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Latest News:
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2012-01-26 |
Adorable and foldable pod-like electric car headed to production in Spain
Yahoo! News - It may look like just another shiny concept, but this curious-looking and futuristic pod-like car is already slated for a trial production in Spain. To announce this development, a prototype of the tiny electric car Hiriko (the Basque word for 'urban') was recently demonstrated in …
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2012-01-25 |
CEO says GM properly handled Volt fires probe
AP - The head of General Motors Co. says the company properly handled a problem with battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars last year.
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2012-01-24 |
GM CEO defends company over Chevy Volt battery
AP - The chairman and CEO of General Motors Co. is defending the company over battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars last year.
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2012-01-20 |
Probe of Chevy Volt fires closed
Reuters - The government on Friday closed its investigation of Chevy Volt battery fires, concluding that there is no apparent defect trend and that electric vehicles generally do not pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.
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2012-01-18 |
GM CEO to address House subcommittee on Volt fires
AP - General Motors CEO Dan Akerson has agreed to testify before a U.S. House subcommittee about battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars.
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2012-01-09 |
GM expects Volt probe to end soon
Reuters - General Motors Co expects to have federal safety officials resolve their investigation of delayed fires in the Chevrolet Volt electric car sooner rather than later, a top executive said on Monday.
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Electric Car Grid Successes:
| Press Releases |
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Release |
| United States |
Regional |
Aug 5, 2009 |
ECOtality's eTec Awarded $100 Million for Transportation Electrification |
| Orlando |
Local |
Feb 10, 2009 |
Eustis to 'fuel' electric vehicles |
| Philadelphia |
Regional |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Electric car returns energy to the grid |
| Denmark |
Country |
Jan 27, 2009 |
Better Place, DONG Energy Close 103M Euro Investment for Denmark Electric Car Network |
| Ontario |
Province |
Jan 15, 2009 |
Better Place Partners with Ontario to Bring Car 2.0 Electric Car Infrastructure to Canada |
| San Jose |
City |
Jan 6, 2009 |
First Coulomb ChargePoint stations now available in San Jose, CA |
| Hawaii |
State |
Dec 2, 2008 |
GOVERNOR LINGLE AND BETTER PLACE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP |
| CA Bay Area |
Regional |
Nov 20, 2008 |
Better Place eyes $1 billion electric car network for Bay Area |
| Australia |
Country |
Oct 22 2008 |
Australia backs recharging network for electric cars |
| Denmark |
Country |
Mar 27, 2008 |
DONG Energy and California-based Project Better Place to introduce |
| Israel |
Country |
Jan 21, 2008 |
Renault-Nissan and Project Better Place Prepare for First Mass Marketed Electric Vehicles |
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Oil Subsidies and You
Years ago the International Center for Technology (icta.org) issued a comprehensive report entitled "The Real Cost of Gasoline". The goal of the researchers was to identify and quantify the various secondary or "hidden" costs of using gasoline as a fuel for transportation. They categorized these costs into four sections:
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