Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Coulomb Technologies published its open protocol for communicating with Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The OpenCharge Protocol is a proposed communication standard for charging station networks that defines the communications between a charging network and the charging station. The protocol definition supports applications that include billing, asset management, real-time mapping, EVSE reservations, fleet management, and energy management.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JULY 4, 2011

Remember Peachtree City, Georgia , the land of a thousand golf carts ? Now Panasonic Automotive and AT&T are teaming up to test "connected car" technology, using that community as a model.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 6, 2011

Launching the 2012 Fiat 500 minicar in the U.S. market was a gamble to begin with. But it's one that is paying off in some unexpected ways. Fiat's top North American executive, Laura Soave, told trade journal Ward's Auto that the Cabrio model with the roll-back cloth roof is proving far more popular than the 10 percent of sales that the company.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 25, 2011

Cracker Barrel did it at all its Tennessee stores, and Best Buy is doing it at stores all around the country. Now pharmaceuticals giant Walgreens is getting in on the action as well. If you hadn’t guessed, we’re talking about installing electric car charging stations, a trend that's getting more common among big businesses across the.

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JULY 24, 2011

Today, the first joint TTXGP/e-Power electric motorcycle race was run, with Mission Motors winning in a spectacular show. They won convincingly over a field containing the who's-who of electric motorcycle racing including last years.

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2011

BMW has announced a new electric car charging agreement with Coulomb Technologies for the Boston Metro area. More than 150 charging stations for electric vehicles are now being installed by Coulomb through its $37million ChargePoint America Department of Energy programme – with BMW ActiveE drivers able to take advantage of the network. ActiveE motorists will [.].

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JULY 2, 2011

Marc Geller mentioned a few minutes ago on Twitter that he rented his electric vehicle to a Canadian through a peer-to-peer car sharing service called Getaround. I love this idea for getting people into electric cars! Might not be available for sale in your neighborhood, but if you happen to be visiting San Francisco you can rent one for a while, and see how you like it.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2011

If you want to wring out your new car and test exactly how durable it is, never mind taking it to Death Valley or testing above the Arctic Circle. Just put it in service as a street taxi in any big city. New York City, maybe, or San Francisco. That's just what Ford has done with its hybrid vehicles, first the Escape Hybrid crossover and more.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 26, 2011

Whether you think they're needed or not, all electric and hybrid cars are going to be required to fit noisemakers so that they can't be missed at speeds of 15 mph or below. To involve its fans, Ford posted four possible sounds for the noise that its upcoming 2012 Ford Focus Electric will emit as YouTube videos, linked to them on its Ford Electric.

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National Green Transportation

JULY 25, 2011

Yesterday during the Red Bull MotoGP weekend extravaganza at Laguna Seca, the FIM's e-Power and the TTXGP jointly held a quiet little electric motorcycle racing event that appears to be the harbinger of the coming age of.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2011

Electric vehicle production is expected to increase 16 fold over the next ten years, according to new report from IMS Research. Just two per cent of all the vehicles manufactured in 2010 were a type of electric vehicle-either hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric or fuel cell vehicle-equating to less than a million vehicles. This is [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

Humanity is close to breaching the sustainability of Earth, and needs a technological revolution greater and faster than the industrial revolution to avoid “ a major planetary catastrophe ,” according to a new United Nations report. The reports estimates that incremental green investment of about 3% of world gross product (WGP) (about $1.9 trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert th

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JULY 2, 2011

Toyota's in the electric car game , if a little late. And no, it's not a hybrid, either!

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Green Car Reports

JULY 27, 2011

Ask Americans about fuel-efficient cars, and many will name the iconic Toyota Prius hybrid, with gas mileage rated by the EPA at a combined 50 miles per gallon. So you'd expect the EPA to rank the Prius as the best midsize car on its list of Most and Least Fuel Efficient Cars, right? It's not there. Instead, it's been displaced by the.

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JULY 18, 2011

Consider today's collapse of electric car company Green Vehicles an object lesson in why it's a bad idea for cities to invest in the risky business of start-up car companies--perhaps especially start-up electric car companies. The city of Salinas, California learned that lesson today as Green Vehicles shut its doors, costing the city more than.

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National Green Transportation

JULY 14, 2011

How do you get convicted of vehicular manslaughter when you weren't even driving a car? By crossing a busy road in an unwalkable neighborhood of Marietta Georgia. Raquel Nelson, Marietta, was convicted today of vehicular manslaughter.

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2011

Tuesday 19 July 2011. The Green Piece Column. Electric cars may be game changers in the automotive world, but they are being held back by one crucial aspect – namely, electric car batteries. It is widely believed that electric cars will never have mainstream acceptance until they are able to travel as far as a [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2011

Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have signed agreements on the establishment of a 50:50 joint venture for electric motors. These agreements are still subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. The new company, which is to be set up under the name EM-motive GmbH, will develop and produce innovative traction motors for electric vehicles. Daimler and Bosch intend to accelerate the development of premium traction motors for electric vehicles powered by battery, fuel cell, or range extende

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JULY 18, 2011

Have you heard of the GM EN-V? It's a concept electric vehicle, sort of a cross between a personal electric car and a cell phone. In a word? Inevitable.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 12, 2011

The 2011 Nissan Leaf, the world's first modern battery-electric car built in volume by a major automaker, is starting to hit its stride. Now the evolution of the Leaf is getting clearer, as Nissan officials confirmed changes and updates to the car for the 2012 and 2013 model years. More than 4,000 Leafs have been sold in the U.S. (the total at the.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 27, 2011

Furniture and homewares giant IKEA has joined a grown list of retail firms announcing plans to install electric car charging points at their stores across the nation. Just this week we reported about Walgreens announcing plans for 800 charging points, and before that we saw Cracker Barrel and Best Buy do the same. Like the rest, IKEA is partnering.

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National Green Transportation

JULY 22, 2011

Yesterday the Tesla Motors blog posted a Q&A, between Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Model S Program Director Jerome Guillen, about Tesla's next all-electric car, the Model S sedan. The discussion centered on.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2011

July 25, 2011. The Green Piece Column Piece Column. More than 5,200 hydrogen fuelling stations will be operational worldwide by 2020 – that’s the verdict of a new report by Pike Research which suggests annual investment in hydrogen stations will reach $1.6billion (see article). However, with the majority of leading carmakers seemingly focusing on electric [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg announces the addition of 70 new electric vehicles. Chevy Volt and Navistar E-star are visible in the background. Click to enlarge. New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. NYC already has the largest municipal electric vehicle fleet in the country, now totaling 430 electric vehicles with the infusion of the 70 new electric vehicle

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JULY 6, 2011

Do electric car drivers have different views on the Nissan Leaf and range anxiety than the automotive magazine folks? Turns out they do.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2011

Fisker Automotive says it will, finally, deliver its first 2011 Fisker Karma range-extended electric sports sedan later this month. The lucky recipient, it turns out, will be none other than actor Leonardo DiCaprio. He's the man who kicked off the whole hybrids-for-Hollywood-stars trend, by showing up at the Academy Awards red carpet several years.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 19, 2011

If you’re the kind of person who thinks that a fun weekend consists of redecorating your bathroom, landscaping your garden or perhaps making your own shelving units from scratch, you’re probably familiar with Lowe’s, the Home Improvement Store. But what you may not know is that as of August DIY Enthusiasts in selected areas will.

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National Green Transportation

JULY 25, 2011

Because of a recent law requiring the NHTSA study the need for adding noise to electric cars, Ford Motor has launched a social media experiment seeking input on noises they proposed will be on the 2012 Ford Focus Electric.&nbsp.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2011

Hybrid cars are the preferred alternative fuel vehicle according to a new consumer study by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). The study compared consumer preference for four different alternative fuel vehicle types; hybrid (HEVs), electric (EV), natural gas (CNG) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. While ordinary gasoline vehicles were by a long way still the [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

Light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards, 1978-2025. MY1978-2011 figures are NHTSA CAFE in mpg. MY2012-2025 standards are EPA GHG standards in miles per gallon equivalent, incorporating air conditioning improvements. Dashed lines denote that standards for MY2017-2025 reflect percentage increases in Notice of Intent. Source: “Driving Efficiency” Click to enlarge.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JULY 16, 2011

Which 6 volt golf cart battery is the best choice for electric car drivers? Here are the favorites.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2011

The Union of Concerned Scientists thinks hybrid-electric vehicles are a good thing, because they use less gasoline. But the savings in gas cost from that improved gas mileage varies enormously, and now the group has quantified the results. In their annual Hybrid Scorecard this year, the UCS ranks hybrids on how much they reduce fuel consumption.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 27, 2011

Here's a view of a car you've probably not seen before, though it may be familiar to you if you've ever been in the hospital. The image above shows the 2012 Mitsubishi i electric vehicle after an X-ray scan, allowing you to see many of the vehicle's key components. X-rays pass cleanly through fabrics, plastics and thin sheets of metal such as the.

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National Green Transportation

JULY 4, 2011

Coda Automotive released a video declaring today, July 4, 2011, as End Dependence Day. It's a soft sell asking us to consider things we're dependent upon, but with a focus on oil dependency, and the.

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