Electric Cars

Electric cars have become an increasingly important topic in the blogosphere as they've moved from niche blogs into mainstream discourse. Why? Because electric vehicles could be the next major technological step for transportation, assuming a variety of hurdles (government support, infrastructure, battery technology, and consumer confidence) are overcome.

Most of the major automotive blogs have at least nominal coverage of so-called "green car technology", and some sites are dedicated to just a single model, like the Chevy Volt.

While many electric car models are already available, the technology is developing at a rapid pace. There's more than just making sure the car will get you to and from the office: they could also become pivotal in our new energy infrastructure by storing wind and solar power.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Electric Cars”

• EV Secrets Review – Gavin Shoebridge Electric Car Conversion

  
  Naked News — Authority: 172
  Electric cars are one of the simplest forms of self-propelled motorized transportation. The engine or the driving mechanism of an electric car is made up of a series of batteries attached to an on and off switch that in turn is attached to an electrically operated motor. Having a low center of gravity, an electric car ...
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• Electric Avenue: Or, How to Rev Up the Electric-Car Revolution

  
  WSJ.com: Environmental Capital — Authority: 710
  Electric cars dont have to be the province of the idle rich or wistful documentaries. A new business coalition lays out its roadmap for the electric revolution.
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• CEOs endorse foothold strategy for electric cars

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 463
  The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.
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• ChargeCar: ‘Crowdsourcing’ tomorrow’s electric car

  
  Greenbang — Authority: 542
  US researchers are hoping to develop a cheaper and more practical electric car by studying how people commute and then developing a “commute ecology” to design just the right vehicle for their needs. Carnegie Mellon University’s ChargeCar research project aims to find ways in which electric vehicles can be ...
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• Volkswagen Electric eUp! Would Fly Off Lots Now But Can You Wait Till 2013?

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 617
  VW’s new electric concept car is not due out of vaporware world until 2013, a bit later than most of the autoworld’s introduction of electric vehicles. But the eUp! may be worth waiting for. The styling harkens back in time to the original wagon designed for us simple volks—the Beetle. Just as in that class ...
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• TNR Gold/International Lithium Confirms Continuity of High Grade Lithium and Potential of Past Producer-Moose Project, NWT TNR.v, CZX.v, WLC.v, LI.v,

  
  Sufiy. — Authority: 131
  TNR Gold/International Lithium Confirms Continuity of High Grade Lithium and Potential of Past Producer-Moose Project, NWT
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• Nissan kicks off a year-long marketing blitz for its Leaf EV

  
  Car news, Car reviews, Spy shots and Videos - 4wheelsnews.com — Authority: 590
  Bursting with excitement about electric vehicles, Nissan has started on a yearlong marketing blitz for its five-passenger Leaf by gathering a group of environmentalists, government regulators and media to talk about the future of electric cars. CEO Carlos Ghosn addressed the crowd at the parking lot of Dodger Stadium, ...
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• GM Names 3 Finalists In Chevy Volt Color Contest, Elicits Hearty Yawns

  
  Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility — Authority: 136
  Conveniently tying in with RideLust’s admittedly uncharacteristic embrace of green technology during the week-long celebration of EcoLust is the most recent news from the GM camp regarding their Chevy Volt color naming contest /mildly pathetic bid for the spotlight. After wading through 13,000 submission, The ...
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• 2010 Nissan Leaf gets TIME’s 50 Best Innovations of 2009 honor

  
  egmCarTech — Authority: 594
  The Nissan Leaf has made it on to TIME Magazine’s list of 50 Best Innovations of 2009. TIME said: It’s not the world’s first electric car, but the Nissan Leaf, launched in August, is the first fully electric vehicle built for mass production for the global market. To help drivers shift their thinking from gas ...
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• China’s BAIC Unveils BE701 All-Electric Car

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 617
  Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC) has unveiled a new electric car, the BE701 , in a bid to challenge domestic rivals BYD and Chery for a slice of the Chinese zero-emissions market. The BE701, (catchy name or what?), is loosely modelled on the sedan concept showcased at last year’s Beijing motor ...
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• China’s BAIC Unveils BE701 All-Electric Car

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC) has unveiled a new electric car, the BE701 , in a bid to challenge domestic rivals BYD and Chery for a slice of the Chinese zero-emissions market. The BE701, (catchy name or what?), is loosely modelled on the sedan concept showcased at last year’s Beijing motor ...
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• Lithium and REE: BAIC unveils electric car, invests $334 mln in plant TNR.v, CZX.v, WLC.v, LI.v, SQM, ROC, FMC, RM.v, AVL.to, RES.v, QUC.v, NSANY, TM

  
  Sufiy. — Authority: 131
  We have a steady flow of news on Electric cars development from China recently. It is a very interesting geopolitical dance with President Obama visiting the country. China controls destiny of US Dollar and U.S. controls the sea and Oil supply roots. According to the report on Peak Oil Guardian: Key oil ...
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• Chrysler Electric Car Programs Dumped… Despite Bailout Promises

  
  Twilight Earth — Authority: 493
  The Dodge Circuit at the 2009 New York Auto Show Remember how much money Chrysler received from the federal government in bailout money? $12.5 billion, according to USA Today ’s DriveOn blog . The car maker was able to secure those funds, in part, because it promised to ramp up its efforts to produce electric ...
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• Nissan reveals electric car partner

  
  Green cars: latest news — Authority: 483
  Japanese manufacturer Nissan appears to have set its sights on global domination with the Nissan LEAF, and now it has announced another partnership. The company has agreed to collaborate with Reliant Energy of Houston, Texas, which is one of the major competitive electricity providers in the USA. It is a subsidiary ...
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• Electric cars: Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower TNR.v, CZX.v, WLC.v, LI.v, SQM, QMC, ROC, RM.v, AVL.to, RES.v, QUC.v,

  
  Sufiy. — Authority: 131
  To call it a bomb will be an understatement - couple of weeks ago UK papers run a story about behind the curtain negotiations to move out of US Dollar in pricing major commodities like Oil and Gas, story was denied by all parties involved...You need just to check Gold price and USD index where the truth is, if the ...
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• Lithium and REE: Taiwan, China poised to join hands in electric car development TNR.v, CZX.v, SQM, ROC, FMC, WLC.v, LI.v, RM.v, AVL.to, RES.v, QUC.v,

  
  Sufiy. — Authority: 131
  The race is on, China controls rare earth elements market , they are making lithium batteries and now they are moving aggressively up the food chain and value line. Electric cars are not only Energy security, but they are the new manufacturing base in development with thousands of new jobs at stake - who will ...
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• Chinese Government Investment in Electric Vehicles

  
  The GREEN MARKET — Authority: 120
  With tens of millions of electric bicycles and scooters already on its streets, China is well on its way to wide acceptance of electric vehicles. The Chinese government must consider strategies for managing its burgeoning fossil fuel consumption. China is already the second largest importer of oil in the world and ...
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• Nissan CEO Says Their Electric Car Strategy is “Unique” in Industry

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 161
  In Los Angeles this morning, at the United States unveiling of the Nissan LEAF electric car—set to hit showrooms in late 2010—Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was enthusiastic and clearly proud of the position the Nissan-Renault Alliance has taken as a leader in the development of electric cars and charging infrastructure. ...
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• Electric cars mass market: A New Kind of Car Company TNR.v, CZX.v, NSANY, BYDDY, RNO, FMC, ROC, SQM, WLC.v, LI.v, RM.v, AV.to, RES.v, QUC.v, F, DAI,

  
  Sufiy. — Authority: 131
  " Nissan Electric Leaf i s coming , it is close and they know how to tell the story: ambitions will match the budget and geopolitical implications will make the money flow - the bottleneck will be where you can not print it: Lithium and REE will be among strategic class of commodities like oil now." With ...
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• Electric Conversion Made Easy – Electric Car Conversions Kits

  
  AutoMotive Credits — Authority: 146
  Do you want to give up on paying too much on gas because you realized that you are actually spending a lot of money on it? Do you want to convert your car because youve heard that it can really save you more money? If you are planning to convert your car and make it an electric one, then what you need is Electric Car ...
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