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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 |

This New Electric Car Is Demolishing The Competition In China

It’s hard to keep up with the Chinese electric car market — it’s harder to find a good, reliable source for Chinese EV news. Oh yeah, wait, there were hardly any EV sales in China last year — not much has been going on there. But things may be changing fast. The BYD Qin, which

This New Electric Car Is Demolishing The Competition In China was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 21, 2014 | Electric Cars |

Toyota Prius Buyers Hop Into Tesla Model S’s

Originally published on Gas 2. The Toyota Prius has been the perennial best seller for green-minded drivers, but the Tesla Model S is stealing buyers from the Japanese hybrid. Even though many Tesla buyers come from German luxury brands, the Model S is attracting most of its customers from Toyota. As a new brand, Tesla

Toyota Prius Buyers Hop Into Tesla Model S’s was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Christopher DeMorro | March 21, 2014 | Electric Cars |

Plug-in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure In BC

Originally Published in the ECOreport. Cortes Island is three ferry trips north of Vancouver. There are three hours of driving time. As you also spend a significant amount of time waiting, the trip can take six hours in peak season. Some people think of Cortes as a throwback to the 1970‘s; others regard it

Plug-in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure In BC was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Roy L Hales | March 21, 2014 | Electric Cars |

California May Cut Transport Fuel Consumption 1 Billion Gallons+ Per Year, Blazing US Trail

A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has shown that California may cut its transport fuel consumption by more than a billion gallons per year by 2020 due to policy initiatives and a burgeoning electric and high-efficiency vehicle culture. According to Bloomberg, “the analysis puts forward two scenarios for the development of gasoline demand

California May Cut Transport Fuel Consumption 1 Billion Gallons+ Per Year, Blazing US Trail was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Joshua S Hill | March 21, 2014 | Electric Cars |

How Does BMW’s 100,000 Electric Cars By 2020 Target Stack Up?

The jury is out on the BMW i3. Some love it (count me in), while some very much don’t. The BMW i8 is a cool electrified sports car, but many point out that it doesn’t stack up to the Model S despite costing nearly twice as much. Nonetheless, BMW seems more electric-oriented than most auto

How Does BMW’s 100,000 Electric Cars By 2020 Target Stack Up? was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 21, 2014 | Electric Cars |

Did Katy Perry Buy 5 Fisker Karmas For Her Crew? ($500,000 Purchase)

Rumor is: Katy Perry just bought 5 Fisker Karmas for some of her employees for a cool half-million, because she hates LA smog and didn’t want to deal with the guilt (… or karma?) of polluting gasmobiles. There are a few warning signs this may be nothing more than a rumor, however: The original source

Did Katy Perry Buy 5 Fisker Karmas For Her Crew? ($500,000 Purchase) was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Zachary Shahan | March 21, 2014 | Electric Cars, Media |

Silicon Valley City Drives Down The Road Toward Sustainability

By Rachel DiFranco, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Fremont The City of Fremont has made a number of local headlines this month for reports on the high number of electric vehicle owners living within its boundaries. With a population of 221,986, Fremont holds 14.3 percent of Alameda County’s 1,554,720 residents.1 But with 3,870 electric vehicle rebates

Silicon Valley City Drives Down The Road Toward Sustainability was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Guest Contributor | March 20, 2014 | Electric Cars |

2015 BMW i8 PHEV Entering Production, Final Specs Released

Editor’s Note: Most of us will probably never even see this vehicle in the wild — the BMW i8 price before any incentives comes in at $135,700. Nonetheless, it’s one of the hottest electric cars on the market and gets plenty of attention… including from us here at CleanTechnica. It’s a nice car. BMW has

2015 BMW i8 PHEV Entering Production, Final Specs Released was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Electric Cars |

Nissan+Renault On Track To Surpass 2020 EV Sales Goal?

Editor’s Note: I’ve written about the exponential growth of disruptive technologies, which I am convinced electric cars will be, a number of times. I’ve also written about how electric car sales are doing much better than many give credit. Of course, the head of Renault & Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, initially had very large targets for

Nissan+Renault On Track To Surpass 2020 EV Sales Goal? was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Electric Cars |