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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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San Diego, Portland and Sacramento were rated fifth, sixth and seventh putting four cities in California in the top-15 index. The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Washington DC. Rounding out the top ten were Newark, Seattle and Atlanta. —Richard Canny. Chicago (tie).

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Chevrolet Spark EV: speedy, smooth and quiet; the importance of motor control

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seconds); efficient (combined city/highway 119 MPGe); affordable (as low as $17,495 in California net after Federal and state rebates); fun-to-drive electric vehicle targeted for the urban environment. It will be the first vehicle on the market to use the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC Fast Charging (J1772).

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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Other factors that can adversely affect battery capacity over time include frequent driving using aggressive acceleration/deceleration, repeated frequent use of the quick charger, and vehicle operation/storage in extreme temperature environments. On-board vehicle charger & DC/DC converter. Location of the battery pack.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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February 2007 (Washington, DC) Jackson EMC electricity cooperative by EnergyCS, February 2007 (Jefferson, GA), contact ashedd@jacksonemc.com GreenTomato Cars by Amberjac/EnergyCS, February 2007 (London, UK), contact simon@amberjac-projects.co.uk Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. Ford F-150 Pickup Truck, July 2008 (Chicago, IL).

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States.

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