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France Spending $2.2 Billion on Electric Car Charging Network

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Oct 1, 2009 at 2:02 PM

No one will buy electric cars if there are no plug-in stations, but no one will build plug-in stations without EVs on the road. That's the conundrum for both car makers and plug-in infrastructure companies. Fortunately, the public ...READ»

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Renault Pitches 3-Minute Marvels

BY Kelsey KeithMon Sep 21, 2009 at 8:33 AM

Four electric concept cars by French car manufacturer Renault are making a splash at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.READ»

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Better Place, Renault Sign Mega-Deal for 100,000 EVs by 2016

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Sep 18, 2009 at 3:05 PM

Better Place, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle infrastructure startup, has stepped up its game--first with the announcement of an in-car piece of software that checks battery charging options, and now with news of a partnership ...READ»

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Will Portugal Become a Leader in the Electric Car Industry?

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Jul 31, 2009 at 5:16 PM

Portugal is a country with a problem: it has no domestic coal, natural gas, or oil resources, so Western Europe's poorest nation is forced to import most of it's energy. The quandary makes the country an ideal candidate for ...READ»

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Better Place Unveils EV Battery Swap Station in Japan

BY Ariel SchwartzWed May 13, 2009 at 3:17 PM

Israeli electric car infrastructure company Better Place inched closer to creating an electric car revolution last night when it unveiled its first automated battery swap station in Yokohama, Japan. The $500,000 car wash-like ...READ»

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Renault Unveils Prototype Be Bop Z.E. Electric Car: The Shape of Things to Come?

BY Kit EatonFri May 8, 2009 at 8:01 AM

Renault just pulled the covers off its technology demonstrator Be Bop Z.E. all-electric car. It's going to tour Europe to show off its cleverness, and its drive train will actually end up in future Renault EVs from 2011 onwards.As it ...READ»

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Nissan Bringing Electric Vehicle Charging Corridor to Arizona

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Apr 16, 2009 at 12:35 PM

Tack on Phoenix, Arizona to the growing list of U.S. cities that plan on developing an electric vehicle (EV) charging network with guidance from Renault-Nissan. The car company, which will sell its lithium-ion powered EVs to ...READ»

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Tech Watch: Australian Companies Fund Electric Vehicle Grid

BY Chris DannenTue Oct 28, 2008 at 5:00 AM

Better Place, a US firm that builds plug-in stations for electric cars, has just landed a $667 million USD deal to build charging networks in Australia’s three largest cities. Like smaller-scale Better Place deals already underway in Denmark and Israel, the Australian charging network will allow battery-powered and hybrid car-owners to charge their vehicles at thousands of locations, or have their vehicles batteries swapped out for faster fill-ups. READ»