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A 2011 Nissan Leaf is providing transportation through the city for the team that's building new power conduit tunnels throughout central London.
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Volvo Downsizes Engines, Continues Drive Towards Greener Cars
Volvo isn’t the largest automaker in the world -- but it is one of the safest thanks to a long-standing passion about passenger and pedestrian safety dating back to when the company was founed nearly 85 years ago. But recently Volvo has developed a new passion to put alongside its aim to have...
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How Much Has Nissan Spent on Electric Cars? $5.6 Billion...And Counting
Bringing a new car to market costs a lot of money -- around $1-2 billion per platform on a new volume vehicle. As any auto industry insider will tell you, it isn’t just money either -- it’s about years of planning, development and testing before a car is ready to make the transition...
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Leaf Drivers Publicly Shame Selfish Charging-Station User
Imagine the scenario: You’re heading to a meeting and leave your shiny 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car plugged in at the local charging station, confident that it will have enough charge to get you back home when you return in a few hours. Then you return to find another electric car owner has...
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Security Breach: iPhone App Releases Private Data of Electric Car Owners
For as long as electric cars have been on the roads of the world, people have needed to find a place to plug in. So what happens when a company obtains and publishes details of several hundred addresses and contact details for a privately-run and moderated peer-to-peer charging network?...
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What Will A Formula E Electric Race-Car Look Like? Here’s One Idea (VIDEO)
A few weeks ago we told you that the FIA governing body had announced its call for entrants for its new all-electric race car series, Formula E -- and now we’re starting to see interest from potential competitors. Among the first we’ve seen is not a racing team -- but a design for a...
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Imagine, plug-in electric cars can survive hurricanes just like they survive snow, sleet, rain, and car washes!
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Hey, Sarah Palin, Electric Cars Make Hunting Easier
Electric car owners aren’t necessarily known for their love of hunting -- and those who hunt aren’t usually known for their love of electric cars either. After all, gun-toting, gas-guzzling, Russia-spying, former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin loves to hunt -- and her motto of...
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2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car: What We’ve Learned After 5 Months
At the end of March this year, I took delivery of our very own 2011 Nissan Leaf. After the first week, we shared with you the good and bad side of Nissan’s first all-electric hatchback and even reported on a mammoth 520-mile two-day trek utilizing the U.K.’s dealer network of D.C. rapid...
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2011 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview: VW Nils Electric Concept (BREAKING)
Two weeks ago, we heard a rumor that German automaker Volkswagen was planning on unveiling an all-electric single-seat urban car at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. A few days later, we were offered a chance to be among the very first to get a glimpse of Volkswagen’s ultra-compact urban concept...
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Walgreens Installs DC Rapid Electric Car Chargers “Where Practical”
You may already know that pharmaceuticals giant Walgreens is installing as many as 800 electric car charging stations at its branches throughout New York City, Houston, Dallas Fort-Worth and Chicago. While we all reeled in horror to the news that it could cost Walgreens customers as much as $4 for...
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2011 Smart ForVision Electric Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview
A few weeks ago we told you about the third generation Smart ForTwo Electric Drive which was due to be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. With a faster top speed, better range and ultra-fast 1 hour recharge capability, the new version of the diminutive city car should hit the roads next year...
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German electronics giant Siemens is no stranger to electric motors or electric cars -- and now it has announced a formal partnership with the Volvo Car Corporation to work on a new generation of electric car technology. Confirmed at a joint press conference held in Munich, Germany, the two companies outlined their plans for the partnership. Initially, the partnership will be geared towards Volvo’s existing C30 electric and V60 Plug-in Hybrid cars, but will then extend to a new car platform which Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby hinted could be debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. The...
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Toyota Sets New Electric Car Lap Record At Nürburgring Nordschleife
Toyota has just announced that it has just set a new electric car lap record on the 12.93 mile Nürburgring Nodschleife race track in Germany, beating the previous record by a full 1 minute and 13 seconds. Built by Toyota and based on a Radical sportscar, the all-electric two-seat race car set...
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Faster Electric-Car Charging Gets Smaller, And That’s Better
If you’ve got a 2011 Nissan Leaf SL you probably ordered it with the included $700 rapid charging port, capable of recharging its 24 kilowatt-hour battery pack to 80 percent full in a little under 30 minutes using an off-board rapid charger. But direct-current rapid charging stations using...
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Will The Nissan Leaf Be Heading For The Oscars? At A Stretch
The 84th Academy Awards -- otherwise known as The Oscars -- might be many months away, but we’re probably going to see a stretched Nissan Leaf acting as red-carpet transport. Or at least, that’s what we think might be happening after a limousine company has confirmed that it has been...
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Libyan Rebels Find Even Bad Men (Qaddafi) Love Electric Cars
Let’s face it: If you ask Joe Public to describe the personal attributes of your average electric car owner, you'd probably get a description of a left-leaning, affluent and well-educated individual on the east or west coast of the U.S. A less-polite individual may even chose to add a few...
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Chicago Will Get Nissan Leaf Early Because It Loves Electric Cars
The City of Chicago has put so much time and money into supporting electric cars that Nissan has decided to reward Illinois by moving forward the planned Chicago launch of its Leaf electric hatchback to this Fall. In February this year, Gov. Quinn of Illinois signed a bill investing $1 million in...
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It’s official: the largest FIA is creating a racing series devoted to the electric car. Called the Formula E, the series will launch in 2013 and is expected to attract attention from all around the world. Interested racing teams have until the 14th October to register their interest in competing in the global series on a three-year contract, and have to write a formal letter of intent to the FIA governing body detailing their suitability to be considered for the series. After a prospective team has submitted its letter of intent in the series, the FIA will examine the team to ensure...
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Hertz, Marriott Bring Electric Cars And Hotels Together In San Francisco
Popular airport rental car firm Hertz has been working alongside Hotel chain Marriott for 30 years to unite weary travelers with a set of wheels while they’re away from home -- but now visitors to San Francisco can opt to rent an electric car from the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront...
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Want A More Accurate Battery Gauge For Your Nissan Leaf? Here’s How
Every time a new car launches, someone somewhere will try and improve on whatever its maker produced. Traditionally, this has meant improvements on things like seating, engine power and entertainment systems -- but in the world of eco-driving, devices which help improve the driver's awareness of...
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1899 Vintage Electric Car Sells For Record-Breaking $550,000 In Auction
If you had over half-a-million dollars to spend on an electric car, which car -- or cars -- would you buy? For $550,000 -- that’s about the same price as the gas-guzzling rocket ship that is the 2011 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 race car - you could buy 7 Tesla Model S Signature Series Sedans. Or you...
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5.2 Million Electric Vehicles Will Be On World's Roads By 2017
President Obama may be aiming to get 1 million plug in vehicles on the roads of the U.S. by 2015, but a recent study by Pike Research predicts that by 2017 there will only be 5.2 million plug-in vehicles worldwide. In total, more than 14 million hybrid and plug-in electric cars will be on the roads...
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Getting An Electric Car Charging Station? Make Your Contractor Watch This (Video)
Here at GreenCarReports we like to cover every aspect of owning and driving an electric car -- from choosing the right model for you through to learning how to get the best range and buying a dedicated charging station. But what about getting your electric car charging station installed? Do you...
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