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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster.

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Reva EVs to Be Built in New York State

Green Car Congress

Bannon will use technology based on that developed by REVA Electric Car Company Private, Ltd., Empire State Development (ESD) has offered Bannon a $3 million capital grant to proceed with the project. REVA, India’s first zero polluting electric vehicle for city mobility, was commercialized in June 2001.

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Fast charger comes to Voltageville: Envisioning the Future

Plugs and Cars

In 2001 I began driving an electric car, obtaining the last of the ZEV mandate-required EVs. As I got turned on to the benefits and technological readiness of electric cars, the writing was on the wall and EVs began to disappear from California's roads. I was thrilled.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? Where Can I Buy One?

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting is stepping onto Tesla’s playing field with its own electric car start-up, Faraday Future , and Apple is planning one too, by 2019. Through its Alphabet holding company , Google is also getting into the game with plans for a self-driving car.

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