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Nissan Announces Dates for US LEAF EV Tour

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The Nissan LEAF all-electric car will make its North American debut in Los Angeles on 13 Nov. The Los Angeles showing will be the first time people in the United States will be able to see the five-passenger, five-door, gasoline-free car, which is embarking on a nationwide tour. San Diego: Nov. San Francisco: Nov.

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Federal Realty partners with Car Charging Group to install EV charging stations at retail sites nationwide

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Federal Realty Investment Trust is partnering with Car Charging Group, Inc., a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Federal Realty‘s portfolio of 18.6 Farkas, CEO of Car Charging Group. Bethesda Row in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Plug-in readiness reports show wide difference between California regions

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The San Diego PEV readiness assessment finds that the region is at the leading edge of PEV adoption and support with about 20% of California’s PEV sales and the nation’s largest all-electric car-sharing program. Only about 5% have considered such issues because of limited staff resources and lack of public demand.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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The company is also producing a US variant of the conference in San Jose, California in November. By value, hybrid cars are now the largest electric vehicle sector and, since they will be with us for at least fifteen more years, improving the hybrid technology is of major interest. Largest sector by value.

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NextEV Launches NIO Brand; NIO EP9 fastest electric car on the Nürburgring Nordschliefe

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At a launch event in London, electric car company NextEV unveiled its brand, NIO and its electric supercar, the NIO EP9, which has achieved a new lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschliefe. mile) ‘Green Hell’ in 7m 05.12s, beating the previous EV lap record held, marking it out as the fastest electric car in the world.

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ICCT analysis of California top EV cities finds link between EV uptake and many underlying factors

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A team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found that electric vehicle model availability; public electric vehicle charging network; local promotion activities for electric vehicles (e.g., These cities tend to be smaller, but Oakland and San Jose are also within the high electric vehicle uptake cities.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. When people start driving electric cars, where will the electricity come from? When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "If

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