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Wheego Electric Cars Selling Despite Lack Of Attention, To Offer Electric SUV

Zach — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:50 +0000

Wheego is an electric car company based out of Atlanta that you probably haven’t heard of. It doesn’t get nearly the attention of Tesla or the Nissan Leaf, or even CODA. Of course, its sales don’t compare to Tesla or the Leaf’s, but it is selling vehicles. Wheego offers the LiFe EV (which is a small, two-seat [...]

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Mia Electric Microbus — £16,995 (Photos & Video)

Zach — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:31 +0000

The Mia Electric Microbus, a rather interesting and cute little vehicle, is hitting the aisles in the UK this summer (i.e. it’s going on sale there). According to a Mia Electric press release, the electric microbuses will start at £16,995 + VAT in the UK include “two Lithium Ion Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, generating 12 kW, a [...]

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Electric Buses — Volvo’s ElectriCity Ultramodern Buses

Nathan August — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:11:03 +0000

Buses that are silent, energy efficient, and don’t release exhaust — sounds good, doesn’t it? Just such a bus service is now in development in the Swedish city of Gothenburg — it’s currently set to launch in 2015. The new “ultramodern” bus service will be entirely electric and powered entirely by renewable energy sources. The [...]

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Ford Cuts CO2 Emissions 37% Per Vehicle (Since 2000)

Zach — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:52:48 +0000

Just two days ago I was praising Ford for its plugin electric vehicle (PEV) options and its PEV sales. Well, those clean vehicles aren’t the only things that are cleaner around Ford headquarters and factories these days. The company notes that it cut the CO2 emissions coming from its facilities by 37% per vehicle from [...]

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100,000 Reservations For BMW i3?!

Zach — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:57:05 +0000

Update June 15: Readers tell us that the price of the BMW i3 starts at €40,000 (~$53,000). I’m also told that the “reservations” are actually just reservations to test drive the vehicle, which makes more sense but wasn’t clear from our source. BMW has been slow to the electric vehicle game. Or maybe it has just [...]

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Long-Range EV From GM & Envia (Rumors)

Zach — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:26:57 +0000

We’ve got some potentially big news out of Rumor Land. According to the rumor, GM could be working on a long-range electric vehicle that would actually have twice the energy density of the Tesla Model S. Jeff Cobb of HybridCars.com writes: “at the annual conference of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, GM’s head of global [...]

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Ford Focus Electric Production Starts In Europe

Zach — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:30:14 +0000

The Ford Focus Electric is now officially being produced in Europe. This should bring the price of the Ford Focus Electric down for European consumers and perhaps make it a notable contender here. The first car has just rolled off Ford’s production line in Saarlouis, Germany. It’s the first 100% electric vehicle Ford is producing [...]

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Electric Verito Coming In 2014

Zach — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:20:24 +0000

The Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd has announced (loosely) that it will be offering an electric version of its Verito sedan in 2014. Technology from subsidiary Reva, which is focused on electric vehicles and was acquired by the company in acquired in 2010, will be used in the electric Verito. Ravindra Shahane, Senior General [...]

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Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Sales Summary (May 2013)

Zach — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:01:21 +0000

Note: these sales stats are for the US only. First of all, apologies for the long delay on this one! Unfortunately, I was unable to work for about a week (very not fun stuff), and this was hence delayed. But it’s ready now! Following the table, I’ll add my personal notes/reflections regarding May’s electric and hybrid [...]

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Driving An EV Puts More Money In Your Pocket

Zach — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:27:09 +0000

A recent Wall Street Journal article included a nice infographic showing that driving an electric car in California or Georgia actually put more money in your pocket than driving a gasmobile. This is something I’ve tackled numerous times with car-to-car comparisons. A ton is based on the assumptions you make, but all in all, I [...]

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