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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

The Truth About Cars

Then I learned that three Renault Dauphines had hit the regular inventory at the Pick-n-Pull in San Jose, California. The final Renaults sold here were 1988 Medallions (though Renault HQ claims that we'll be able to purchase electric Alpine A110s here in 2027). I hopped a 737 out there soon after.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

Green Car Congress

Coulomb Technologies, in partnership with Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA, will provide 4,600 free home and public ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles throughout the United States through the ChargePoint America program. the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, California; Redmond, Wash.;

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. The conference attendees heard the now familiar if increasingly impassioned representatives of the utility industry trumpet the benefits of electricity for transportation.

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Tesla widens its legal action against Rivian over alleged theft of battery secrets

Teslarati

is widening its legal action against fellow electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc., Tesla notes that batteries are the “most essential element for any electric vehicle.” Battery tech is among Tesla’s most closely-held innovations, which makes the company’s new legal action quite understandable.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs.

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