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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Clyde Schwanke’s backyard in Topeka, complete with his Nissan LEAF and Ford C=max Plugin. I had to pay an extra $100 for registering my Nissan LEAF this year, but the car has never been out of Topeka. It’s theoretically supposed to make up for loss of gas tax revenue, but it’s just not fair,” said Schwanke. “I

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

Push EVs

Norway’s auto market saw plugin EV volume explode to take 87.6% December’s combined plugin share of 87.6% Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) took just 4.8% The Nissan Leaf has fallen from #6 to #15. share in December, with huge numbers of BEVs registered, and overall auto volumes double those of seasonal norms.

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Feature: Camping on Electrons Is Coming Closer

Clean Fleet Report

As we move towards a future focused more on electric rather than gas and diesel there is an uptick in companies providing options for eco-travel and plugin options. This small camper based on the Nissan NV200 packs a punch boasting 80% charge after 30 minutes and providing all the luxuries you might need while staying so compact.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Nissan Includes PHEVs in its long-term development program. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs. Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply ↓ ↑ report 6 CaramelZappa 3:20AM (4/23/2009) Yea, you COULD convert a lotus for $10k but the conversion wouldnt be terribly satisfying. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. READ: $10,000 of changes and the satisfaction of the build + $25,000 of Used car = $35,000 of Fun!

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

i also would like to see the traditional really small van like cars that deliver normally converted to electric, they never travel that far a distance, always have to come back to the distribution centre and certainly take more then 5 min ( 5 min quick charge electric) to fill with mail again before they go out. Follow us on Twitter!

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