October 2011

Corporate Average Fuel Economy – An analysis

October 9, 2011
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Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) target is 54.5 mpg for 2025 54 miles per gallon (mpg) sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? That is the projected target for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2025. As we see it, there are a couple of issues with this target: Automakers have shown little interest in improving […]

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Global EV survey shows range concerns are paramount

October 8, 2011
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Survey also shows conflict between current need and desired range A recent survey taken by the consulting firm Deloitte surveyed 13,000 consumers in 17 countries about their intention to purchase an electric vehicle (EV). One result that we found interesting was that Japan, one of the smallest countries (geographically) in the survey, was the only […]

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Restaurant chain to provide EV charging in UK

October 5, 2011
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Little Chef chain to install 126 EV charge stations across the United Kingdom The Little Chef restaurant chain in the United Kingdom (UK) will initially install 63 charging docks, with the goal of installing 126 stations by spring 2012. This program is undertaken in partnership with SSE, the UKs second largest power generation company, and […]

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EV to grid technology in our future?

October 4, 2011
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Use your EV to power your house We have written about this before. Your electric vehicle (EV) – be it LEAF, Mitsubishi i, or whatever else happens to pop up down the road, can potentially be used to provide power for you and your family in an electrical blackout similar to what the entire county […]

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Aptera hopefuls now less hopeful

October 1, 2011
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Aptera to refund deposits according to USA Today According to USA Today Aptera’s public relations firm announced the return of funds to deposit holders for the wingless arthropod that is the Aptera electric car. Aptera is a three-wheeled electric car that is designed around the idea of providing the most efficient form to slip through […]

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