I spoke with a couple of the people promoting the 2012 release of the Prius plug-in hybrid yesterday at the 2010 Plug-In show. Gosh, this seems like a strange concept. Its all-electric range? 13 miles. The net effect for the …
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What’s Wrong Inside Toyota?
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Where Is the Electric Vehicle Industry Going? Judging by the 2010 Plug-In Show…
The 2010 Plug-In show, featuring the latest in electric transportation, is now in the books. I spent yesterday at the event, meeting people, interviewing key industry players, and taking in all that the show offered. But while I enjoyed the …
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Nissan LEAF – Manufacturing Facility
The other day, Nissan began construction of a 1.3 million square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee that will produce the lithium-ion batteries to power its LEAF – slated for US production in 2012. I’ll be very happy when I can …
Nissan's Leaf: "Distinctive"
“It’s distinctive without being bizarre.” This is the description that Plug-In America’s Paul Scott bestowed upon the new Nissan Leaf, a sleek electric vehicle that will be introduced in the US next fall. I finding this telling, as it’s what …
The Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve
More from Alex C: Consumer research indicates only 5% of American’s are true “greenies.” Remember that most Americans do NOT believe in the global warming scare and that it is a large political war….they don’t care…they will buy EVs if …
