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Next Volkswagen e-Golf To Have At Least 200 Miles Of Range

Green Car Reports

When it launched in fall 2014, the Volkswagen e-Golf electric car all but duplicated the Nissan Leaf in range and efficiency: 83 miles and 116 MPGe against the Leaf's 84-mile and 114-MPGe ratings. Since then, the Leaf has gotten an upgrade to 107 miles, and an increase is en route for the e-Golf as well.

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Drive Electric Week event organizers reminisce

Plug in America

He was really intrigued by the vehicles, particularly a Tesla Roadster and a Nissan LEAF that were parked next to each other. At the 2019 NDEW-Mexico City event, we took advantage of the ELECTRATON eKarts race to have the electric cars on display for the first time in the Mexican capital city. Mike Miranda, Secretary.

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Better Place highlights battery switch technology

Green Cars News

Better Place has showcased its new battery switch system in Yokohama, Japan, which is designed to make long distance travel by electric vehicle convenient for consumers. The company selected the Nissan Dualis to demonstrate the battery switch technology.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But in recent months new players, including the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Daimler AG and battery maker Electrovaya , have come onto the scene as well — making China look more and more likely to give electric cars a strong push into the mass market. Some of these companies are also working on electric models for the U.S.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping. It works with current customer habits quite well.