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WVU NAFTC partners with Tesla Motors for professional development and electric drive vehicle first responder safety training

Green Car Congress

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) will hold its upcoming Electric Drive Vehicle First Responder Safety Training at the Tesla Motors headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. South Portland, Maine; and Sanford, Fla. Scheduled for 6-7 Dec., Morgantown, W.

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Tesla Opens Portland Store, Passes A Million Visitors So Far In 2012

Green Car Reports

By the sales numbers—even if you consider the 20,000 Model S sedans (which Green Car Reports drove this week, with a first drive review and video post) the company hopes to sell annually—Tesla Motors [NYSE: TSLA] is a small niche automaker.

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Tesla Model S Road Trip: 1,200 West Coast Electric-Car Miles

Green Car Reports

Once Tesla Motors built out its Supercharger network of quick-charging stations along Interstate 5, my wife and I decided to drive from our home in Sacramento to Portland in our new 2013 Tesla Model S.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

Green Car Congress

Tesla’s vision of the Supercharger network in 2015. Tesla Motors announced an accelerated rollout of its Tesla Supercharger network, which delivers quick charging for Tesla Model S drivers over long distances (i.e., Click to enlarge. city-to-city travel), for free.

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Smart Move

Revenge of the Electric Car

Smart will be launching a test fleet of 250 electric cars in selected areas, including: Portland, San Jose, Indianapolis, Orlando, and the Washington, D.C. Smart will lease a fleet of 250 electric cars to businesses, organizations and select people, in Portland, Ore.; kilowatt-hour battery pack produced by Tesla Motors Inc.,

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

Portland General Electric. Tesla Motors, Inc. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). National Grid. NextGen Climate America. New York State. Orange and Rockland. PPL Electric Utilities. Pacific Gas & Electric. PNM Resources.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley company that makes electric cars, says it has already sold 150 of its $109,000 Roadsters in the Bay Area. and San Diego, a combination of green consciousness and enthusiasm for new technology seems to be stirring public interest in the cars.