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SF Bay Area Will be Electric Vehicle Capital of US: Better Place, Coulomb Technologies Expanding EV Infrastructurephoto: 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... |
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Bay Area to get $1B electric car network; Tesla talks rapid-charge, swappable batteriesBetter 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 ... |
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Tesla Model S sedan could have swappable battery packFiled 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 ... |
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Quick Spin: 2010 Mini EElectric 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... |
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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. ... |
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MINI E 'unboxed' in LA to the delight of car nerds, your momFiled 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... |

