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Minneapolis gets EV Ready

Plugs and Cars

Minneapolis will be getting 18 electric cars from Ford, and stimulus funding will be used to install charging points, as reported in the Twin Cities downtownjournal.com. Tags: Ford battery electric car.

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Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

Cars That Think

As the world builds more and more electric cars and trucks—and electrifies other modes of transit—a race is underway to build the ideal, mean-and-green motor. The goal is a traction motor that’s at least as powerful, reliable, and lightweight as today’s industry standard rare-earth permanent magnet synchronous motor.

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Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rises to $5,000

EV Life

Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Qualifications The increased $5,000 Colorado tax credit applies to all EVs and PHEVs with an MSRP under $80,000. Eligible applicants must meet certain income requirements and have an electric service account with Xcel Energy in Colorado.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., For instance, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that one auto dealer just outside the city specializing in used EVs actively discourages renters from buying them unless they have access to at-home chargers because of the unreliability of public chargers.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Andy Frank and Mark Duvall of EPRI , I spoke to the need to fund battery research and demonstration vehicles. Afterward several members of Congress went outside for test drives in a plug-in hybrid brought to Washington by Cal-Cars. On the state level, Minnesota became the first state in the Union to pass plug-in hybrid legislation.