June 2012

Toyota to enter EV at Pikes Peak

June 8, 2012
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Toyota’s entry a true electric race car Toyota introduced this car at the Nurburgring last year with an amazingly fast 7:47 tour of the ‘ring, establishing a new lap record for electric cars. Now with more power and torque on hand, they plan on taking on the hill. The car has been regeared from its […]

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Honda EV to get 82 mile EPA range

June 6, 2012
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Honda ups the efficiency game Honda set a new high water mark in the electric vehicle efficiency game by achieving a 118 mile per gallon equivalent (MPGe) rating. Of the true EVs on the market, or soon to be, this compares to 112 MPGe for the Mitsubishi i, 105 MPGe for the Ford Focus Electric, […]

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GE Opens Innovation Center for Alternative Fuel Vehicles

June 4, 2012
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We’re not the only ones that think EVs will make good fleet vehicles Innovation seems to be the word of the moment. Nissan has embraced the Innovation for All theme as their global ad campaign. GE now brings us their Innovation Center for Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Locating the center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota gives company […]

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Nissan LEAF sales sluggish in May

June 2, 2012

LEAF sales total 510 in May Nissan possibly could have thought things through just a bit more. With the Nissan LEAF being available in North America (United States and Canada), Europe, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and China in addition to its home market of Japan with only 50,000 being produced each year, that is […]

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