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21 Nov

SF Bay Area Will be Electric Vehicle Capital of US: Better Place, Coulomb Technologies Expanding EV Infrastructure

SF Bay Area Will be Electric Vehicle Capital of US: Better Place, Coulomb Technologies Expanding EV Infrastructure

photo: Better Place Electric cars may not be commercially available yet in the US, and aren’t expected to be widely available much before 2012, but when they are the San Francisco Bay Area will be ready. Palo Alto-based Better Place has announced that it plans to begin setting up a...

0 Comments Bury TreeHugger 6 hours ago

Bay Area to get $1B electric car network; Tesla talks rapid-charge, swappable batteries

Bay Area to get $1B electric car network; Tesla talks rapid-charge, swappable batteries

Better Place, a company that aims to build a worldwide electric car charging infrastructure, has announced an agreement with the state of California to build a $1 billion network in the Bay Area. Meanwhile, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company is looking at rapid charge technology, and the possibili ...

0 Comments Bury Leftlane 4 hours ago

Tesla Model S sedan could have swappable battery pack

Tesla Model S sedan could have swappable battery pack

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, GreenThere are three main obstacles to making electric cars a viable alternative to those powered by internal combustion engines: the weight, cost and range of the batteries. Internal combustion engines have range limits based on the size of their fuel tank, but ...

Bury Autoblog 8 hours ago

Quick Spin: 2010 Mini E

Electric cars are nothing new. Once the horseless chariots of upper class society women, they are now back en vogue thanks to a renewed interest in achieving zero-emissions, minimal-compromise driving. Enter the 2010 Mini E, an electrified Mini Cooper that will go on limited lease availability to...

Bury Leftlane 18 hours ago

Coulomb car-charging stations coming to Calif.

Smart meters from Silicon Valley company are set to charge electric cars at gas stations along California freeways next year. ...

Bury CNET News.com Yesterday

MINI E 'unboxed' in LA to the delight of car nerds, your mom

MINI E 'unboxed' in LA to the delight of car nerds, your mom

Filed under: Transportation That's not really a "your mom" joke, more of a statement that your mom is pretty neat and has good taste in electric cars -- like this here MINI E. BMW just unveiled the first production MINI E to roll out of its magical electricity-imbuing factory, the first...

Bury Engadget 3 days ago

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