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Renting An Electric Car In China: Can It Really Be This Cheap & Easy?

By Byron Meinerth, Chelsea Eakin, and John Hanrahan What is it like to rent an EV in Beijing? Over the Labor Day holiday, we decided to find out. For all the articles about Beijing’s air pollution problems and ambitious goals for electric vehicle adoption, we had trouble finding one that covered the actual experience of renting or owning

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By Guest Contributor | May 16, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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What’s Delaying Tesla Model X Production? Falcon-Wing Doors? Weight? Performance?

Originally published on Gas2. In last week’s quarterly report, Elon Musk admitted that Tesla Model X production might be pushed back. Are the falcon-wing doors holding up the Model X? Or is the extra weight of the Model X and its all-wheel drive system reducing range too much for customer expectations? No doubt, the falcon-wing

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By Christopher DeMorro | May 16, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Tesla Expanding Into Second Facility In Lathrop, California — Now Hiring

Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla Hiring For Move Into 2nd Manufacturing Facility (via EV Obsession) Tesla Motors is planning to expand into a second facility in California — in Lathrop, about 52 miles northeast of the Fremont facility — according to recent reports. The company has apparently already been granted building permits to modify

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By James Ayre | May 15, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Never Heard Of The Renault Twizy? That’s Because It’s Silent — Funny New Promo

If you’ve ever considered driving your car into a library, it appears that you may be able be able to do so without getting arrested. Hurray! In a somewhat humorous new promo video from Renault, the company’s tiny Twizy EV is shown being driven into a university library in France. Of course the humor is

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By James Ayre | May 15, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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The Oatmeal Woos Tesla Motors, Elon Musk Agrees To Help Build Nikola Tesla Museum

Originally published on Gas2. Yesterday, The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman made a plea to Elon Musk to help build a museum dedicated to Nikola Tesla…and this morning, Musk responded. In a tweet sent this morning at 6 AM, Musk told Inman  (via Tweet) that he “…would be happy to help.” Woot! Last year Inman launched a

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By Christopher DeMorro | May 15, 2014 | Electric Cars, Media |
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Fully Electric Version Of Volvo XC90 SUV In The Works

A fully electric version of Volvo’s soon-to-be-released SUV — the XC90 — is already in the works, according to recent reports. While the conventional version of the 2014 XC90 is still yet to make it to market, there’s already a whole range of other versions in the pipeline — including a plug-in hybrid version that

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By James Ayre | May 14, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Steam Whistle Brewing — Combination Of Classic Cars and Green Energy

Originally published on Gas2. By Zachary Coffey What do Canadian craft brews, classic American cars, and green energy have in common? Steam Whistle Brewing, a Toronto, Canada-based craft brewery that is an exemplary model of the green revolution infiltrating the brewing industry, combining our love of cool cars, green technology, and good beer into a

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By Guest Contributor | March 31, 2014 | Electric Cars, GMO |
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BMW i8 Comes With “Supercar Sounds” (VIDEO)

Originally published on Gas2. On paper, the BMW i8 certainly looks like a supercar. But how does a 3-cylinder plug-in hybrid supercar sound? Freakin’ fantastic, as it turns out. While the BMW i8 doesn’t hit dealerships until later in the year, it’s become one of the most anticipated cars of the year. Using a three-cylinder generator paired

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By Christopher DeMorro | March 31, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Tesla Model S Equipped With Aluminum & Titanium Battery Shield (Free Upgrade Available)

Originally published on Gas2. In response to two road debris-induced road fires that were front page news, Elon Musk announced the Tesla Model S will get a titanium-reinforced underbody shield. That should silence the haters and doubters who thought the Tesla was a firetrap. All new Tesla Model S sedans built after March 6th have been

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By Christopher DeMorro | March 31, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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