August 2011

UK MINI E trial comes to an end

August 10, 2011

Oxford Brookes University releases study results First, let’s keep some things in mind. The study only included 40 vehicles over twelve months, although there were a total of 138 drivers broken up into two six month periods. Also, driving patterns in the United Kingdom are likely different that they are in the United States. Finally, […]

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The state of EV infrastructure development in mid-2011

August 8, 2011

In the immortal words of Marvin Gaye – What’s goin’ on? It seems as if many individuals that we speak with on a daily basis, those within the automobile industry as well as those not, have no real clue about what is going on with electric vehicle infrastructure. And it’s no wonder – there is […]

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Tesla and Toyota sitting in a tree…

August 6, 2011

Marriage made in heaven or hell? It is no secret that Toyota is using Tesla engineering for the upcoming Toyota RAV4 EV. In fact, Toyota just announced that the RAV4 EV will be built in Canada starting next year. This is the same plant where the internal combustion engine (ICE) RAV4 is built. The reason […]

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A world where your LEAF makes your coffee could be in your future

August 4, 2011

LEAF gives as good as it gets We just learned that a variant of Nissan’s 200 volt quick charge system can not only fill the LEAF with electricity, but if needed, take that electricity back out of the car and feed it to the house. Now we have a better understanding of why Nissan developed […]

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LEAF app availability extends to Android and Blackberry owners

August 3, 2011

Avoid LEAF separation anxiety iPhone owners have been able to stay in touch with their LEAF from the beginning. Now Android and Blackberry owners will have the same opportunity. Yet another app to download, look at once or twice, and never really use much again. The mobile app will let LEAF owners start charging their […]

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