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Tesla Model S Launch

Revenge of the Electric Car

The ‘Revenge’ team was out in strength recently to film the launch of Tesla’s Model S in Los Angeles. This SlideShowPro photo gallery requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled. Tags: Events Tesla Model S.

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EV Charging Standards Guide

Setec Powerr

Then there is the European and American camp, which uses the Combined Charging System (CCS) launched in 2012 by European and American Motors, as well as Tesla’s proprietary Supercharger, and finally, China’s GB/T, which was introduced at the end of 2015. The standard offers four charging modes: unidirectional A.C. charging, D.C.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. "The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." Reuters ).

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