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Colorado Teardrops developing EV-specific teardrop trailer: The Boulder

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The Boulder has a 75 kWh battery pack built into the trailer frame to recharge the EV’s batteries. As a comparison, the company’s conventional Mt. EV drivers can recharge their car’s battery pack using the batteries in the Boulder. EV drivers can recharge their car’s battery pack using the batteries in the Boulder.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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By comparison, the Nissan LEAF carries a 99 MPGe (combined) EPA rating, while the smaller i-MiEV carries a 112 MPGe (combined) rating. (1 The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. THINK developed the EV-Ready Cities Index to measure which markets are most likely to begin and benefit from the transition to electric vehicles, providing an objective comparison of the EV purchase and usage incentives as well as the market fit for EVs.

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