 350-mile electric vehicle possible by 2017     1305744900

    Last Friday, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated the installation of Coulomb Technologies' 500th plug-in vehicle charging station. That's interesting in and of itself, but it was something Chu said that captured our attention. First, Chu opened ...

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    Renault Zoe's "secret" range will most likely exceed 125 miles     1305741960

    Renault Zoe – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Renault says that the range of its battery-powered Zoe, which is due to launch in Europe in late 2012, will exceed 200 kilometers (124.3 miles). How far beyond 200 km will a fully charged Zoe go before completely running out of ...

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    Is the Toyota FT-EV's 50-mile range too low?     1303944780

    While speaking at Toyota's 2011 Sustainable Mobility Seminar in San Diego, CA in early April, Jana Hartline, Toyota's manager of environmental communications, said that the automaker's upcoming electric vehicle (currently referred to as the FT-EV concept), to be based on the oft-delayed Scion ...

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    Delphi CEO: Cost, limited range, reliability of grid may hinder plug-in vehicles     1303320060

    Any attempt to establish a plug-in vehicle segment in the U.S. could fail unless the government steps up to the plate, says Rodney O'Neal, chief executive officer of Delphi Automotive. O'Neal claims that vehicle cost, limited range and the lack of a reliable electrical grid could hinder the ...

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    Check out the EPA's new electric vehicle page     1302123600

    We're guessing our regular readers have been to the EPA's Fueleconomy.gov site before, but if you haven't visited in a while, there is a lot of new content worth checking out. Most notably is a new page dedicated solely to electric vehicles. The site does a great job of listing the most relevant ...

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    Why European electric vehicle range figures may be misleading     1299546180

    Ever notice that the range numbers for some electric vehicles in Europe are quite a bit higher than the ones we see in the U.S.? Here's why this happens. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which also covers Turkey, Israel, Russia, Canada and the United States, has the job ...

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    Mini E driver offers electric vehicle critic some real life experience     1296762840

    Washington Post writer Charles Lane recently wrote an article called "Cold truths about electric cars' cold-weather shortcomings." The piece was inspired by his experience being stuck in traffic for six hours due to last week's snowstorm. During the ordeal, he found a silver lining – he ...

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    How the limited range of an electric car can be a good thing     1295369520

    Pop quiz: What do the three vehicles listed above – the Leaf, the Mini E and the Think City – have in common? Well, probably a lot since they are all pure electric vehicles, but the answer we were looking for was that they all have a 100-mile range (give or take). While this range is ...

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    Concerns continue to swirl over "true" range of electric vehicles     1276463940

    Nissan Leaf dash display – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Here's a discussion we've had many times before. Let's say that you assess your driving habits and are convinced that an electric car with a range of 100 miles is perfectly suited to you. So you head on down to a dealership, ...

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    Mini E driver discusses range anxiety, how his friends worry too much     1268841240

    Mini E – Click above for high-res image gallery
    The Mini E is one of the first electric prototype vehicles in the hands of everyday drivers. One driver, Tom Moloughney, has documented his adventures for all to see and read. You may recall that Moloughney recently surpassed 22,000 miles in ...

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