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• UK Prime Minister, London Mayor get electric cars for a little while

  —AutoblogGreen

  

  Filed under: EV/Plug-in, MINI, Mitsubishi, UK

  
  
  Two of the UK's top politicians - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and London Mayor Boris Johnson - now have access to electric cars, at least for a little while. For the PM, a Mini E will [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:05pm EST
  by Sebastian Blanco

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• Cedric Lynch: Batteries the bottleneck to gasoline-level performance

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  Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Racing

  
  
  Ask just about anyone who follows the green automotive industry what's holding back electric cars and you'll likely get the same answer: It's the batteries. Though today's lithium ion packs are orders of magnitude better' [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 1:04pm EST
  by Jeremy Korzeniewski

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• EMXGP: World’s First Sanctioned All-Electric Race Coming To Paris Streets [Electric Cars]

  —Jalopnik

  Number of comments: 37
  The organizers of the first-ever electric motorcycle race on the Isle Of Man, the TTXGP, are bringing electric car racing to the streets of Paris next June. The cars may be electric, but don't expect...' [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 11:00am EST
  by Wes Siler

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• Audi U.S. Prez: Politicos Should Be Powertrain Polygamists [Electric Cars]

  —Jalopnik

  Number of comments: 29
  Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen told the National Press Club yesterday "I understand why political leaders have fallen in love with hybrids and electrics... [But] it shouldn't be a...'" [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Matt Hardigree

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• BYD, Made in Egypt

  —The Truth About Cars

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  Supposed battery and electric car maker BYD is giving Chinese car makers reasons to be worried. While BYD’s electric cars get all the headlines, BYD’s conventionally powered and aggressively priced F3 car has been a Chinese chart topper for many months. The F3 is one of the best-selling sedans in [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:11am EST
  by Bertel Schmitt

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• Geely and Taiwan's Yulon team up for electric cars

  —Automotive News - China automotive sales and production, suppliers and OEM in Chinese market, China's homegrown players and their expansions overseas.

  Geely Automobile Holdings said it has teamed up with Taiwan's Yulon Motor Co to produce and sell electric cars in Taiwan. [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:23am EST
  

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• BYD likely to focus on L.A. market for electric cars

  —Automotive News - China automotive sales and production, suppliers and OEM in Chinese market, China's homegrown players and their expansions overseas.

  BYD Co., the Chinese auto maker part-owned by one of Warren Buffett's companies, is likely to choose the Los Angeles area as the lead market for the electric car it plans to start selling in the U.S. late next year, a senior executive said. [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:45am EST
  

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• Suzuki: to use VW tech to make hybrid, electric cars

  —Automotive News - China automotive sales and production, suppliers and OEM in Chinese market, China's homegrown players and their expansions overseas.

  Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp said on Wednesday it plans to use Volkswagen technology to make hybrid cars and electric vehicles, as the two form a capital alliance. Chairman and CEO Osamu Suzuki also told reporters that Volkswagen approached Suzuki about a partnership. [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:27am EST
  

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• TTAC drives Citroen C1 ev'ie, mostly likes it

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  Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Citroen, Europe/EU

  
  
  We took notice that a large portion (60!) of the electric cars in Copenhagen for the ongoing U.N. climate conference were of the Citroen C1 ev'ie variety and had a tiny panic attack. A certain' [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:58pm EST
  by Domenick Yoney

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• UK: Electric cars get tax breaks

  —Daily automotive news and comment

  As expected, the UK government has today announced significant tax breaks for electric cars as part of the Chancellor's annual 'pre-Budget report'. The measures are designed to encourage company fleets to opt for more EVs. [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:43am EST
  

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• U.S.-China pact on electric cars needs more spark

  —Automotive News - China automotive sales and production, suppliers and OEM in Chinese market, China's homegrown players and their expansions overseas.

  Last month, the United States and China agreed to work together to develop electric cars. I called a top industry expert about the deal, signed by presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao, expecting to hear it was, indeed, the breakthrough trumpeted by both countries. But no. [...]

  Posted: December 06, 2009, 11:21am EST
  

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• GM's Lutz sees limited share for electric cars

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  General Motors Co sees limited sales of electric cars over the next five years and will ramp up output of its much-anticipated Volt plug-in cautiously, the automaker's vice-chairman said on Wednesday. [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 10:26am EST
  

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• EV Cup electric car racing series to light up tires in 2011

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  Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Europe/EU, Th!nk (Think), Racing

  
  
  If you've been impatiently waiting to watch electric cars rip racetrack asphalt asunder, an end to your suffering may be in sight. A new racing series branded EV Cup has just been launched in' [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:27pm EST
  by Domenick Yoney

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• LA SHOW: GM chief sees limited EV sales initially

  —Daily automotive news and comment

  General Motors sees limited sales of electric cars over the next five years and will increase output of upcoming Volt plug-in cautiously, vice-chairman Bob Lutz has said. [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  

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• Audi e-tron: Sexiest Electric Car Concept Ever [La Auto Show]

  —Jalopnik

  Number of comments: 51
  When you open your press conference by stating you don't believe electric cars are the future you can't then show the Audi e-tron Concept, right? Well, then it must just be for ze fascination mit... [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:30pm EST
  by Matt Hardigree

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• Bob Lutz thanks Tesla for proving EVs possible

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  During his keynote speech at the Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, GM Vice Chairman of Global Product Development, Bob Lutz, thanked California startup Tesla Motors for proving electric cars are viable. He also spoke about his enthusiasm for the unfolding EV movement. Lutz told the Motor Press [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:33pm EST
  by Nick Aziz

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• SOUTH KOREA: Renault to build electric cars

  —Daily automotive news and comment

  Renault will build electric vehicles in Korea once the government has finalised its plans for EVs, the chief executive of the French automaker's Samsung unit told reporters at the unveiling of the new SM5 mid-sized saloon. [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 8:57am EST
  

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• Nissan expects to double battery energy capacity by 2015

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  Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Nissan

  2010 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery
  
  If the ranges offered by the upcoming Nissan and Renault electric cars aren't as long as you'd like, you'll be pleased to learn they should' [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:55am EST
  by Domenick Yoney

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• VIDEO: Wet Liberal rants about Top Gear, electric cars and hydrogen

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  Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, UK

  
  Wet Liberal rants - Click above to watch the video after the break
  Most of the time, Robert Llewellyn is a seemingly well-adjusted comedic actor with a concern for environmental issues who currently hosts a web-based [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:07am EST
  by Domenick Yoney

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• Mainland Chinese automakers look to Taiwan for EV expertise

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  Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Asia, China

  
  
  More electric car news from Taiwan. Two Chinese automakers are ready to develop and sell electric cars there. Chery, for instance, has announced the creation of an R&D center in the upcoming "Green Energy Intelligent" [...]

  Posted: November 26, 2009, 3:24pm EST
  by Xavier Navarro

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• GM To Work With National Federation of the Blind on 2011 Chevy Volt Sounds

  —TCC Confidential

  Since at least 2007, advocates for the blind have been concerned about the lack of noise from hybrids running in electric mode. The imminent arrival of all-electric cars like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2012 Nissan Leaf has only raised their level of alarm. Now General Motors has [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

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• NISSAN LAUNCHES LEAF EV IN USA

  —The Car Nut

  In 1947, Tokyo Electric Cars Company built a lead-acid battery powered EV delivery truck called the Tama which it sold through 1950, when oil supplies and prices stabilized after WWII (cars and trucks were also powered by flammable gasses captured... [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:49am EST
  by The Car Nut

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• Tweets on Cars: Just finished talking to...

  —Karl on Cars

  Just finished talking to Bob Lutz about everything from electric cars to Chrysler's chance of success. He remains the quintessential car guy [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:12pm EST
  

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• Lutz: High-performance Chevy Volt SS a "possibility"

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  Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Sedan, Performance, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Alternative Fuel

  2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Electric cars are for those who would rather drive slow, boring commuters that don't consume fossil fuels and therefore don't [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:02pm EST
  by Jeremy Korzeniewski

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• Reliant Energy preparing for in-home EV charging stations

  —Leftlane News

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  Houston-based Reliant Energy CEO David Crane, who drives a Tesla Roadster, says that the energy provider is moving steadily towards offering in-home and support services for owners of electric vehicles. Crane told the Dallas Morning News that electric cars are starting “to become a factor in our planning.” He said that the [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:38pm EST
  by Andrew Ganz

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