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  • Mercedes electric supercar guilty of sticker shock

    Posted September 28, 2012 - 4:05 pm

    Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive might be the ultimate production-ready electric sports car with a price to match. Its four electric motors propel it from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds. Its top speed is 155 miles per hour, which has to be electronically limited. The price tag is jaw-dropping at $540,000.

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    Under the hood tour of Tesla's Model S

    Posted September 19, 2012 - 11:44 am

    A look at the basics that make up the Tesla Model S, an all-electric sedan that's just become available from the Silicon Valley-based company.

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    Chevrolet Volt electric car streams movies, checks home on 4G connection

    Posted September 19, 2012 - 11:29 am

    General Motors has added a 4G data connection to a Volt research vehicle that lets passengers Skype video chat from the road among other tasks.

  • Test drive: Tesla's Model S offers electrifying ride, high-tech interior

    Posted August 14, 2012 - 7:17 pm

    If you want to impress people in technology-drenched Silicon Valley, you need a pretty special gadget. An iPhone 5 prototype would definitely do it, and something related to the Mars Curiosity rover would probably earn you some cool points. On Friday, I discovered something else: the all-electric Tesla Model S.

  • Tesla CTO talks Model S, batteries and in-car Linux

    Posted August 14, 2012 - 6:08 pm

    For most people who identify themselves as techies, Tesla's Model S is something of a dream car. The all-electric vehicle accelerates fast, can maintain a high top speed, has a range of up to 300 miles, and packs a 17-inch flat panel display with a Linux-based computer system that provides access to just about every aspect of the car's performance and entertainment system.

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    Audi creates sound for electric car

    Posted April 11, 2012 - 3:11 pm

    Audi is adding sound to its silent, electric car models with a synthetic solution called Audi e-sound.

  • Why Tesla electric cars aren't bricked by failing batteries

    Posted February 22, 2012 - 7:35 pm

    A blog posting recently made the rounds regarding a fatal design flaw in the Tesla Roadster. The blogger claims that some Roadsters have become "bricks", with non-functioning batteries requiring a $40,000 fix. The blog is dead wrong about most of the technical facts it claims to be reporting. Don't blame the blogger, however: he's only participating in a trend of misinformation about electric vehicles that is starting to impact the reputation of the fledgling industry.

  • IBM develops a lithium-air battery with a 500-mile range for electric cars

    Posted January 15, 2012 - 8:46 am

    IBM researchers develop a lithium-air battery that could store 1,000 times more energy than lithium-ion batteries.

  • Volkswagen Bulli concept electric van powered by iPad

    Posted April 21, 2011 - 4:45 pm

    It looks like the legendary "hippie van" of the 1960s, but the iPad-powered Volkswagen Bulli concept electric van turned a lot of heads Wednesday when it was shown off at the New York International Auto Show.

  • Divining the secret of Better Place

    Posted March 7, 2011 - 11:54 am

    The real "secret sauce" behind Better Place's plans is the network management software and sophisticated interplay between the cars and the electricity system.

  • One million Plug-in EVs to drive on German roads by 2020

    Posted January 12, 2011 - 1:28 pm

    As part of our ongoing coverage on Plug-in Electric Vehicles, PEVs, we have recently published another perspective (Deploying Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Europe: Updates from Germany) on what is happening in Germany, with specific details from a few of the largest German utility sponsored PEV initiatives. This perspective follows several others, including one updating on PEV deployment in Italy (Deploying Electric Vehicles in Europe: Updates from Italy), which we blogged about during the summer.

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    Will your electric car make you money?

    Posted March 4, 2010 - 7:12 pm

    A new project wants to make sure that spare power in electric cars can sold back to the utility.
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