Category Archives: Driving Range

Another EV battery breakthrough

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Potential for twice the current driving range A team from the Australian University of Wollongong’s Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (kind of sounds like where the X-Men came from) is developing an improved lithium-ion battery chemistry. Professor Zaiping Guo … Continue reading →

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AAA Washington offers Level 3 charging as emergency service

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Mobile quick charge on the way Following introductions in Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, AAA members in Seattle can look forward to mobile quick charges if needed. Not powered by a generator, but by the truck’s engine itself, the … Continue reading →

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ChargePoint and Blink to offer interoperability

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Belong to one network, get access to the other In yet another innovation in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, two of the largest EV charge networks have developed a company that will allow the members of one network to use … Continue reading →

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2013 LEAF range increases 15 percent over 2012

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Sample Electric Car EPA Sticker 84 miles range for 2013 vs. 73 miles for 2012 Over the past few days we have seen varying reports about the expected range for the 2013 LEAF. Not wanting to speculate, nor provide misleading … Continue reading →

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Nissan offers LEAF battery capacity warranty

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

Notification provided on LEAF forum In an interesting move, Nissan announced the availability of a new LEAF battery capacity warranty via the online forum MyNissanLEAF.com rather than through their typical press release format. We see this as an indication by Nissan … Continue reading →

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Nissan LEAF Very Low Battery warning research

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Ernie Hernandez

How much is really left when the warnings start? We had some errands to run today, and as we did, we gradually realized that we were running low on juice. Having not run the battery this low in quite some time, … Continue reading →

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