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First ZeroTruck goes to the city of Santa Monica

Electric drive seems to be a big thing in Santa Monica, California. Drive around town for a while and you will likely see more Tesla Roadsters running around than anywhere else in the world. Now, the city itself is getting in on the act by placing the first order for a medium duty truck from ZeroTruck. The new truck will be used by the city water department as a service vehicle. Electrorides claims the ZeroTruck will deliver a 100-mile range from its lithium ion battery pack. Drive comes from a UQM PowerPhase 100 motor. The ZeroTruck is ... Read more →

Police sting doesn't stop homebrew electric vehicle maker in California Sebastian Blanco

Last fall, we spoke with Paul Pearson, the man behind the Lola EV (above) from Electric Custom Cars, at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo. The Lola, a sort of Tesla kit car, seems innocent enough, ...

First Tesla store opens in Santa Monica, now we just need some cars Sam Abuelsamid

Click the Roadster for a high-res gallery from the Tesla store opening. The very first Tesla Motors retail outlet had its grand opening party last night in Santa Monica, CA. We're still waiting for ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #14 Dan Roth

We're back for AutoblogGreen Podcast #14. In this installment, we recap the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo and many of the interesting things we saw at that show. Everything from converted Russian ...

First ZeroTruck goes to the city of Santa Monica 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Electric drive seems to be a big thing in Santa Monica, California. Drive around town for a while and you will likely see more Tesla Roadsters running around than anywhere else in the world. Now, the city itself is getting in on the act by placing the first order for a medium duty truck from ...

Police sting doesn't stop homebrew electric vehicle maker in California 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last fall, we spoke with Paul Pearson, the man behind the Lola EV (above) from Electric Custom Cars, at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo. The Lola, a sort of Tesla kit car, seems innocent enough, but Pearson recently got himself into trouble with the City of Santa Monica for his electric car work. ...

First Tesla store opens in Santa Monica, now we just need some cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Roadster for a high-res gallery from the Tesla store opening. The very first Tesla Motors retail outlet had its grand opening party last night in Santa Monica, CA. We're still waiting for some first hand accounts from the event so if anyone was there and has pics please feel free to share ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #14 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're back for AutoblogGreen Podcast #14. In this installment, we recap the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo and many of the interesting things we saw at that show. Everything from converted Russian hatchbacks as NEVs to excessively fast electric drag racers. Sam is currently covering the LA Auto Show for ...


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