Image credit: Fully Charged From checking out the Nemesis electric car , to exploring fast electric car charging , Robert Llewellyn has been an enthusiastic and outspoken advocate for electric cars. So when Rory Reid of cnet uk thoroughly trashed EVs, Robert invited him to have it out with him in person. This was the result…… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Do Electric Cars Still Suck? Fully Charged vs Cnet UK (Video)
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Image: volt.charitybuzz.com Recharging Detroit Public Schools GM is auctioning off the first Chevy Volt off the production line to raise money for the Detroit Public Schools Foundation . It’s a great idea, and so far it seems pretty successful. There’s still about 11 days left in the auction, and already the car with a MSRP of $40,280 has a bid for $180,000, and the next bid will have to be at least 5 grand higher to be accepted. Other car makers should steal this! How about a
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With 11 Days to Go, Chevy Volt #1 Charity Auction Reaches $180,000
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Photo: GM If There’s One Thing Michigan Needs, It’s Jobs… While the “green jobs” bonanza that some predicted hasn’t quite happened yet, there are many high quality green jobs that are being created all around the world these days. The latest announcement comes from GM, who starting today will start hiring 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan to “significantly expand its vehicle electrification expertise and lead in the development of electric vehicles from hybrids to electric vehicles with extended-range capability, like the Chevrolet Volt.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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GM to Hire 1,000 Engineers & Researchers to Develop Electric Vehicles
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Photo: Wikipedia , CC But With all the Advantages of Supercapacitors As you can see above, graphene is a one-atom thick sheet of carbon atoms, very similar to carbon nanotubes , except for the “tube” part. This wonder-material has very interesting electrical properties that have allowed researchers to create a graphene-based supercapacitor that exhibits a “specific energy density of 85.6 Wh/kg at room temperature and 136 Wh/kg at 80 … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Graphene Supercapacitor Breakthrough Offers Energy Density Comparable to NiMH Battery!
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Image credit: Source London From city-wide charging at Sainsbury’s supermarkets to individual borough councils opening electric vehicle charging stations at an impressive rate, London has already seen its fair share of pro-electric car initiatives. But when Mayor Boris Johnson announced that every Londoner … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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London’s Comprehensive Electric Vehicle Plan Takes Shape
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Oregon’s only coal-fired power plant. Photo: Tedder , Wikimedia, CC There’s currently only one lonely coal-fired power plant in all of Oregon. But by 2020, there will be none — Portland General Electric Co., which operates the plant, has announced that it will either shutter the 585 megawatt Boardman plant or convert it to burn biomass. In less than 10 years, the state of Oregon will be coal-free…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: U.S. EPA These Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story, Though… Nissan has announced that it has got the final LEAF electric car ratings from the EPA. As you can see on the sticker above, the LEAF is rated at 106 MPG-equivalent in the city and 92 MPG-equivalent on the highway, for a combined rating of 99 MPG-equivalent (more below on what “MPG-equivalent” actually means in this case). The electric driving range of the car as measured by the EPA is 73 miles, almost 30% lower than Nissan’s own estimate of 100 miles. In real-world driving, the LEAF’s range should vary quite a bit depending on … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Nissan LEAF Gets 99 MPG-e Rating from EPA
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Image: Screen grab of their Facebook page A Full Pendulum Swing I’m pretty sure that most TreeHugger readers have seen Chris Paine’s documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? , or are at least familiar with the general idea of it. When the film was released in 2006, things had been pretty gloomy for electric cars for a while. But since then, a lot has happened and that’s what the sequel titled Revenge of the Electric Car will document…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"Revenge of the Electric Car" Trailer to Premiere When Facebook Fan Page Hits 10,000 Fans
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The Tesla Model S electric car. Photo: Tesla Motors Or Somewhere In the Middle? Lately, there’s been a media backlash against electric car subsidies. Almost all big newspapers have carried op-eds about it, and they’ve almost all been negative. Are they right? Are electric car subsidies a big mistake? Let’s look at the pros and cons…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Ford A Brand New Model With an Electric Version from the Start The 2012 Ford Focus electric , which we now know will use LG Chem batteries , won’t be launched everywhere at once when it comes out in late 2011. Ford has studied various regions of the US to find those that best meet certain criteria (like existing hybrid purchase trends, utility compa… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ford Announces Markets Where Focus Electric Will be Available in Late 2011
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