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Articles by Mike Buchanan
Battery Tech 
EV Battery Plant Will Furlough Workers Due To Low Demand (VIDEO update)
According to an article from Fox News, workers at Compact Power, who makes lithium-ion cells for EVs, will have to furlough workers. The terms for the furloughs means all workers will only work three weeks per month. President Obama gets into an electric Ford Focus as he attends the groundbreaking of a factory for Compact Power Inc. in Holland, Mich. The pla... 10 October 2012
New Spy Shots Of Cadillac ELR Surface
Over at Left Lane News, their spy shot photographers were able to catch the upcoming Cadillac ELR plug-in driving about. Although the model has heavy body stickers to confuse some of the current vehicle lines, it is clear in the pictures that this is not a Chevy Volt. Cadillac ELR. Picture from Left Lane News. Personally, it looks like a slightly shrunken ... 10 October 2012
Tesla Model S VS BMW M5 Drag Race (VIDEO)
Automobile just released this video of two heavy weight contenders that really appeal to two different crowds. However, the Tesla Model S has something to offer the petrol head who wants a BMW M5. Take a look at the sweet video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvHTN0Yi1t4&feature=player_embedded#!... 10 October 2012
Charging
University of California San Diego To Install EV Charging Stations
According to The Guardian, the University of California San Diego will be installing two EV charging stations at one of their engineering buildings on campus. Located at the Structures and Materials Engineering Building, the first two chargers will network with a total of 21 proposed stations for UCSD that will use a network interface for billing and reservatio... 09 October 2012
General
SLS AMG Does A Few Quick Laps In Spain
Mercedes Benz recently released a video showing the new electric SLS AMG super-electric-car doing a few quick laps around a race track down in Spain. The beautiful chromatic SLS AMG is shown doing some basic driving on a closed course, but with every change of direction the paint shimmers which makes this EV look stunning. The video does not give out much information on this Tesla or Fisker compe... 09 October 2012
Coda EV Extends Mileage, But Doesn't Live Up To Others
In a new review from New York Times writer Bradley Berman, he notes how the Coda would have been his design for an EV a few years back before the they grew in popularity. But with the options from Nissan and Toyota, the Coda comes into the marketplace looking like a Daewoo. The biggest issue, according to Berman, its name. Although during his testing, the Coda was capable of reaching over above... 06 July 2012