Plugs and Cars

Electric vehicles and infrastructure and related commentary.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Multi-nation survey reports consumers want electric cars. Now.

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A large survey, 4000 people in eight countries, has discovered what many of us have been saying all along. There is an existing market for ...

Norway stimulates economy and electric cars with 5000 chargers

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As a part of the new government economic stimulus plan, Norway will be getting a "forest" of charging stations for electric vehicl...
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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Obama to grant California waiver Monday

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New York Times reports the expected change in federal policy will happen Monday. ...the centerpiece of Monday’s East Room announcement is M...
Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Onion: Survivors Mourn Loss of Gas

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Survivors Of Gas Station Explosion Mourn Tragic Loss Of Gasoline
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Gore's group on board with plug-ins

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The Alliance for Climate Protection, Al Gore's group, has taken another step toward promoting plug-in cars (all electric cars and plug-i...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

Electric Cars - Yes We Can!

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[©Nikki Kahn - The Washington Post] East Coast - Along the route President-elect Obama rode on his way to DC, electric car activists spell i...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tesla to deliver Electric Smart batteries

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Tesla will be producing battery packs for Daimler's electric Smart, reports Ken Basinger in the LA Times blog Up to Speed . One thousan...

Th!nk finds needed $$

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The financial crisis that shut down Th!nk's factory appears to have ended, according to Reuters . The Ener1 Group, the main shareholder ...
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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Toyota: moving backward

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Toyota will be showing a battery electric car - the 50 miles range FT-EV - in Detroit. But before you get too excited, Irv Miller, Group Vi...
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Friday, January 9, 2009

RAV4 EV with 95,000 miles sells at auction

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Occasionally a RAV4 EV sells used on the open market. Yesterday one sold at auction for $32,600. Why so low, some bloggers are asking? Wh...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Mitsubishi and Peugeot ink deal

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More Japan/France cooperation on the EV front. Mitsubishi will be supplying electric cars to French automaker Peugeot, as reported in Forbe...
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Friday, December 26, 2008

Snow falls, Tango plows in Spokane

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It's one thing to read about a Prius powering a home during a blackout. Check out this video showing an unexpected benefit to the torc,...
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Clean coal

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Just a the coal companies go on the air with ads that could be Obama campaign commercials, down to the Yes We Can (make coal clean,) the rea...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Toyota on concept EV: Just for show

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A bit more information today on Toyota's small EV. The message, from spokeswoman Jana Hartline, is don't expect more information. Th...
Monday, December 22, 2008

Toyota to display a concept EV

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The press release couldn't be shorter. TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 22 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. will display a battery electric veh...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Biofuels surge under Obama?

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Obama's choice for Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, apparently can't be faulted for his dedication to dealing with climate change. ...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Obama's cabinet drunk on ethanol?

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Obama's cabinet is looking very friendly toward ethanol, The Hill reports . Vilsack from Iowa at Agriculture, Salazar from Colorado a...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Build My Dreams, BYD

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The announcement that BYD, the Chinese battery giant turned automaker, has actually begun selling its plug-in hybrid, is pretty big news . S...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Beyond Detroit: Think halts production; appeals for govt help

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Think Global, the Norwegian electric car maker, has halted production of its electric City car, generating fears of a possible bankruptcy. ...

Hybrid batteries doing fine

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There's good news in Jim Motavalli's Greentech report in the NY Times about NiMH batteries in hybrids. The batteries have gotten c...
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