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U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has been a vocal critic of several of Democratic President Barack Obama’s policies, but he said Wednesday that encouraging the development of electric cars is not one of them. Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, said there is…
Electric vehicle charging stations will connect three cities in Tennessee, in a project that backers says bridges the 100-mile limit of electric cars. The Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday is hosting a one-day conference to unveil a “blueprint” for the…
What will happen when millions of electric vehicles plug into the grid at at the same time? If ZigBee Alliance’s blueprints for the SmartGrid go according to plan, not much. The ugly specter of mass blackouts caused by hoards of…
Who knew that electric cars could be fun to drive and practical at the same time? Those were my impressions recently after test-driving the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the plug-in Chevrolet Volt, two new cars that will reach showroom floors…
Plugin electric vehicles are expected to stream onto the roads over the next few years, but some drivers may be put off by fears that they could be left stranded if their battery runs out of charge. Zafer Sahinoglu…
Green Drive Expo is a new consumer expo happening in the San Francisco Bay Area on Oct. 9. It’s the first green car show of its kind in the Bay Area. It’s taking place in the Marina District of…
The parent company of lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel Inc. has raised another $65 million to help finance operations and ramp up its manufacturing operations in the Indianapolis area.
New York-based Ener1 Inc. announced Friday that it agreed to sell $55…
Automakers are on the verge of mass-marketing plugin electric vehicles worldwide, including both plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as well as plugin battery electric vehicles (BEVs). These vehicles offer improved fuel economy, lower emissions, and a quieter ride than comparable…
The Spanish government said Thursday it is in negotiations with Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors over the possible construction of a plant in Spain to produce parts for electric vehicles.
“We are working to get a confirmed decision,” Finance Minister Elena…
Toyota’s Prius was the top selling car in Japan during August for the 16th straight month, as incentives for green vehicles continued to boost sales of the hybrid.
The Prius, Toyota Motor Corp.’s best-selling gasoline-gas hybrid, sold 22,263 of the…