Monthly Archives: May 2012

Washington State gets 8 new DC fast charge stations

Electric Highway becoming a reality – north of California Washington State’s Department of Transportation announced the opening of 10 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, eight of which feature DC fast chargers. The ten new stations include seven along Interstate … Continue reading

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Ecotality files suit against California PUC

Seeks halt to statewide infrastructure plan ECOtality, the company behind the slow moving EV Project, has filed suit against the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to halt the implementation of the recently agreed upon development of a statewide infrastructure plan … Continue reading

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Nissan e-NV200 is official

Nissan’s electric van to be produced in Spain Nissan has confirmed the production of the e-NV200 in Barcelona, Spain in the 2013 Fiscal Year. Nissan’s fiscal year begins in April, so production could begin any time after that. The Spanish … Continue reading

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Go big or go home

Super rich get their EV toy also Elon Musk has got nothin’ on Mate Rimac. Mr. Rimac, the founder and CEO of Rimac Automobili has created the Concept One electric vehicle (EV) that you see above. Why settle for the … Continue reading

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Tesla announces Model S deliveries next month

The problem with a 300 mile Tesla S Tesla announced today that their Model S will be delivered to retail customers a month from today. Which means that the mainstream press will be all over the Tesla’s 300 mile range … Continue reading

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Does better place deliver on its name?

Isreali/California based company focuses on sustainable transportation Shai Agassi is a young wealthy man, born and educated in Israel but creating his wealth as a software entrepreneur in California. He sold his first company to SAP, a business management applications … Continue reading

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