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Tesla Roadster 3.0 Update: San Jose To LA Without Recharging

Green Car Reports

update for the Tesla Roadster, the electric-car maker''s very first product, sold in the U.S. Back in December, we first received confirmation of the "3.0" from 2008 through 2011. Tesla claimed the update would boost the Roadster''s range 40 to 50 percent, and said a real-world demonstration was forthcoming. MORE: Tesla Roadster 3.0:

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SF Bay Area gets largest yet electric car deployment to municipal fleets

National Green Transportation

On Thursday, the largest municipal fleet deployment of electric cars in the U.S. took place when Mitsubishi Motors deployed 50 i-MiEV's to four Bay Area local government fleets – San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Mill.'

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Nissan Announces Dates for US LEAF EV Tour

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The Nissan LEAF all-electric car will make its North American debut in Los Angeles on 13 Nov. The Los Angeles showing will be the first time people in the United States will be able to see the five-passenger, five-door, gasoline-free car, which is embarking on a nationwide tour. San Diego: Nov. San Francisco: Nov.

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Federal Realty partners with Car Charging Group to install EV charging stations at retail sites nationwide

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Federal Realty Investment Trust is partnering with Car Charging Group, Inc., a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Federal Realty‘s portfolio of 18.6 Farkas, CEO of Car Charging Group. Bethesda Row in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Electric taxis heading to San Francisco

Green Cars News

An electric taxi programme will be launched in San Francisco and San Jose after Better Place committed to bringing its switchable battery station to the Bay Area. This means that [.].

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Nissan LEAF drivers racing towards one billion kilometres

Green Cars News

Owners of Nissan’s first fully electric car – the famous LEAF – are fast approaching the one billion kilometres driven mark. To celebrate the landmark figure, Nissan has created a series of animated stories, starting with Roberto San Jose, the first taxi driver in Spain to buy one of the fully ele[.].

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Growing EV numbers and limited charging points causing workplace tensions in California

Green Cars News

We knew it would be an issue sooner or later, but in the Silicon Valley where electric car uptake is far advanced, the thorny issue of charging etiquette is already rearing its ugly head. According to local newspaper, San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley firms are increasingly finding that electr[.].