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Are Solid-State Batteries the Next Big Breakthrough for EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Are solid-state electric vehicle (EV) batteries a solution to some of the issues with the lithium-ion batteries powering our EVs today? CONTACTS : The search for a better EV battery ; Toyota’s Rival In Solid-State EV Development Is A Supplier: Schaeffler.

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Seasonal Tips: Getting the Best Range from Your EV

Clean Fleet Report

Taking the Worry Out of Electric Driving All Year. Electric vehicles have been around since the 1800s , but it’s only recently that we’ve seen significant improvements to EV batteries and the nation’s charging infrastructure. It’s generally a good idea to cool your EV when its battery is charging.

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How EV Connect Can Help With EV Fleet Management

EV Connect

Major companies around the globe are making waves in the electric vehicle movement. It’s a critical step that any company with a vehicle fleet must take, but that doesn’t make it a simple one. It helps electrification surge forward, and it puts pressure on companies of all sizes to electrify their own fleets.

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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

Here's the story from Motor Trend : VW jumping on plug-in hybrid bandwagon with TwinDrive system Nate Martinez June 26 2008 Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced today that pre-production testing of the automaker's plug-in hybrid electric system, dubbed TwinDrive, is underway with the full support of the German government.

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Reva: A little company with big ambitions. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Slow, clunky, even potentially “life-threatening” – these are just a handful of the insults that have been thrown the way of electric car maker REVA and particularly its G-Wiz model. Leaders of the pack. According to Chetan Maini, the man behind the company, the factory represents the first mass production of a green car.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

To survive, help is needed from Italys Fiat but, as negotiations with the Italian automaker bog down and the two week deadline to hammer out a partnership approaches, the companys future - as well as its aspirations for an electric hot rod - are increasingly in doubt. Possibilities include a minivan and an Jeep Wrangler-like off-roader.