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Want To Charge Your Car For As Cheap As Possible? There's An App For That

If you're like anyone else, you have no idea how much you pay for electricity. A new app will let you use your phone to see when it's the cheapest, and pick that moment to charge your car. Much better than driving miles to find the cheapest gas.READ»

AAA Is Now Providing Emergency Electric-Vehicle Charging Services To Stranded Drivers

If your EV stutters to a halt while you're cruising down the highway, call the same people who fix flats on your regular car. And more mobile charging options may soon be coming to your street.READ»

Best Buy's Geek Squad to Charge Up Ford's Electric Focus

Best Buy is selling electric charging stations for Ford's upcoming Focus.READ»

Is Today's Wireless Charging Tech Kind of Useless? Nope

Wireless power. You've heard about it, you want it...but until we get our hands on it, there's just the existing wireless charging tech to please your wire-free urges. Except that, according to Strategy Analytics, it's kind of ...READ»

Electric Vehicle Makers Agree on a Universal Standard Plug for Charging

A suite of big-name manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Fiat, Toyota, and Mitsubishi, have agreed on a common standard for the plugs used for charging electric vehicles. According to German energy company RWE, ...READ»