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Nissan Claims It Can Double EV Battery Range by 2015

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Dec 2, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Battery life is the bane of of electric vehicle manufacturers. At this point, batteries aren't advanced enough for cars to go significant distances without either switching out for a fresh battery or recharging at a designated ...READ»

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GM Volt's Alert System: It Won't Sound Like Blade Runner

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Nov 25, 2009 at 2:23 PM

Electric vehicles may be efficient, but they can be dangerous, too. Without a conventional gasoline-powered engine, EVs run almost silently--and that's bad news for the blind and anyone else who happens to be distracted when a car ...READ»

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New Roadmap for EVs Still Fizzles

BY Ben PaynterMon Nov 16, 2009 at 4:50 PM

Although Electric Vehicles will finally roll off the lot sometime next year, the biggest question still remains: In case of an unexpected detour, just where the heck are you supposed to plug in your Nissan Leaf? So far, congress has been too gridlocked with it's own convoluted climate change legislation to offer any wide-ranging answers.READ»

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Fisker Plays It Safe, Claiming 67.2 mpg for the Plug-in Karma

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Sep 8, 2009 at 6:46 PM

When Chevrolet announced that the upcoming plug-in hybrid Volt will get 230 mpg, many media outlets (including Fast Company) responded with uncertainty. After all, there isn't an official way to quantify mpg with plug-in ...READ»

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The Chevy Volt Gets 230 MPG. So What?

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Aug 11, 2009 at 4:38 PM

GM announced Tuesday that the much-ballyhooed plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg. At first glance, that's a mind-blowingly high rating, and GM knows it. That's why the automaker's early marketing campaign for the car touts ...READ»

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The Nissan Leaf: The First Electric Car for the People?

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Aug 3, 2009 at 1:13 PM

Up until now, all-electric vehicles have been placed squarely in the domain of the rich; few can afford the $109,000 Tesla Roadster, and even the company's upcoming "economy" car, the Model S, will cost over $57,000. With the ...READ»