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A new app that gives electric car drivers greater detail about their vehicle’s performance has launched today in the iOS App Store, and is ready to be downloaded to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to use. This version of GreenCharge syncs wirelessly with the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt and shows you information about [...]
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At the end of 2011, Ford announced it was cutting the amount of water used in vehicle production by 30% by 2015. While this environmental initiative is worth praise itself, in the past week, Ford has followed up this announcement with three more reasons why environmentalists may want to consider Ford’s eco friendly cars, before [...]
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It’s safe to say that, amidst the hype leading up to its release for a few years, the Chevrolet Volt didn’t take off as well as GM, Chevy, and electric car enthusiasts (myself included) had hoped. In fact, the Leaf is outselling the Volt 7:1. So Chevrolet has decided to take another go at the [...]
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As we look forward to 2012 and creating our own New Year’s resolutions, Ford has stepped up and announced it will be reducing the amount of water used in the production of its vehicles by 30% by 2015. This commendable goal will further put Ford ahead of the pack in the area of water conservation, [...]
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Alternative fuel vehicles have undergone a somewhat tumultuous youth. Whether it’s a matter of discussing the negative repercussions of rising grain prices, or the positive benefits of moving to a society that is more independent from foreign interests, just about everyone has an opinion as to whether or not biofuel cars could ever really get [...]
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The highly anticipated Mitsubishi i was officially released today in Hawaii, where a special event was held and Mitsubishi’s Executive VP handed the keys over to the first owners of the electric car in the state. Hawaii was selected as the first test market for the i because of the state’s impressive clean energy rebates. [...]
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A few months ago, Plugless Power was announced by Yakazi North America to make charing electric cars a lot easier, and without any wires. Now, Nissan has come out with their own (similar) wireless charging solution, specifically for the Nissan LEAF, their electric car which was recently featured at the 2011 LA Auto Show. Check [...]
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This morning, Paris’ Autolib’ electric car sharing network launched with 250 EVs on the road to increase eco friendly transportation around the French city. The Autolib program is a follow-up to the massively successful bike sharing program, Vélib’, similar to the BIXI program which caught on at the same time in other cities around [...]
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The LA Auto Show was held from November 18 – 27 this year, and it featured a handful of new eco-friendly vehicles, including hybrids, clean diesels, alternative fuel vehicles, and electric cars. While most of the vehicles featured were more ‘evolutionary’ than ‘revolutionary’, the electric cars that were on display give green drivers something [...]
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Here’s a cool interactive map that makes it easy to visualize the penetration of eco friendly vehicles in the American auto market. Originally seen over at NPR, a lot of the qualitative data is stuff we already know: San Francisco leads the country with the most hybrid and electric car sales, and the West Coast [...]
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