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July 26, 2013
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110 Years of Electric Vehicle History on Display This Weekend at Concours d’Elegance of America
This Sunday, electric vehicles will be in the spotlight at the 35th annual Concours d’Elegance of America in Plymouth, Michigan. Oldsmobile Electric History Over 110 years of electric vehicle history will be on display for the first time ever at the annual event. It's believed that the show will feature an 1889 Olds electric prototype, a 1911 Baker, the...
26 July 2013
General
Tech Crunch: What It Takes To Be A Tesla Supercharger Partner
Hardly a day goes by when we do not hear news on the Tesla Supercharger network. And it seems like an almost weekly occurrence that another station is springing up - like this one in Washington, or like this one in Fort Myers, Florida, or this one in Port St. Lucie, Florida. But what goes on behind the scenes? How does Tesla determine locations? Do they own them? Rent them? If s...
26 July 2013
Charging
Tesla Adds 8-Unit Supercharger Station Along I-5 in Burlington, Washington to Enable Free Travel Between Portland, Seattle and V
Supercharger in Burlington, WA Add one more Supercharger to the rapidly growing list of "live" stations on Tesla's expanding network. Burlington Supercharger Station This one, located along I-5 in Burlington, Washington, enables Model S owners to "now travel for free between Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver," says Tesla. ...
26 July 2013
General
BMW i3 to Launch in Singapore by Mid-2014
i3 in Solar Metallic Orange Get ready Singapore. The BMW i3 is coming your way. Last week, BMW of Asia announced the Performance Motors Ltd (PML) will be the only authorized BMW i dealer in Singapore. The i3 will reach Singapore in mid-2014. It seems likely the i8 will head there too, but BMW has not yet confirmed that the plug-in hyb...
26 July 2013
Video: BMW Reveals i3
On Monday, the world will see the $41,350 BMW i3 for the first "official" time. BMW i3 But ahead of that reveal, this BMW film on the i3 has been made available and/or slipped out. Maybe BMW is just trying to "build the hype" here, but we'd basically say that this is the i3 reveal we've all been waiting for. The "official" reveal will occur on Monday June...
26 July 2013
Charging
Op-Ed: Here's Whats Makes the Tesla Supercharger Network Model Revolutionary
Tesla Supercharging Station Tesla Motors' business model of selling cars directly is for sure revolutionary and is in opposition to dealer network used by others. But let's not overlook Tesla's revolutionary Supercharging network. It's an 8-Point Supercharge Station That Fired Up in Port St. Lucie, Florida First of all, we need to realize...
26 July 2013
General
Canada is the Latest Stop on the BYD eBus Test Tour
BYD Electric K9 BYD, together with the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) and Société de transport de Montréal (STM) transit companies, launched an electric bus evaluation program in Canada. The China-built electric eBus will be tested in Ottawa and Montreal until May of next year. One of the main objectives is to test eBus in varying weather conditions. The...
26 July 2013
General
Canada Gets (Reasonably Priced) Car-Sharing With The Nissan LEAF - Video
In what is being touting as "the country’s first 100 per cent electric one-way car-sharing service," Nissan and car provider Auto-mobile have brought 20 LEAFs to the city of Montreal. It is still a pilot project at the moment, but if successful, look for the model to be copied in other large cities in Canada According to Auto-mobile, there is no human contact needed to rent the car a...
26 July 2013
Video: Don't You Wish Your Cell Phone Had Backup Power Like the Chevy Volt?
Imagine a world where all battery-operated devices came with a backup power source. Never would you be left with a cell phone with a dead battery, or an iPad with only seconds left of charge. If all of the world's various battery-operated devices had backup power, then you'd never have to go searching for a charger or replacement batteries. You'd never be "left in the dark," so to say. ...
26 July 2013