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Tech Watch: Australian Companies Fund Electric Vehicle Grid

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue 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»

wheego
EV   |  1 comment

Can the U.S. Become the EV Battery Leader?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 2:53 PM

Many of our most promising electric cars have parts--or entire assemblies--being built in China. But when it comes to the most important (and most expensive) component, EV companies may turn to American manufacturers. One such ...READ»

nissan-leaf
FEDEX   |  4 comments

New Roadmap for EVs Still Fizzles

BY Ben Paynter
Relevancy Score: 92
Mon 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»

stock traders
A123   |  5 comments

For Startups, a Bleak Year for IPOs and Acquisitions

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 88
Thu Oct 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM

For entrepreneurs hoping to take their startup public, the outlook is bleak. According to the New York Times, the number of acqusitions and IPOs in the third quarter of this year dropped below even last quarter. That number: three. ...READ»

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MIT   |  2 comments

An Electric Car That Charges in 10 Minutes

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 43
Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 1:30 PM

Unlike with gasoline-powered cars that can be filled up in a matter of minutes, electric vehicles can take hours to charge. While some companies think the solution is simply to switch out batteries when they're low on juice, MIT's ...READ»