May 2012

CHAdeMO may lose its smile

May 13, 2012
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SAE International leaning to separate standard No surprise here, but SAE International is looking to embrace a different electric vehicle (EV) fast charging standard than the CHAdeMO standard adopted by several Japanese manufacturers, according to Automotive News. The first clue is that the engineer leading the group is a General Motors engineer. Not difficult to […]

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Nissan global sales rise 15.8 percent

May 12, 2012

Solid performance when industry gains 4.2 percent Given a challenging set of circumstances, as were all Japanese car makers last year, Nissan forged ahead with a global gain of almost 16 percent in units sold year over year, from 4.185 million units to 4.845 million units. Strong global growth is a necessity if continued investment […]

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Aptera gets new life

May 10, 2012

Chinese investors revive Aptera Seeming more like a Phoenix than an Apteryx, Aptera may yet come to be as a Chinese-backed venture. Jonway Group, a Chinese Electric bike, scooter and ATV maker, has purchased the assets of Aptera Motors, according to Fox News. With this development, another electric vehicle (EV) maker may be providing vehicles […]

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Toyota RAV4 EV revealed

May 8, 2012

Toyota pushes the EV price envelope $49,800 That is the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the new Toyota RAV4 EV – more than a 50 percent premium over Toyota’s most expensive current offering in the RAV4 lineup – the RAV4 V6 Limited 4X4 with the optional navigation package. Thusly equipped, the gasoline version of […]

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Fast charging not living up to the potential?

May 5, 2012
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Is the expense worth the convenience? With the advent of the first DC fast chargers in the greater Chicago area, perhaps area LEAF owners and potential LEAF owners were calculating their newly possible range. Based on early experience, many of these same individuals may be wondering whether they will use these new facilities at all. […]

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Living LEAF updates

May 3, 2012

Work, work, work Living LEAF readers – sorry about the lack of updates this week. My day job is working as a trainer in the automotive industry. And this week I am the one being trained, in a very intensive manner I might add. The subject of all of my time this week is the […]

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