Monthly Archives: February 2011

Estimated delivery week of March 25, 2011

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

4 week notice on Nissan’s dashboard It was with some surprise this morning when we opened our Nissan LEAF dashboard to find a new estimated delivery date – week of March 25, 2011. Which only heightened our confusion regarding the … Continue reading →

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Racing improves the breed

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Even the electric breed Somehow, we have missed this until now. In 2009, the forward looking EV Cup was created in the United Kingdom with the idea of racing full electric, zero emission electric cars. The idea is the promotion … Continue reading →

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To be foolish or not

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

When Fools are right When David fights Goliath, bet on Goliath is the title of a recent article on The Motley Fool. After taking a quick look at it, we have to agree. For every new electric vehicle (EV) sold, … Continue reading →

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First EV crash test rating (in Europe)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

European New Car Assessment Programme tests Mitsubishi i-MiEV The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) performed the first electric vehicle (EV) safety test to date on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV which came away with a four star safety rating (out … Continue reading →

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New Lithium-Ion Battery Technology?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Or is it? The Journal of the American Chemical Society reports the development of a new lithium ion (Li-ion) battery that can store large amounts of energy in a small package with high rate capacity. Which means this could be … Continue reading →

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They just don’t get it

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

What is an electric vehicle? Why is it that if one does not understand a thing, it must be a bad thing, therefore one must speak against it? We read stories on a daily basis about what an electric car … Continue reading →

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