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Kia prepping Washington and Oregon for Soul EV launch; dealers and charging network w/ fast-chargers

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Kia Motors America (KMA) is continuing its progressive launch of the Soul EV and adding to the electric vehicle ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest with 20 Soul EV-certified dealers and a charging network. This fast charger can charge the Soul EV’s battery from empty to 80% in about 33 minutes.

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Four Benefits of EV Charging for Hospitality

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EVs are reaching the mass market, and drivers expect to be able to charge their cars wherever they go. EV sales are trending upward, which means that more and more drivers are going to be showing up to hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and other locations expecting to charge their vehicles as they recharge themselves.

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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San Diego, Portland and Sacramento were rated fifth, sixth and seventh putting four cities in California in the top-15 index. The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Washington DC. Rounding out the top ten were Newark, Seattle and Atlanta. —Richard Canny. Chicago (tie).

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Chevrolet Spark EV: speedy, smooth and quiet; the importance of motor control

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There are multiple interesting aspects to the vehicle, including GM’s rationale for offering fast charging as an option (it’s not to go across country), but one of the most manifest when driving the car (aside from the “Wheee!” Currently, DOE data suggests that 90% of charging is done at home. no garage or car port in apartments, etc.

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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The 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV uses the CHAdeMO protocol for high-speed EV charging. When the vehicle’s ECU detects that a Level 3 DC quick charging connector has been plugged into the vehicle, it then determines whether the battery pack requires cooling based on battery temperature information from the BMU (Battery Management Unit).

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

February 2007 (Washington, DC) Jackson EMC electricity cooperative by EnergyCS, February 2007 (Jefferson, GA), contact ashedd@jacksonemc.com GreenTomato Cars by Amberjac/EnergyCS, February 2007 (London, UK), contact simon@amberjac-projects.co.uk Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. Ford F-150 Pickup Truck, July 2008 (Chicago, IL).

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. The big problems now is how to create a battery that can charge rapidly and infrastructure to charge them.

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