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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

Revenge of the Electric Car

company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as next year. Here is a the entire text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as next year. The company is already trying out battery-powered vehicles in London, Meier said.

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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Towards this goal, we present for the first time in this article a membrane that can regulate transmembrane ion transport as a function of its redox state. In laboratory tests, the engineers found that their membrane reliably controlled charging and discharging in batteries powered by ions of lithium, sodium and potassium.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

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From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Postal Service Minivan - Click above for high-res gallery Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery-powered minivans for the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS will be using the vans for a variety of duties at locations around the country – including daily home delivery.

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