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Coda to bring electric vehicles to California

Green Cars News

The Coda will be a four-door, five passenger car, that will be made available for around $45,000 - even less once a $7,500 Federal tax credit and additional state incentives are taken into account. It accelerates from 0-60mph in 11 seconds and includes an on-board charger that can complete a full charge in less than six hours.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

Smart EV charging uses intelligence to manage when and how an electric vehicle plugged into a smart charger will receive power for charging based on the cost of electricity, its availability, and the needs of the driver. They want chargers to always be available and simple to use.

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Coda Automotive to Bring China-Built Electric Mid-size Sedan to California Market in 2010; New JV with Lishen for Automotive Li-ion Systems

Green Car Congress

Ltd., ( Lishen ) for lithium-ion batteries used in the Coda, announced the establishment of a global joint venture with Lishen to design, manufacture and sell transportation and utility power storage battery systems. Additionally, the company, which has an existing long-term sourcing contract with Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co.,

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The whole infrastructure needs to be revamped, from electrical generation to transmission of to user sources and, finally, how to make plug-in sites available to city dwellers? This may be the lowest cost energy storage solution just because we are going to make the batteries anyway. And who is going to pay for all this???…

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Of course, everything has its drawbacks and one problem with charging at home is that it is not an option available for some city dwellers. Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. It does not reflect well upon you.