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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Original Technorati articles tagged “electric cars”

• in Autos
  GM to Chevy Volt Owners: Free Loaner Vehicle
  The reasons is the NHTSA’s investigation of the Chevy Volt's lithium-ion batteries catching fire.
  by stephengfm / on Nov 28, 2011
• in Autos
  The Chevy Spark Promises to Electrify
  The all new Chevy is an all electric microcompact vehicle
  by makingsense / on Oct 12, 2011
• in Green
  German Auto Makers Offer High-Horsepower and Green Cars
  Which car to buy?
  by yihyeewong / on Sep 14, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “electric cars”

 

• Powered by Lithium: Rimac Concept_One Electric SuperCar - Lets Shred Some Tires!

  
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    Electric Cars are not just toys any more - they are very expensive ones! Rimac electric car will rival any supercar on the road. Technology is here - now we need to make it affordable for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Nissan’s Electric Leaf Becomes a Van: The e-NV200

  
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    Nissan has been quite enthusiastic about its electric car, the Leaf — and with pretty good reason. It goes, it’s comfortable, and it’s cute to boot. The next step, clearly, is to take the tech that works so well in the Leaf, and turn it into a miniature cargo van — Nissan’s e-NV200 starts production next ...
  6 hours ago

• Mission Africa — 3000 Miles in an Electric Car: or, Xavier Chevrin Is Manlier Than You

  
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    A depressingly high percentage of new car buyers don’t even want to hear about the potential benefits of an electric car. “It doesn’t go far enough per charge,” they complain, or “But where am I going to plug in it? My garage is full of stuff and there’s no plug on the street!” In a single fell swoop ...
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• Lithium Drive: Fisker Karma: An Owners Review

  
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  Lithium Drive: Reinventing Fire: Transportation‬ - Electric Cars "Now we have technology to get off Oil - Electric Cars and Lithium Batteries provide us with the opportunity to "Leave The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Irish hotels to welcome electric cars

  
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  The Irish are renowned for offering a warm welcome – and now anyone with an electric car will feel particularly at home in the country’s hotels. That’s because ESB e-cars and Failte Ireland (logo, pictured) have teamed up to start a Green Hotel Drive. Its aim is to install e-car charge points in 100 hotels [...]
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• Barcelona to start Nissan electric vehicle production

  
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  The Nissan e-NV200 (pictured) will go into production in Barcelona, according to media sources. Starting in 2013, Barcelona will be the sole producer of the electric vehicle which is based on the existing NV200 – a vehicle that is currently produced at the plant. It will be Nissan’s second all-electric vehicle, ...
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• Tesla Motors To Start Delivering Much Anticipated Model S Next Month

  
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  Telsa Motors has announced it will start delivering its much anticipated Model S  on June 22. This is a month ahead of expected. Company founder and CEO Elon Musk has said Model S crash testing has now been completed and the cars are ready for launch. It will be the first launch of a new model since the initial, ...
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• Lithium Drive: Ampera users guide intro video by Steve Lang

  
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  Reinventing Fire: The Business-led Transition Beyond Oil and Coal To Electric Cars and Alternative EnergyCan we make it this time? Will we buy our own technology, but made in China again? We are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Electric Sports Cars That Actually Have Balls (10 Pics)

  
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  I was telling someone that my current vehicle will probably be the last gas/oil vehicle that I own. Maybe electric, solar, or even fusion would be badass – and that’s where I’ll be headed when it’s time to buy a new ride. For this, I was called a hipster and tree hugger, lolz.  And because [...]
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• Lithium Drive: Nissan to Produce 100% Electric Van in Barcelona

  
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  Electric Cars: Amory Lovins: Reinventing Fire Talk at The Institute for Energy Efficiency - How To Get Off OilAmory Lovins: Reinventing Fire Talk at The Institute for Energy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Nissan Building Quirky and Cute e-NV200, Starting Next Year

  
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  Nissan has announced that the 100% electric compact van (which is not the same thing as a minivan) will go into production in the Barcelona plant in [...]
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• Frenchman To Take EV 3000 Miles Through Africa And Prove Rest of World Chicken

  
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  If a Frenchman can drive an electric vehicle 3,000 miles through Africa, you can certainly handle driving an EV the fifteen miles to work and back, plus around the city for shopping [...]
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• Lomiko Doubles Down on Graphite LMR.v

  
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  Lomiko Will Drill to Prove Up a Historic Quebec Graphite Target LMR.v  "We have more promotion from Lomiko Metals and more colours to the potential of its Graphite project in Canada.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Fleet Roundup: SAE vs. CHAdeMO, Tesla, Waste Industries, Volvo

  
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  The battle over DC fast-charge standards heated up at a recent California State Senate public committee meeting. A GM representative asked the state to limit adoption of DC fast chargers to only those that conform to the upcoming SAE standard (supported by US and German automakers) while a Nissan representative ...
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• Advantages of Electric Hybrid Car

  
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  An electric hybrid car is a vehicle that is a combination of a rechargeable energy storage system or RESS and a traditional propulsion system . The aim of electric hybrid car is to save more fuel and also covers more distance compared to battery electric vehicles since charging is done through a variety ...
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• Electric cars that do not compromise on performance

  
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  this is innovation at its best. in co-operation with ruf automobile, Siemens researchers have converted the popular Porsche 911 into a high performance electric car. the most impressive feature of the Porsche 911 is the ability to feed energy back into the electrical network with its smart grid technology. Siemens is ...
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• Electric Cars & Keystone Impact on Gas Prices — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 23 , by Robert Rapier

  
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  In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV , I answer the following questions: What are the chances that electric vehicles will be more than a boutique item, and will make up a noticeable portion of cars on the road by 2020? Do you agree with the recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council ...
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• Lithium Catalyst: Electric Tesla Model S gets June release date and personalization updates

  
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    Now we can talk about Electric rEVolution for real. Tesla Model S will put the Electric Mobility in perspective: It is The Car, but only better. Welcome to the 21st century of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Nissan to start production of electric e-NV200 in 2013

  
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  Nissans no-emissions e-NV200 will be built in Barcelona, Spain.
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• Electric cars from Siemens to solve rising petrol issues

  
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                              the constant in rise petrol prices is a factor that seems to hamper Mumbai’s vision of a sustainable city. these price hikes greatly affect the mobility section of the city, thus making it impossible for the common man to own a vehicle. India is in serious need ...
  3 days ago

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