Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2015

We look at vacation car-rental dilemmas, state electric-car fees, and yet another innovation from California carmaker Tesla Motors. All this and more today on Green Car Reports. Tesla takes a page from the retail industry and opens its first "popup store" to sell electric cars in Santa Barbara.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Tesla has opened its four store and third service centre in the UK, this time arriving in Birmingham. The new Birmingham store joins an existing portfolio of London-centric stores which are already open; one near Gatwick, one in the Westfield Shopping Centre and one in West Drayton. Electric cars Tesla Motors'

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The THINK City electric car has taken centre stage at the world’s first dedicated electric mobility concept store in Zurich. NK electric vehicles M-Way Think City. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news TH!NK The THINK City is the [.]. The THINK City is the [.].

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2019

Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel fires at its stores. Mercedes-Benz released a new electric van. And we run down the best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new survey shows the top reasons consumers avoid buying EVs.

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Green Cars News

JULY 25, 2014

Tesla has opened its second store in the UK, as the carmaker expands its presence in the country to support sales of the newly launched Model S electric car. The new store located in West London includes a design studio, seven-bay service area and a purpose-built two-bay delivery centre. Electric cars Tesla Motors'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2010

Electronics superstore group, Best Buy, is set to open the first superstore to retail electric cars, scooters, bicycles, and motorcycles. The US electronics retailer is set to open its first UK store tomorrow in Thurrock, Essex ahead of the launch of further stores in locations including Southampton, the West Midlands and Liverpool.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Ikea has become the latest retailer to help electric car drivers ‘refuel’ after the home furnishings firm revealed that it will have rapid charging points across all of its 18 stores in the UK by next month. Electric cars'

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2010

Austria and Germany have combined their intellect to develop a process to store renewable electricity. They believe it is possible to store the renewable electricity as synthetic natural [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Having just opened its first store in London, electric car maker, Tesla has announced the UK pricing for its long-awaited Model S. Less than we were expecting, Tesla will sell the fully electric car from just £49,900 after a Government Plug-in Car Grant of £5,000 is deducted. Electric cars Tesla Motors'

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Level two, J1722-compliant charging stations will be installed at 12 Best Buy stores in Tucson, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona; San Diego, California; Los Angeles, California; and Seattle, Washington. They are expected to be in place by March, 2011.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

One of the leading department stores in the USA – Kohl’s (logo, pictured) – is to extend its plug-in vehicle charging station initiative. The store will offer 36 new stations across 18 new locations before the end of the year – including an expansion across the states of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin for the first [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

The batteries that will be developed in Batteries2020 project will be used to store energy produced in industrial as well as domestic facilities. Batteries2020 is part of the EU’s Green Car initiative which is seeking to generate the knowledge needed to improve the performance of electric cars.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Scientists have developed a battery that heals itself, paving the way for more durable lithium ion battery packs for electric car, phones and other devices. At the moment, batteries gradually lose their capacity to store electric charge. Electric cars'

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The state may be famous for Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton, but it’s the arrival of a new fast charger for electric cars that will be music to the ears of Tennessee natives. ECOtality has teamed up with the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to unveil the Blink Direct Current Fast Charger at the Lebanon [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Californian electric car start-up Coda Automotive has opened its first consumer store in the Westfield Century mall in Los Angeles. The firm which has yet to launch its sedan model, is hoping the new shopping centre location will help to drive interest in the brand, ready for when its first car launches in 2012. "We’re

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Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2011

Mitsubishi is to make it possible for home electrical appliances such as rice cookers and washing machines to operate off the power stored in the battery of its electric car model, the i-MiEV.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Batteries as thin as paper could become reality, after scientists developed a way of storing energy in copier paper. Tags: Electric cars batteries carbon nanotubes paper Stanford University. The method relies on the carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires contained within a special ink which can coated onto everyday paper.

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Green Cars News

MAY 22, 2012

Nissan’s all-electric LEAF has powered Portsmouth’s famous Spinnaker Tower as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the potential of battery electric models.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

ev stores today announced at Britain’s biggest green consumer lifestyle show, UK Aware ( www.ukaware.com ) that they have commenced feasibility studies to bring electric car manufacturing to London. Tags: Electric cars evstores UKAware. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Volvo has developed a new system for storing electrical energy in cars which could see us kiss goodbye to heavy batteries. Electric cars Volvo'

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Hot on the heels of McDonald’s announcing it will install an electric vehicle charging station at one of its North Carolina restaurants (for more see our article ‘ McDonald’s embraces electric cars ‘), Burger King has jumped on the fast food green car bandwagon.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

All of this gives a great boost to the store, which reaps the green energy rewards. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news electric vehicles Gloucester supermarket kinetic road plates piezoelectric materials.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2014

As Tesla continues its expansion into the European market, the Silicon Valley start-up has announced that it will open more than 30 new service centres and stores across the continent to serve its growing customer base. Electric cars Tesla Motors Editor Pick'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

For maximum efficiency the recharging of electric vehicles should be managed via the electric power companies and regulated by the public utility commissions. [ 17 ] If PHEVLERs are plugged in for recharging whenever they are parked, then their batteries can provide storage for electric energy. 3 ] PHEVLER - EAA-PHEV Wiki. [

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

An Ikea store in north London, was the most popular place for charging an electric car in the whole of the Source London Network during August, electric vehicle charging specialist POD Point has revealed.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Also contributing will be Seiko Electric for fixed battery system integration; Itochu Techno-Solutions for ICT technology and a data centre; Windcar Car with a sharing service; Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation and Nippon Car Solutions both for car sharing; and Ecosystem Japan with solar panel systems.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

What will happen to lithium-ion batteries once they have been used in electric cars? It is believed that second-life batteries offer an ideal solution for the renewable energy sector as they allow energy to be stored for later use. Nissan and Sumitomo Corporation believe they can find the answer.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Italian electric vehicle, the Tazzari Zero goes on sale this month, retailed by London dealership EV Stores. The compact, two seat electric car is powered solely by electric propulsion and will set you back £21,150.

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2010

It’s been a big week for electric car maker Tesla Motors – no sooner had the company enjoyed a successful debut on the stock exchange, it announced a brand new version of its Roadster model. will debut simultaneously with the opening of two new stores in Newport Beach, California, and Copenhagen, Denmark. The Roadster 2.5

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

The BlueZERO E-CELL has a range of up to 124 miles using electric drive alone with the E-CELL PLUS could store energy for a range of 31 miles within 30 minutes. In terms of pure electric drive, two hours is needed for a range of 124 miles.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2009

Supermarket giant, Tesco is set to introduce electric car charging points in its car parks, The Sunday Times reports. The new initiative will start as a trial in some of its London stores, and could be introduced elsewhere if successful. Tesco will test the electric-car facility at two of its stores.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

We want to be the first one to produce more than 1 million electric cars. is in our mind the right answer for a volume manufacturer because it solves some core issues of electric cars today. This is not only for electric cars, this comes for all cars, but it starts with the electric cars.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers at Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo are developing prototype composite material which can store and discharge electrical energy but is light, strong and flexible enough to made into [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 2, 2011

Soon the electricity stored in the lithium-ion batteries of a Nissan LEAF could make its way into the home. That’s because Nissan has introduced a vehicle-to-home power system that can be installed in ordinary homes.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2011

Japanese carmaker Nissan has teamed up with 4R Energy Corporation to develop a charging system for electric vehicles that combines solar power generation with high capacity lithium-ion batteries.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

The automakers, including Toyota, that are not interested in rushing to market with plug-in cars never tired of suggesting that conventional gasoline-only hybrids are cleaner than plug-ins. They may or may not ever market FCVs, but they hold out the promise of the "perfectly green" car. To take one example, batteries.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

It also regulates the power and torque of the electric motor. Situated near the controller, the converter converts the 400V DC stored in the traction battery into 12V DC to feed Renault Kangoo be bop Z.E.’s The four cells of each module store 8.4V, making a combined total of 400V for the 48 modules which make up the battery.

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