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31 Jul. (WallStreetJournal) Zap now selling 50 per day! > 31 Jul. (Fort Wayne Daily News) EVI buys electric car maker > 31 Jul. (Taunton Daily Gazette) Pulling the plug: State says electric car is illegal > 30 Jul. (Star Tribune) Solectria electric kit cars coming soon. Build one at home! > 30 Jul. (Edmunds Inside Line) Liberte, Egalite, Electricite: Electric-Car Sharing Plan Afoot in Paris > 30 Jul. (Speculist) Blog post about electric flying cars with a Popular Mechanics video of the Aptera 1. > 30 Jul. (Oroville MR) Butte County's first electric car dealership will open in mid-August in Chico > 30 Jul. (Clackamas Review) Interview with an electric car owner > 30 Jul. (Business Week) RTEV: From Golf Carts to Electric Cars > 30 Jul. (Seeking Alpha) Interesting commentary with reference to the movie 'Who Killed the Electric Car' on the impact of GM's decision to destroy EV-1s. > 30 Jul. (Dallas News) Dallas Businessman to sell soon-to-debut EGA-2 > 30 Jul. (Bendigo Advertiser) Australia's first zero-emissions production electric car, recognised by the CSIRO >
29 Jul. (Green Bang) Police are using electric cars in Brighton > 28 Jul. (The Cutting Edge) Nissan and Better Place Promise Pure Electric—not Plug-in Hybrid—for 2010 > 27 Jul. (Future Pundit) Aptera Typ-1 Electric Car Nears Production > 27 Jul. Finnish group uses wiki model for electric car > 27 Jul. Interview with the only electric car owner in Scotland! > 27 Jul. (Mirror) Gordon Brown to replace official Jaguar with electric limo > 26 Jul. Electric cars in Palestine > 26 Jul. (News.com.au) Mitsubishi's plug-in i MiEV on sale in late 2009 in Australia. > 25 Jul. (The Register) The Lightning uses the new lithium-titanate batteries - charges in 10 minutes, not 6 hours! > 25 Jul. (Asia1) Malaysian national carmaker Proton Holdings to release electric car in 2009 that runs for 36 hours or 320km > 25 Jul. (Herald Sun) A chain of electric car charging stations should be built across Australia. (Based on the NRMA report released recently) > 25 Jul. (Cambridge News) Kids get electric cars in hospital > 24 Jul. (Gas2.0) How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure: Smart Grids, Fast Charging and Universal Access > 24 Jul. (AFP) India's Tata Motors will release the $2,500 Nano electric car later this year > 24 Jul. Liberty Electric Cars have hired McKee PR, reports PRWeek > 24 Jul. Liverpool Daily Reports Vauxhall in line to build Europe’s electric cars > 24 Jul. Pic of the Fiat e500. TechDigest.tv > 23 Jul. LSV's (low speed vehicles) available in Mexico reports Komu.com > 23 Jul. Earth2tech.com reports that Google.org is investing in a number of Electric Car Startups, announced at the Plug-in 2008 conference. > 23 Jul. Nissan's plans clarified. Fleet use in 2010, mass market in 2012 for completely electric vehicles, reports Tennessean.com > 23 Jul. NRMA sponsored report released regarding electric cars > 23 Jul. Nissan plans for electric cars to be in Malaysia by 2015 > 23 Jul. Gas2.org reports on the electric Mini release, with a picture > 22 Jul. The International Herald Tribune reports Electric Minis due in the US in 2009 > 22 Jul. ABC (Australia) reports the Government has been urged to support immediate development of an electric car, amid warnings that Australia's dependence on oil has made it vulnerable. > 22 Jul. On Now! Plug-In 2008 (22nd to 24th July) is a three-day international conference that will showcase the latest technological advances, market research, and policy initiatives shaping the future of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in San Jose > 22 Jul. CNet news reports that Coulomb is developing plug-in hybrid chargers for public places with some in San Jose already > 22 Jul. Lithium-Ion batteries are the future, reports the International Herald Tribune > 21 Jul. Bloomberge reports on Andy Grove's push for hybridising all the cars in America. > 21 Jul. NBC17 reports on ATEC (Advanced Technology Energy Center at NCSU) > 21 Jul. Motortorque.com also mention MyCar with different pics > 21 Jul. Autocar.co.uk reports on MyCar from Nice. > 21 Jul. The Register reports that Japanese electric car companies have begun the standard battery format war. Will your electric car be a Betamax or VHS, - DVD or + DVD, BlueRay or HDD? > 21 Jul. RSC Publishing reports that scientists have made the first renewable fuel cell that can store more energy than petrol! > 21 Jul. Pb.pl reports that small, city electric cars will be produced in Pruszkow near Warsaw. > 21 Jul. Another article on a Zenn owner. This one from Ocala.com > 21 Jul. Think claims its latest EV is the world’s only crash-tested and highway-certified model, Just-Auto reports > 21 Jul. Business Standard reports that software in a car will be about 30% of the cost by 2010 and that two computers feature in top-end Reva electric cars > 20 Jul. The Economic Times reports that GM and the Electric Power Research Institute will announce a tie-up next week regarding the widespread sales of electric plug-in cars > 20 Jul. UPI reports - "a Minnesota teenager bicycled 1,500 miles to Washington carrying a petition calling for greater government support for electric vehicles". > 20 Jul. The Province reports Oak Bay to be first Canadian City to have electric cars legalised. Also, "the city of Vancouver approved a new bylaw that requires new homes to include plug-ins for electric cars." > 20 Jul. The Independent reports that Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of Great Britain is to meet with car manufacturers this week to encourage electric car manufacturing, and selling using mobile phone type plans! > 19 Jul. Interesting article about the CitiCars produced in the 70s. > 19 Jul. Volkswagen's researcher pretty pessimistic about electric cars > 18 Jul. BG Automotive Group plans to release a $16,000 electric car in October 2008!!! > | > 18 Jul. Review of hydrogen powered car (generates electricity through combining hydrogen and oxygen) Can drive for 500km! > 18 Jul. Solar Powered car race in Canada > 18 Jul. Great review of Norway's Think, coming to the US soon > 17 Jul. Athenian battery seller builds electric Volkswagen Beetle > 17 Jul. Electric cars now allowed to travel on Quebec roads > 17 Jul. Shelby Supercars to develop an electric version of its Ultimate Aero supercar > 17 Jul. Nice to launch the Ze-O electric MPV for only £14,000 > 16 Jul. The Zecar, if produced, will cost just 2p per mile > 16 Jul. Article on changing attitudes to electric cars > 15 Jul. Well researched article with pictures on the top 17 electric cars we must know about! > 15 Jul. Donald Trump to offer free electric cars to his home buyers > 15 Jul. Police are using electric cars in The Philippines > 15 Jul. Opel to release 2 electric cars in the European market > 15 Jul. Minister to meet with Agassi re: electric car production plant for Israel. > 14 Jul. Chrysler - 3-5 years before they release an electric car > 14 Jul. Monorail private electric cars of the future >
13 Jul. New website gives free advertising to companies selling electric cars, in France. Article: > Site: > 13 Jul. The Economic Times discusses the fact that all of Germany's biggest automakers are now on board to make electric cars > 13 Jul. Article in the Washing Post on energy resilience and electric cars > 12 Jul. Buried in a political article in the New York Times - "Mr. Obama has proposed a $150 billion investment in the accelerated development of alternative energy sources, including hybrid-electric car engines" > 12 Jul. Picture of the Volt from GM (General Motors) due for unveiling in September > 11 Jul. ABClocal reports that Cincinnati developers have created a new electric car called the 'Liberator Car' > 11 Jul. South Korea plans electric car factory in Fiji. > | > 11 Jul. Cool picture of the Nissan Mixim with updates regarding Nissans plans. Battery powered cars for Japan and USA by 2010 and the world by 2012. > 11 Jul. Interesting calculations regarding solar cells on cars. Also mentions that solar cells will be added to the Prius by Toyota to power the air conditioner! > 11 Jul. Ancient electric cars in Port Huron > 10 Jul. CBS2Chicago reports on the Tesla with a video (may not be playable outside the USA) > 10 Jul. Hundreds of charging stations to be built in Israel > 10 Jul. Pininfarina plans to bring electric car in India in 2014 > 10 Jul. Denmark next in line for Renault-Nissan (subscription) > 10 Jul. BMW plans trials of a large fleet of electric cars within the next few months > 10 Jul. SMH and Daily Tech report the Nissan deal includes a plan to introduce hundreds of charging stations across Portugal, complementing or replacing existing petrol stations > | > 09 Jul. Mitsubishi motors will sell electric cars in 2009, a year ahead of schedule. > 09 Jul. BMW to import electric minis to California > 09 Jul. British company Lightning will promote its new GT electric sports car at the London motor show with a number of features that make it much better than a Tesla electric sports car. > 09 Jul. Renault and Nissan confirm 2011 for Portugal's electric car > 09 Jul. A mail carrier's experience with a bad electric car > 08 Jul. Interesting comments discussion that explores megawatts and exajoules, the infrastructure problem with electric vehicles and what needs to be done. > 08 Jul. Disturbing crash tests of the GWhiz feature in this video. Also, Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of Great Britain, says he wants no petrol-only cars anywhere in the country by 2020. > 08 Jul. Portugal invests in electric cars with Renault and Nissan > 08 Jul. GM pushes up production of Volt Electric car. Showroom ready version now due September > 07 Jul. Interesting commentary on automotive electronics suggesting that future electric cars will be part of a country wide grid network, similar to trains these days. > 07 Jul. A fleet of electric cars at the G8 summit > 07 Jul. Solar panels coming to Toyota Prius > 06 Jul. Club Car releases first electric street vehicle > 06 Jul. BMW SUV Hybrid! > 05 Jul. Renault to produce Electric Cars. Also reaffirms Nissan to produce cars that run on electricity by 2012. > 04 Jul. Electric bike! > 04 Jul. More about the battery/electric Smart > 03 Jul. Electricity powered flying cars on the drawing board > 02 Jul. Ireland to set up recharging stations > 01 Jul. Daimler plans an electric Mercedes Benz for 2010 > 01 Jul. Tesla announces electric family car for 2010 at $60,000. > | > |