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Lithium-Air Batteries Planned By Volkswagen

Originally published on Gas2. It has been confirmed that Volkswagen is working on a powerful new battery for its EV fleet. Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show, Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neusser said that “an 80kWh unit is under development using our own technology. It would provide between three and four times the battery power in a given package.” This

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By Robyn Purchia | March 26, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Chevy Volt vs Toyota Prius Plug-in

A new Toyota Prius Plug-in owner and former Chevy Volt owner has been putting together a list of the pluses and minuses of each. It’s quite a detailed list, and he’s been updating it a bit based on feedback from Chevy Volt owners and perhaps other members from the GM-Volt.com forum. Of course, much of the

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By Zachary Shahan | March 25, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Proposal To Cut EV Tax Credits In Georgia Fails For The Year

It looks like Georgia’s generous electric vehicle tax credit will live to see at least one more year, based on recent reports — as the state’s legislature ran out of time before voting on the proposed bill to scrap the credit. Just a couple of weeks ago, state Rep. Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) proposed bill HB

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By James Ayre | March 25, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Tesla Wars — Bill To Allow Direct-To-Customer Car Sales In Arizona Advances

Tesla’s ongoing nearly nationwide war with the car dealership association appears to be entering yet another new phase, as the state legislature of Arizona has advanced a bill that would completely legalize the direct-to-customers sales model that the EV pioneer uses. Given the fact that Tesla is considering bringing its gigafactory — and all the

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By James Ayre | March 25, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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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

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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

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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

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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

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By Zachary Shahan | March 23, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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