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BMW Sustainability Hackathon Winners Solve EV Charging Dilemmas

BMW recently hosted a hackathon in Mountain View, CA, aimed at addressing issues related to electric car charging. The hackathon was sponsored by ChargePoint and...
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Nissan Leaf 2nd-Highest Sales Of Any Car In Norway In April

Sales of the Nissan Leaf are booming in Norway. The popular electric vehicle was the second best-selling car, of any type, in the country...
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EVs & Mobile Apps Are A Couple Made In Heaven

New technologies jive with people who like other new technologies — very generally speaking. Mobile apps, while already ubiquitous, are still quite new. EVs,...
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Two BYD Manufacturing Facilities Launched In Lancaster

Last week, BYD and the City of Lancaster announced the launch of two BYD manufacturing facilities in Lancaster. BYD is a China-based company focused on the production of...
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Nissan Leaf & Ford EV/Hybrid Sales Surge — GM, Toyota, Honda, Porsche Dip

Compared to April 2012, not many automakers can be too happy about their hybrid and electric vehicle sales. Basically, just Nissan and Ford have...
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CalCharge, CalCEF, & Berkeley Lab Team Up For Better Battery Research

Here’s a cool announcement from from CalCharge, CalCEF, and Berkeley Lab: BERKELEY, Calif. – May 3, 2013 – Beginning this month, the rapidly emerging...
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BYD Going 100% Electric & Hybrid To Save Company

BYD, one of China’s larger automakers, recently announced a new strategic plan to save its ailing company. This follows BYD stock sinking about 75% in the...
Honda Smart Home to Demonstrate Zero-Carbon Living and Mobility at the University of California Davis

Honda & UC Davis Launch Smart Home Pilot Project

Right around the same time as Ford and KB Home teamed up to launch a smart home pilot project, Honda launched one of its...
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Chevy Spark EV Sets Record For Fuel Economy

The Chevy Spark EV is now the most fuel efficient vehicle on the market, topping a list that is increasingly filled with electric cars....
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Elon Musk Thinks Like A Human First — That’s The Way To Run A Business

It’s a real pleasure listening to Elon Musk talk. There’s a humility there, a strong sense of responsibility, a desire to do what is...