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Solar-powered EV chargers power up college campus thanks to student engineers

Baua Electric

Hope’s director for the Office of Sustainability, Michelle Seppala Gibbs, explained, “It’s tied to the grid, so it will all go right into the building.” The new solar-powered EV chargers will join two other solar-energy collection systems on campus.

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Reva: A little company with big ambitions. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

However, while competition mounts in the industry with big name manufacturers finally jumping on the electric car bandwagon, REVA is determined not to be left behind and is building what will be the biggest factory making battery-powered city commuter cars, in the world. Leaders of the pack.

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Junkyard Find: Nissan Leafpocalypse in California

The Truth About Cars

The first were converted gasoline vehicles fitted out with lead-acid battery packs ( a Chevy Sprint , a Geo Metro and a Ford Ranger ). Then some of the early golf-cart-esque electric LSVs that sold in California during the mid-to-late 2000s began showing up in the Pick-n-Pulls of the Golden State.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co. Great Wall Motor Co.,

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Photo: General Motors See Also: Feds Say the Volt Wont Save GM Well See a Chevrolet Volt in June Design Under Constraint: How to Build a Streamlined, Mass-Produced Electric Car Stumble ShareThis Claiming that GM has 18 models that get 30 mpg or more is a bit of a false dichotomy. Forget the black helicopter conspiracies.

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