The EPA confirmed that the range of the new Tesla Model S is indeed 370 miles. Sounds like the end of range anxiety; I don’t know anyone who wants to drive farther than that in a single day.
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From Guest Blogger Christopher Austin: Check Out Five Luxury Green Cars that Mean a Better World Around You
The long-awaited winners for this year’s Green Car Awards have been announced. It’s been a long journey; and at this point it shouldn’t surprise you that people know what they want. The Washington Auto Show held the conference announcing the …
Nissan LEAF Losing Ground in the Electric Vehicle Space
Here’s an excerpt from this week’s Green Auto Digest, published by my colleague Jon LeSage: Plug-in electric vehicle sales were up substantially month-over-month and year-over-year – 17% over January and 6.7% over February 2014. The Tesla Model S, Chevrolet Volt, …
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From Guest Blogger Curt Robbins: On the Green Horizon — Toyota Mirai vs. Chevy Bolt
Anytime you take two hot topics, like green technology and automobiles, Americans are going to take note. We love our cars, regardless of their environmental impact—and probably always will. Thankfully, the automobile is finally beginning to evolve. It’s becoming more …
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The Disappearance of Low- and Medium-Speed Electric Vehicles
In response to my piece on the lack-luster adoption curve for electric vehicles, a commenter who’s been with us for over five years writes: Not all of us, perhaps, but if someone could build something that was electric instead of …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: Ford Could Make a Car Like Tesla’s Model S, According to CEO
With the Tesla Model S selling quite well lately, and with Tesla reporting profits quarter after quarter, it was only a matter of time before other car makers take a page from Elon Musk’s book and start thinking about designing …
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A Life of Pleasure and Sustainability with the Tesla Model S
The people at Tesla Motors are almost as good at making videos as they are at building cars. Here’s a four-minute story of a guy whose job entails building run-of-river hydro plants, using the enormous water resources of Norway. He …
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Fast-Charging Stations Are Strategic To the Success of Electric Transportation
Here’s a general article on electric transportation in the U.S. — strangely in “SeekingAlpha” — a blog site associated with the minute details that drive stock prices. I thought I’d present it here because of the cool maps that show …
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Fire Burns Tesla Model S (!)
Here’s Elon Musk’s response to the extraordinarily well-publicized fire in a Tesla Model S, in which he explains that statistically, fires per mile are five times less frequent in electric vehicles than they are in gasoline-powered cars.
From Guest Blogger Jordan: What Are Major Car Companies Doing in the Wake of Tesla Success?
As the success of Tesla becomes more and more obvious, the largest car makers in the world are starting to feel threatened by this small start-up company. Tesla has reported a profit in two consecutive quarters this year, which is …
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