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Mayor M. Patrick Balkany of Levallois, France announced in late December 2009 that the city would host the first all-electric vehicle Grand Prix race. The GP Elec Levallois is scheduled to take place in this Parisian suburb on June 4-6, 2010. Levallois plans to close streets for the road course, convert a bus depot into a makeshift garage and make space for demonstration events. This unprecedented event will launch a new series of road races called the EMXGP featuring electric race cars from around the world.

The centerpiece of the GP Elec Levallois will ...

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Congress tasked the Department of Energy last fall with helping automakers move away from traditional vehicles to eco-friendly models with the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. The Department received applications from OEMs, automakers and other companies hoping to lead America’s next generation of automobiles. President Obama announced the initial round of recipients for the program’s conditional loans last week with $8 billion loaned from the allocated $25 billion. The winners ...

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Daimler AG’s 10% stake in California-based Tesla Motors Inc. represents a gradual shift in the EV landscape. The German automaker will place Professor Herbert Kohler from its E-Drive and Future Mobility section on the Tesla executive board. Tesla and Daimler have been working over the past year to blend the former’s electric drive system with the latter’s smart car design. The investment in Tesla will allow Daimler to advance its alternative fuel inventory while helping the California automaker reduce its model prices.

Tesla is contributing about 1,000 ...

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The creation of the Woodland Gateway Shopping Center in Woodland, California was a typical example of retail development in an American suburb. The shopping center was approved by the city council in May 2006 and is still under development with Costco acting as an anchor store. During the approval process, however, the city council stipulated that the new shopping center would need to be greener than its competitors. The City of Woodland, Petrovich Development, the Electric Auto Association of Greater Sacramento and Tesla Motors lived up to this promise ...

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EV Innovations is a Las Vegas-based EV producer that has already made a bit of a splash among eco-conscious drivers. The company, formerly Hybrid Technologies, turns existing combustion vehicles including Toyota Yaris (Liv Wise), Smart ForTwo (Liv Dash) and PT Cruiser (Liv Flash) into electric-powered vehicles. The key to these conversions is the company’s HT battery management system that allows for maximum distance per charge. EV Innovations is looking to move from conversions ...

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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk held a virtual “town hall” meeting with past and present customers recently to address the company’s latest moves. The crux of the meeting was Musk’s apology to those 2008 Roadster depositors who have been asked to bear the financial brunt of the company’s production issues. Tesla asked 400 customers who placed their deposits on the $90,000 Roadster to pay additional costs for performance and interior features that were originally included in the purchase price. Musk cited inaccurate cost projections, the company’s inexperience in ...

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Mainstream auto manufacturers are jumping all over the idea of the electric car these days. Mitsubishi is the newest to join in the craze, while Toyota and Ford have had plans on the books for years. But a few companies have started their trade with the electric car, and that is where it has stayed. 
Tesla Motors may be the most famous of these companies, with the 2006 introduction of the Tesla Roadster, an all-electric sports car and the first produced by the company. The goal of Tesla Motors, named for the ...
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For the casual motorist, the advent of electric cars may seem distant and unrealistic. This motorist may see the Nissan NuVu, the BMW Mini-E and the Chevy Volt as pipe dreams that will be pushed off by decreasing fuel prices and an unstable global economy. We don’t have to wait anymore for electric vehicles; we just need to wait for charging stations and inexpensive batteries to catch up with EV technology.

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With the rise in worldwide oil prices and question as to the future of the petroleum industry, many individuals are trading in their gasoline-guzzlers for “Green Cars.” Factor in the falling economy, and many automotive producers are finding it more profitable to take the bite and finally switch over to development and production of eco-friendly hybrids and economy cars. So what does this mean, exactly for some of North America’s biggest automotive manufacturers? 
Naturally the recent economic crisis and questions about petroleum consumption have led to the closing of a number ...
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Fans of Tesla Motors were excited to hear that the Model S sports car would be available for less than $30,000 upon its release in fall 2010. The motor company’s latest announcement will surely knock the socks off these electric vehicle enthusiasts. Tesla has released tentative plans for an all-electric family car called the Bluestar sometime after the Model S makes its debut.

 

Tesla’s announcement of the Bluestar project was combined with some general ...



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