Category Archives: Other EVs

A look at Ford and the Focus Electric

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

First part in a series on the state of electric cars for American consumers Ford’s electric future Last week, Ford introduced their Ford Focus Electric in Las Vegas at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Naturally, they will have the car at … Continue reading →

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Corporate espionage at Renault may impact Nissan

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Renault uses Nissan battery technology Not long ago, we wrote about the Renault-Nissan corporate alliance that has served both companies well for the past twenty years. Some cracks may have just formed in that alliance. According to Renault, three high level Renault … Continue reading →

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Electric truck market gaining traction

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Ernie Hernandez

Smith Electric Vehicles US buys UK parent According to Reuters Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. (SEV) just bought a majority interest in its United Kingdom based parent. Essentially, this makes the company U.S. based. Considering the state of the budding electric … Continue reading →

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What are we going to do with all of the old EV batteries?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan has a plan for their old used LEAF batteries One of the issues that we have always had with hybrid vehicles was exactly this: what happens with all of the old batteries? Can they be recycled? Can they be reused? … Continue reading →

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