Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2014

Electric-car maker Tesla Motors, and more specifically its CEO Elon Musk, has been dropping hints for a while now that it proposes to open up the specifications of its Supercharger DC fast-charging standard for use by other manufacturers.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2014

For more than a year, Tesla Motors has promised to open battery-swapping stations. Instead, the electric-car maker has aggressively expanded its Supercharger network of DC fast-charging stations. It first demonstrated the technology over year ago, but little progress has been seen since then.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Today, we have a video road test of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, a new report claims Toyota will launch a battery-electric car, and Tesla Motors will begin charging for use of its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2014

A group of Tesla Model S electric-car owners will converge on Washington, D.C., over the Presidents Day weekend (February 15-17) for a meet-up dubbed "@TeslaRoadTrip2014: All Superchargers lead to DC." Organizers announced the event on Twitter and the Tesla Motors Club forum. They''ve.'

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors gains ground in Pennsylvania, full pricing and options information for the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, and Audi plans a plug-in hybrid version of each major model. Beijing plans 1,000 DC.' All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2012

The zero emissions two-seater is powered by a lithium-ion battery developed by Tesla Motors Inc. Hertz added the smart fortwo electric drive to its EV fleet in the US in 2010, with the zero-emission car now available in San Francisco, New York and Washington, DC.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2016

And infrastructure is something Tesla Motors takes seriously. The company has steadily built out its network of "Supercharger" DC fast-charging stations, enabling Model S drivers to take long trips more.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signs an anti-Tesla bill, researchers claim a new titanium-dioxide battery can charge faster and last longer, and an Italian site covers all of the DC fast-charging bases. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signs a bill banning Tesla Motors.' All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Tesla Motors opened its first Supercharger station in Switzerland today; the Lully station is about 50 km (31 miles) northeast of Geneva on the A1 motorway. With more Supercharger stations opening soon in Germany and Austria, Model S owners will be able to drive through Germany to Switzerland and Austria this winter, Tesla said.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors mulls opening up its Supercharger DC fast-charging standard to other manufacturers, we drive the 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI, and there''s a confusing new MINI Cooper with five doors. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 5, 2014

At the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Tesla Motors revealed the nest phase of its European expansion plans, which center on the installation of more Supercharger DC fast-charging stations and opening many more service centers. Tesla will install more Supercharger stations to.'

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2015

Tesla Motors has been opening its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations at a dizzying pace lately, with 175 U.S. But Tesla battery swapping? sites operating, and almost two dozen more either in construction or permitted. Globally that total is almost 400 sites, which likely represents more than 2,000 separate outlets.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2016

To date, Tesla Motors has offered its buyers the company's Supercharger DC fast-charging standard, which presently charges more quickly than the CHAdeMO or Combined Charging Standard (CCS) systems used by other carmakers. In China, though, Tesla is now on board with a new national standard for electric-car charging.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2013

One of the features associated with the 2013 Tesla Model S all-electric luxury sport sedan is the dedicated Supercharger network of DC quick-charge locations. Now Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is planning to open more.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2016

Since launching the Supercharger DC fast-charging in 2012, Tesla Motors has steadily worked to increase the number of stations across the world. But in a few cases, the existing network may no longer be able to keep up with demand from concentrations among the tens of thousands of Tesla Model S cars sold in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2015

Green DC Rapid Charging Tesla Motors Tesla Supercharger charging infrastructure plug-in cars road trips' Rated by the EPA at 265 miles, that range compares to ratings of 62 to about 90 miles in less expensive plug-in electric cars. And the Model S vehicles offers even.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 9, 2015

Tesla Motors is head and shoulders above any other electric-car maker in providing a network of charging stations for its drivers to use during their travels.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The future of electric cars for practical transportation relies to some degree on the future of DC fast charging, and how it develops over the next decade. As in other spheres of electrifying transport, Tesla Motors has pointed the way to one vision of the future with its expanding network of Supercharger fast-charging sites.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Tesla’s vision of the Supercharger network in 2015. Tesla Motors announced an accelerated rollout of its Tesla Supercharger network, which delivers quick charging for Tesla Model S drivers over long distances (i.e., Click to enlarge. city-to-city travel), for free.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2015

There are currently three major DC fast-charging standards for electric cars. Tesla Motors has its own Supercharger standard, while other manufacturers use either CHAdeMO or the Combined Charging Standard (CCS).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2013

Tesla Motors, in partnership with Wells Fargo and US Bank, has created an automotive financing product that combines elements of ownership and leasing for Model S customers. New Jersey, Washington and DC also have no sales tax for electric vehicles. driving distances, etc.). These advantages are not available when leasing.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2015

While it continues to expand its network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations, Tesla Motors is looking at ways to improve those stations. DON'T MISS: Are These Tesla Model 3. That's led it down a rather unusual path.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has rapidly been opening Supercharger DC fast-charging stations throughout the U.S. DON''T MISS: Tesla To.' and outside the country. That''s about to change.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 29, 2014

After all, my Nissan LEAF — now with 60,000 miles on the clock — can quite happily manage any trip in the UK with enough time and a few stops a CHAdeMO DC quick charging stations alon[.]. Electric cars Nissan Tesla Motors Weekly Column Editor Pick'

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. The pair made major contributions to the propulsion system for the Impact , a battery-powered concept car that AeroVironment built under contract for General Motors.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2017

Tesla continues to make sweeping changes as it prepares for the launch of the Model 3, its first mass-market electric car. The company has announced a significant expansion of its global network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

The converted RAV4 is the result of the partnership between Toyota and Tesla Motors announced in May 2010; Toyota has contracted for 2,600 units. The current RAV4 EV uses Tesla Model S powertrain components; earlier Phase 0 builds used components from the Roadster. The RAV 4 offers two drive modes: Normal and Sport.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

Washington DC, Seattle, Raleigh, N.C., billion to Ford Motor Company. Last week, DOE also signed a $465-million loan agreement with Tesla Motors, which will be used to build manufacturing facilities in California for electric power-trains and Tesla’s Model S electric sedan. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 29, 2016

Tesla continues to expand its network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations, and that means finding new places to put those stations. What if gas stations offered cars more than just gasoline or diesel fuel?

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2016

We already know that Tesla Model 3 owners may not get to use the company's network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations for free. Unlike the pricier Model S and Model X, CEO Elon Musk has indicated that owners of the $35,000, 200-mile Model 3 will have to pay for use of the stations.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Silicon Valley electric-car maker Tesla Motors laid out the template with its Supercharger network, which now numbers 327 sites in the U.S. With a slew of 200-mile electric cars planned for 2018 and later, the question of how their drivers will be able to make long-distance trips is coming to the fore in a big way.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a new generation of the company's unique DC fast-charging stations, suggesting that a future "version 3" Supercharger would deliver as much as 350 kilowatts of power. Unsurprisingly, he did it via Twitter, his preferred medium for communicating with the world.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2013

Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk released the preliminary design study for what he call “The Hyperloop”—a new high-speed electric transportation system targeted for the the specific case of high-traffic city pairs (e.g., Linear induction motor. Click to enlarge. The steam is stored onboard until reaching the station.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2016

By now, the Tesla Supercharger network has provided a superb cast study showing the importance of a comprehensive nationwide network of DC fast-charging sites to make electric cars practical for long-distance trips.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2023

Ford Motor Company reached an agreement with Tesla Motors that will provide Ford electric vehicle customers access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the US and Canada—doubling the number of fast-chargers available to Ford EV customers—starting Spring 2024. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2016

In the beginning, the use of Tesla's nascent network of Supercharger DC fast-charging sites wasn't going to be free. Not for owners of the less-expensive Model S 40 and 60 versions, at least: if they wanted to use the Supercharger network, they paid a $2,500 fee up front.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

SEE below for December 2008 contents from Las Vegas EVA Watts Happening -- space that was reserved for Stan & Marianne, Bill and Amanda, Bill, Lloyd, Daniel, John, Michelle, et Las Vegas EVA'rs al for webblogging plus posting pixs of the "Spirit of DC" shining & showing on the 2nd level of the Texas Station Casino parking garage.

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