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Recharging Roadway Startup Wins GE Prize

BY Ariel Schwartz
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After months of anticipation, GE has announced the first winner of its $200 million Ecomagination Challenge. It's a clever idea, but will it fly?READ»

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Good News for EVs: Nissan Leaf Hits 20,000 Pre-Orders

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Analysts and research firms can sit around trying to predict the size of the nascent electric vehicle market, all they really need to do is take a look at the Nissan Leaf, which just reached its goal of 20,000 pre-orders three months ahead of schedule.READ»

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Shai Agassi Has an EV Vision, Can He Make America a Better Place?

BY David Zax
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The CEO of the electric vehicle services company Better Place has already made significant strides in Denmark, Israel, and Japan. He sits down with Fast Company to explain what it will take to make his vision work in the U.S.READ»

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GM's Chevy Volt Batteries Get a Second Life

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Even before its electric car hits the road, GM has figured out an after-market use for its batteries -- storage for the smart grid.READ»

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CGI: Four Companies Paving the Way for Greener Transportation

BY Alice Korngold
Relevancy Score: 100

Today, the future started to roll in. It parked on 7th Avenue. READ»

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Saab's Electric Car: It's All Business

BY David Zax
Relevancy Score: 49

A test fleet of the 9-3 ePower to hit the streets of Sweden next year, but the company isn't releasing it in order to save the planet. READ»

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Hyundai Goes Electric

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 44

Watch out, Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. Fellow Asian car company Hyundai is gunning for the growing electric vehicle market with an EV of its own.READ»

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GM Files Trademark for "Range Anxiety"

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 76

GM attempts to cover all its bases.READ»

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Big Apple Power-Up: Major New York Garage Gets Charging Stations

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 42

How can Manhattanites take part in the electric car revolution if they don't have home garages? Icon Parking has about 200 answers for that--and it's good news for Zipcar, too.READ»

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What the Ultimate Electric Supercar Sounds Like

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Finally, we have video of the Porsche 918 Spyder in action. Take a good look--with an expected price of $625,600, this is probably the closest any of us will ever get. READ»

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China Pours Billions Into Electric Cars, Hybrids

BY Ariel Schwartz
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China, that contradictory land of coal, smog, and renewable energy, may be on the verge of leadership in another green technology sector: electric and hybrid vehicles. The Chinese government announced today a plan to invest up to $15 billion in a state-run venture that will research, develop, and generate standards for upcoming hybrids and EVs. The venture will also put millions of electric cars on the road in the coming years, according to The New York Times.READ»

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Tata Motors to Debut Two Electric Vehicles in Europe by Next Year

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Tata Motors India's largest car manufacturer and producer of the $2,000 car (the Nano), will produce mainstream electric vehicles for the European market. READ»

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Business Malady #1: The Waiting Game

BY Glenn Croston
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There's a game called the Waiting Game that works like this: you sit on the sidelines, waiting for everyone else to go first. And then you skip a turn. Or a hundred turns. And before you know it, the game's over. Everyone else is ...READ»

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Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold--How to Please an EV Battery

BY David Zax
Relevancy Score: 36

Startup electric car company Coda Automotive has some innovative designs for its battery. But does innovation alone sell cars?READ»

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iFive: Facebook vs. Google, Saudis and RIM Agree, Spain Cold on EVs, Smartphone Security Highlighted, Oracle Boss on Hurd Affair

BY Addy Dugdale
Relevancy Score: 30

While you were sleeping (fitfully as the storm raged outside), innovation was wondering if the word "sky" within another word (example: Skype) was subject to copyright, and if so, would anyone called Skylar find that they were, as a ...READ»

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Best Defense Against Car Theft: Drive a Prius

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Thieves don't care about fuel-sippers and family cars, but Escalade owners could be in trouble. That's the conclusion of a new study from the Highway Loss Data Institute. READ»

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Tesla Leaking a Trail of Cash

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 63

After a gung-ho IPO, the electric car maker shows accelerating losses. Can Elon Musk steer his company back in the right direction?READ»

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Lessons From a Failing Smart Grid

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 35

XCel Energy's SmartGridCity project was supposed to turn Boulder, Colorado into the ultimate smart grid hub. But that's not how it's turning out.READ»

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15-Year-Old Turns 1972 VW Beetle Into Electric Car

BY Tonic Staff
Relevancy Score: 43

With a passion for electric cars, this Oregon teenager has turned an old Bug into a battery-powered ride DIY style.READ»

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Salton Sea Could Be Source of Lithium Riches for the U.S.

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 39

The Salton Sea is one of California's most intriguing attractions. Now the ultra-salty body of water may be able to claim a new title: lithium production center of the U.S. READ»

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Three Steps for Changing Reality

BY Kaihan Krippendorff
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Last Sunday, an article I was reading covered Elon Musk, who made his riches helping to build PayPal and is now CEO of Space X and Tesla Motors. A few years ago, while doing research for my third book, I interviewed Musk. I was struck by the same thing the article covered: does Musk twist reality? READ»

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Coming Soon: Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 35

A wireless charge station may be released sometime in the next few years courtesy of Evatran, a mysterious startup with the tagline "Energy without limits."READ»

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GM: Chevy Volt Will Cost $41,000

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 94

The Chevy Volt, GM's much-hyped extended-range electric vehicle, has been plagued by rumored production problems since it was first announced. But now, finally, it looks like the car is ready for release.READ»

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Why Volkswagen is Sheepish on an Electric Vehicle Strategy

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100

Look out on any street and gasoline-powered vehicles still dominate the road. But in the coming years, automakers like Toyota, Honda, and GM plan to start pumping out plug-in hybrid electric cars in a bid to keep up with the fabled ...READ»

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Tesla, Toyota Plan to Sell Electric RAV4 By 2012

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Tesla Motors may gain a bit more legitimacy now that it has signed an agreement with Toyota to develop an electric version of the RAV4. The startup has always had hype to spare, but up until now Tesla has only been able to show off ...READ»

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