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Smart ForTwo Celebrates 1.5M Units Produced
Prior to beginning its summer break at its Hambach, France factory, Smart achieved the milestone of building its 1.5-millionth ForTwo vehicle. The milestone vehicle was a white ForTwo Electric Drive...
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Honda Micro Commuter Prototype Begins Field Tests
Honda‘s micro-sized electric vehicle, the Micro Commuter Prototype β, will begin testing this fall within the city of Saitama, Japan. Throughout the testing period, the Japanese automaker along with...
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BMW i3 Priced from $42,275
Is it the “ultimate (electric) driving” machine? Perhaps not, but the BMW i3 promises to be the BMW of EVs and will retail for $42,275. After significant speculation as to its price and with years of...
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Tesla Buys Former General Motors Test Track
Telsa Motors has purchased a 35-acre piece of land adjacent to its manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif. Shanna Hendriks, a Tesla spokesperson, told MercuryNews.com that the company plans to use...
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Charging in Under 10 Minutes Coming: Tesla Exec Says
Current technology will allow Tesla Model S owners to recharge their cars to about half capacity in roughly 20 minutes, but that time will be much lower in the future. Tesla chief technology officer...
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Renault-Nissan Passes 100,000 Global Electric Car Sales
The Renault-Nissan Alliance marked a milestone today by selling its 100,000th zero tailpipe emissions vehicle. The figure counts global sales, which account for a higher volume of electric cars than...
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Electric Vehicle Sales Climbing Faster than Hybrids Did
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a graph showing that electric vehicles are outselling hybrids over the same period of time since their introduction to the market. The chart is a little...
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2014 BMW i3 Production Car Leaked Online
BMW’s i3 electric car wasn’t meant to be unveiled until next Monday, but images of the sub-compact EV just leaked. It shouldn’t come as a big surprise, but the “eDrive” Bimmer didn’t stray far from...
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Electric Cars Disrupting Power Distribution in Canada
Can charging an electric car cause a disruption in your neighborhood’s power distribution? For a few Canadians, the answer is yes. Depending on where you live, the electrical infrastructure might not...
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Watch the BMW i3 World Premiere Live Streaming Online
Curious what happens when the brand known for building the ultimate driving machine gets into the electric car business? Then you’ll want to watch the world premiere of the BMW i3. The unveiling of...
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BMW i3 EV Officially Unveiled, Available Second Quarter of 2014
BMW officially introduced its i3 electric vehicle in New York today, showcasing what the German automaker calls a “truly purpose built electric car.” “Innovation drives change. The i3 is more than...
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Ford Plug-in Vehicles: 60 Percent of Trips are Gas Free
Early aggregate data gathered from the MyFord Mobile app shows that Ford plug-in hybrid vehicles are being driven in electric-only mode 60 percent of the time. Recently, Ford announced that it had its...
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Japanese Automakers Join to Build EV Charging Stations
In an effort to help boost electric vehicle sales, Japanese automakers have teamed up to increase the number of charging stations in Japan. Led by Nissan, the group of Japanese automakers plan to...
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Nissan Leaf Tops Chevy Volt in July 2013 Sales
While sales of 1,864 units isn’t anything to boast about, the Nissan Leaf outsold the Chevrolet Volt last month by a margin of 76 units. The Chevrolet Volt, which sold 1,788 units last month, has...
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Tesla Model S Pricing Changes in Discreet Fashion
If you’ve recently been shopping for a Tesla Model S and using the official website’s configurator you may want to double check the pricing. The electric automaker has quietly changed the way its...
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2014 Chevy Volt Price Drops $5,000
Losing the sales battle to Nissan after the Japanese automaker slashed prices on its fully electric Leaf model Chevrolet has made the bold decision to drop the price of the Volt by $5,000. For 2014...
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Chrysler-Fiat Favors Diesel, Turbo Tech Over EVs: Exec
Chrysler-Fiat won’t be investing into electric vehicles until consumers are willing to pay for the technology, according to Bob Lee, head of Fiat and Chrysler global Powertrain. At the 2013 CAR...
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2014 Smart ForTwo EV Available for Just $139/Month
Buyers interested in a small electric car have just been handed down some good news from smart; the new fortwo EV can now be leased for just $139 a month. Of course there are a few caveats to this...
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BMW i8 Detailed Prior to Frankfurt Motor Show
Now that the BMW i3 has become official, automotive enthusiasts are anxiously waiting to see if the German automaker can live up to its claims for its i8 plug-in hybrid coupe. The i8, which will make...
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Tesla Model S Gaining Wi-Fi, Tethering, Paid Data Plans
Model S owners will soon have access to improved connectivity features lending greater flexibility to their cars. Tesla’s Mode S electric luxury sedan currently connects to the Internet via 3G like...
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