Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News.

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Cars That Think

MAY 16, 2024

The 350 kilometer (218 mile) corridor, which the company calls Brightline West , will connect Las Vegas to the the suburbs of Los Angeles. Philbrick , executive director of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University in California says that’s beside the point. And yet, in the U.S., But Karen E.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 27, 2024

The First Plug-in Battery Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Goes on Sale This week Honda announced pricing for the CR-V e:FCEV, which is scheduled to go on sale in California (only) next month. In a first-ever technology pairing, Honda has mated plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V e:FCEV.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Today’s electric cars are like mobile phones, not only in terms of software, but also in terms of hardware. Batteries are a vital part of electric cars and mobile phones, and once they run out of power, they will make it impossible for you to move. The need for public charging stations in much of the U.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Photo by Jim Wilson, New York Times.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

If there was ever a car on the road fitting the bill as future, it is the 2024 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). An alternative fuel Lexus with a Toyota badge For now, Californians have the opportunity to own a very nice electric car powered by compressed hydrogen gas. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

I've been documenting electric cars in junkyards for about a decade. The first were converted gasoline vehicles fitted out with lead-acid battery packs ( a Chevy Sprint , a Geo Metro and a Ford Ranger ). I spotted a pair of France-built ZENN Electrics in 2017.

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