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Google CEO Larry Page On Why He Would Leave His Billions To Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page recently shared his strong appreciation of Tesla CEO & Chief Product Architect, SolarCity Chairman, & SpaceX founder & CEO Elon Musk. The two seem to be kindred spirits, and are of course billionaires. They have also reportedly been friends for many years. Page’s statements in a recent interview acknowledged

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By Cynthia Shahan | March 25, 2014 | Electric Cars, Media, Solar Energy, Wind Energy |
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No Gas Fumes, & Even Toddlers Can Do It

I know some people somehow find pleasure in it, but the smell of gas fumes at the gas station is one of my least favorite things. Purely disgusting, imho… and I know the fumes aren’t good for me. I look forward to the day when there aren’t gas or diesel fumes anywhere, and I know

No Gas Fumes, & Even Toddlers Can Do It was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 25, 2014 | Electric Cars, Health, Media |
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Electric Cars On Front Page Of Country’s Largest Newspaper!

… Norway’s largest newspaper, that is. We’ll know that electric cars are mainstream in our own countries when our “top” newspapers are putting comparisons of electric cars as feature articles. In the meantime, we’ve got CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, Gas2, other similar sites… and Norway. Here’s a tweet a reader sent me last week: @zshahan3 Norway’s

Electric Cars On Front Page Of Country’s Largest Newspaper! was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 25, 2014 | Electric Cars, Media |
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Tesla Model S Price Dropping In Europe, Sales In Europe & China Expected To Be Double US Sales

It’s unclear why, but Tesla Model S prices in Germany and the Netherlands are being cut substantially. One reason postulated by some is relatively low sales in much of Europe. Notably, Elon Musk said a month ago that Tesla expected to be selling about twice as many cars in China and Europe than North America

Tesla Model S Price Dropping In Europe, Sales In Europe & China Expected To Be Double US Sales was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 23, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Top-Selling Electric Car In US & Europe In 2014 Will Be…

Results for my poll on what will be the “Top-Selling Electric Car In US & Europe In 2014″ are in. The winner for both locations isn’t a big surprise, but it’s interesting to see how the splits turned out, and the differences between the US & European results. Have a look: US Nissan Leaf 56.64%

Top-Selling Electric Car In US & Europe In 2014 Will Be… was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 23, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Chevy Volt Owner Disease May Also Be Affecting Other Electric Car Owners

Originally published on EV Obsession. Frankly, I’ve seen this over and over again — with the Chevy Volt, the Tesla Model S, the Nissan Leaf, and probably other electric cars. It’s a problem… well, a temporary problem, but actually a good thing in the long run! Here are the details from a post on the

Chevy Volt Owner Disease May Also Be Affecting Other Electric Car Owners was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 23, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Nissan Building Smaller, Cheaper LEAF For India

The Nissan LEAF is the world’s top-selling electric car. The words behind the acronym fit it — Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car. Many of us are waiting eagerly for another version of the LEAF, with a lot of expectation that Nissan will come out with a version with a larger battery and more range. We’re […]

Nissan Building Smaller, Cheaper LEAF For India was originally published on EV Obsession.

By Zach | March 22, 2014 | Electric Cars | No Comments |
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NJ Tesla Supercharger Project Stopped — Concern That Children In Bookshop Could Be Burned From Car Company Handling Electricity?

First of all, above is a video of a Tesla Supercharger station that was getting put in and then put on halt for some reason. One commenter on the YouTube page noted that the NJ Power Commission quietly decided to implement an old law stating that a car company couldn’t distribute electricity and this project thus […]

NJ Tesla Supercharger Project Stopped — Concern That Children In Bookshop Could Be Burned From Car Company Handling Electricity? was originally published on EV Obsession.

By Zach | March 22, 2014 | Electric Cars, Media | No Comments |
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Hatin’ On The Tesla Model S Seems To Be An Edmunds Pastime

Update: Based on some comments, I figured it was worth adding some extra notes: 1) Not every Tesla article on Edmunds is negative. I didn’t say that, of course. I was simply shocked (as were others) at how many articles are negative. The article below is my representation of the things that stood out to

Hatin’ On The Tesla Model S Seems To Be An Edmunds Pastime was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 22, 2014 | Electric Cars, Media |
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