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Citroën ë-Berlingo Electric goes on sale

Drive Electric

That has now changed with the arrival of the Citroën ë-Berlingo Electric. It can charge at up to 100kW using a public rapid charger, where an 0-80% charge will take around 30 minutes. Using the vehicle’s 7.4kW onboard charger, charging at home using a wall box takes 7.5 hours for a 0-100% charge.

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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. Second, the regions themselves had to write a letter to support the grant proposal.

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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

Bush proposes $81 million, which includes $17 million for plug-in hybrid battery grants. Plug-in hybrids and electric cars built with the best possible, most economic, available-now technology. Because the FC Edge runs primarily off the battery, as long as there is some charge, there is no waiting." (Wow!

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Fast charger comes to Voltageville: Envisioning the Future

Plugs and Cars

The notion of the plug-in hybrid revived the hope of plugging in. I made my peace with the notion of a transition vehicle, with a plug and an engine. Government and industry began to plan for the rollout of plug-in cars with a plan to roll out public charging infrastructure. GM announced the Volt. I was thrilled.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in cars are being delivered at long last. Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? All plug-in cars these days come with a 120-volt charge cord.

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Subsidy announcement boosts electric cars

Green Cars News

Last week the UK Government announced a purchase subsidy of up to £5,000 for every electric car available from 2011. The subsidy is set to come into place in 2011, as the Government believe this is when eligible plug-in hybrids and long range electric cars will become mass-marketed. In London the average car journey is only 4.3