EV Life

AUGUST 28, 2020

There’s never been more interest in electric cars. Electric vehicles (EVs) are safer, greener, and cheaper to drive than gas vehicles. According to a recent study , the average American driver saves $1,117 per year on fuel and maintenance costs when they switch from a gas car to an electric one.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

announced at the New York International Auto Show that they are teaming up to implement the Microsoft Hohm energy management application for Ford’s electric vehicles. Ford is the first automaker to announce the planned use of Hohm, starting with the Focus Electric next year. Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Corp. —Ed Pleet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2016

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. For these days, other powertrain technologies will likely be needed.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Were still using the same style electrical plug 70 years later.

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