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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla will compete with established automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Nissan Motor, all of which are racing to launch electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Tesla’s investors include Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Tags: EV Economics Production News.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! by RSS or sign up by email.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Wall Street Journal assesses your EV readiness. Google Inc. Tesla Motors. General Motors. Tags: Production News. Are You Plugged In? By Mara Lemos Stein. Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. By MARA LEMOS STEIN. streets later this year. Are you ready?

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

The New York Times looks at how EVs are going to shake up our cities. Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. Tags: EV Chargers. Photo by Jim Wilson, New York Times.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Tesla probably did not sign up because they are already making EV cars. excluding coal power in china.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What isclear is that the full £5,000 will not be available for a £8,000 G-Wiz or a£15,000 Smart EV. General Motors held out the hope of makingthe Ampera for Europe at Ellesmere Port but in its current beleaguered statewill confine E-Flex production to one plant in America. Post to Fark Post to Yahoo!

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids. Tags: evdriven. market b y the end of 2009. Whats new at Seeking Alpha?