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• Electric cars a challenge for Japanese parts suppliers

  
  Autoblog Green — Authority: 710
  Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Japan 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery One thing David Cole said when we talked to him at the Business of Plugging In expo was that parts suppliers need to change in order to keep up with the demand for new parts in ...
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• 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport Gives Driver More Torque for His Environmental Causes

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 461
  By Scott Doggett, Contributor Ask a Tesla Roadster owner why he drives one and invariably youll be told its for the environment. Mother Nature, you think. Climate change. Polar bears. And thats half true. Maybe even three-quarters true. But drive a Tesla Roadster – especially the 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport – and ...
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• 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport Gives Driver More Torque for His Environmental Causes

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 461
  By Scott Doggett, Contributor Ask a Tesla Roadster owner why he drives one and invariably youll be told its for the environment. Mother Nature, you think. Climate change. Polar bears. And thats half true. Maybe even three-quarters true. But drive a Tesla Roadster – especially the 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport – and ...
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• Report: Tesla IPO “Coming Soon”

  
  Autopia — Authority: 748
  Tesla Motors is on the verge of going public. So says Reuters, citing two sources “familiar with the matter” who say an IPO filing from Tesla is coming any day now. No one’s offering specifics on when or how, but as Reuters notes, an initial public offering can take months. Tesla Motors has never commented ...
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• Fisker, Mission One Snag Design Awards

  
  Autopia — Authority: 748
  Say what you will about electric vehicles, the Fisker Karma and Mission One are sexy rides indeed. The judges at Spark agree and have honored the two EVs in the annual Spark Design and Architecture awards. The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid and Mission One electric superbike snagged gold awards, joining the exhibits ...
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• A Luxury Snowmobile Perfect For A Wasilla Millionaire

  
  Autopia — Authority: 748
  When we heard that Sarah Palin got a $1.25 million advance for Going Rogue , we wondered how she was going to spend the loot. With a new wardrobe in the closet and donors clamoring to her PAC like cranky old people to a town hall meeting, we think it’s time for her to listen to her new pal Oprah and live that ...
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• Is the Renault-Nissan Alliance Going in Two Different Electric Car Directions?

  
  Green Options — Authority: 148
  Editor’s Note: This is part four of an exclusive sit down I had with Hideaki Watanabe, Nissan’s Division Manager of their Global Zero Emission Business Unit, at last week’s U.S. debut of the LEAF in Los Angeles. Part one is devoted to battery swapping, part two to battery leasing, and part three to ...
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• Is the Renault-Nissan Alliance Going in Two Different Electric Car Directions?

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 163
  Editor’s Note: This is part four of an exclusive sit down I had with Hideaki Watanabe, Nissan’s Division Manager of their Global Zero Emission Business Unit, at last week’s U.S. debut of the LEAF in Los Angeles. Part one is devoted to battery swapping, part two to battery leasing, and part three to ...
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• Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.

  
  Autopia — Authority: 748
  California is the birthplace of the coming EV invasion, but a tiny town in Iowa wants to be the birthplace of a “Pony Express” of charging stations that will keep those cars going. Businessman Mike Howard has erected four charging stations in Elk Horn , a town of 650 people about an hour east of Omaha. He has ...
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• Aptera’s Troubles: Get the Full, Inside Story Here

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 163
  [Editors Note: Karen Pease has developed many personal relationships with people inside and out of Aptera over the years. Shes been able to get the best picture weve seen so far of the quirky EV manufacturers troubles from her inside sources. In most cases names and identifying specifics have been withheld at the ...
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• Aptera’s Troubles: Get the Full, Inside Story Here

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 623
  [Editors Note: Karen Pease has developed many personal relationships with people inside and out of Aptera over the years. Shes been able to get the best picture weve seen so far of the quirky EV manufacturers troubles from her inside sources. In most cases names and identifying specifics have been withheld at the ...
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• A Perfect Storm for Electric Cars?

  
  ecopolitology — Authority: 468
  Southern California Edison director of Electric Transportation Ed Kjaer thinks the EVs future is now. (Photo: Tim Hurst) Edison’s EV Tech Center is readying for what they see as a gathering storm for electric vehicles On a recent trip to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Tech Center in Pomona, ...
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• China On the March With Multitude of Electric Vehicle, Hybrid Projects

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 461
  Several Plans Involve Greater Cooperation With Taiwan in EV Developmen t Heres a roundup of news out of
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• John Surtees Drives an EV Across the Channel

  
  Autopia — Authority: 748
  How cool is John Surtees? At 75 years old, the racing legend isn’t slowing down. The motorcycle and F1 champ decided it would be fun to drive a Ginetta electric vehicle through the English Channel Tunnel, or the Chunnel, as they so cleverly call it. Why? To mark the 15th anniversary of the Tunnel’s opening, of ...
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• Electric Rolls-Royce, In Time For Christmas 2010

  
  Autopia — Authority: 748
  Rumors of an electric Rolls-Royce Phantom are back, with the word being the super-luxe automaker could have one on the road within 12 months. We’ve been hearing mumbling about this car for more than a year. It started when CEO Tom Purves said an e-Rolls would be perfect for well-heeled city dwellers . The car, he ...
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• EV Mode Creates Crisis Mode For Engine Parts Makers

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 461
  For manufacturers of engine timing chains, main bearings or any of the hundreds of unique components for engines and transmissions, EVs like the Nissan Leaf pose an enormous threat. Decades of investment in the manufacturing technologies and IP are potentially rendered irrelevant if the switch to battery-powered EVs ...
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• US, China Agree to Cooperate on Electric Vehicle Education, Standards and R&D

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 461
  International agreements between heads of state often are more about politics and posturing than about getting things done. Were hoping this one is the latter. President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shook hands over a U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative agreement during the prexys visit to the Middle ...
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• 2009 Honda Fit: Road Trip to Palm Springs

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 461
  The Fit strikes a pose, backed by the windmills of Palm Springs. Our spunky Honda Fit got a chance to stretch its legs on a recent road trip, traveling south to that gaudy bit of desert tinsel known as Palm Springs. It proved to be a fun companion — as weve noted before , the engine gets clamorous at high revs, but ...
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• Electric Smart Rolling Down the Line

  
  Autopia — Authority: 748
  Drum roll please! The electric Smart ForTwo is officially underway at Daimler’s factory in Hambach, France. From an urban mobility standpoint, there’s been a lot to love about the Smart from the get go. Although small, it’s built like a tank, it offers the comfort and convenience you’d expect and and it gets ...
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• Nissan EV Chief Talks About Quietness Versus Safety of Electric Cars

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 623
  Editor’s Note: This is part three of an exclusive sit down I had with Hideaki Watanabe, Nissan’s Division Manager of their Global Zero Emission Business Unit, at last week’s U.S. debut of the LEAF in Los Angeles. Part one is devoted to battery swapping, part two to battery leasing, and part four will be ...
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