Highway repair money is running lean in many states, due to decreased revenue from gas tax--a result of cars becoming more fuel efficient and Americans driving less. To plug the crater in highway funding, several states have proposed new ...
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Does Tesla envy have you pining for an affordable electric car? Well, we just happen to have two test cars that we need to sell to make room, and funds, for new cars. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is one of the cheapest and most efficient ...
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There, we said it. The Tesla Model S outscores every other car in our test Ratings. It does so even though it's an electric car. In fact, it does so because it is electric. Built from the ground up as an EV, this car's overall balance ...
Coda Automotive May 1 announced bankruptcy protection. It has been the second US electric car manufacturer heading bankruptcy since the year beginning. The company's cooperation with Great Wall Motors and Hafei Auto would be influenced. ...
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The California-based assembler of the Chinese-made Coda electric car has filed bankruptcy. Coda Holdings, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the District of Delaware overnight, which is intended to ...
Tags: electric vehicles, Coda Files
The new 22kW fast-charger fitted to the latest Volvo C30 Electric reduces the vehicle’s full charge time to just 90 minutes. The C30 Electric uses the world’s first on-board charger that operates on a three-phase power supply ...
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Ohio State University's is aiming for 400mph from a student-designed and built electric car. Called Buckeye Bullet 3, it joins a line of record-breaking cars from the University's (OSU's) Center for Automotive Research (CAR). "The third ...
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Retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) is investing in brand-new lighting solutions in a bid to slash its energy bills by 35 per cent per sq ft by 2015. Various ecological projects are being carried out across several M&S outlets, with ...
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Switzerland based ABB has launched the Terra SmartConnect (SC) fast chargers for electric vehicles (EV) in North America. Terra SC will be available with support for the CHAdeMO fast-charging standard, with SAE / Combined Charging System ...
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Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has started working on a new platform to manufacture bigger electric vehicle (EV). The new platform could be used by M&M's Korean subsidiary SsangYong Motor, claims the company. ...
The all-electric Detroit Electric SP:01 sports car, claimed to be the world's fastest pure-electric production car,?has been officially unveiled in Detroit. Limited to just 999 examples, the rear-wheel-drive, two-seater Detroit Electric ...
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Confirmation that an all-new compact premium Infiniti will go on sale in Australia from 2015 is evidence that Japanese luxury brand is committed long-term to our market, says the company’s global boss. Infiniti president Johan de ...
The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf has claimed the title of World Car of the Year (WCOTY) for 2013, marking the brand's second consecutive win. Voted the best new vehicle out of an initial entry list of forty-two cars, the Volkswagen ...
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The Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive will be the first battery-powered electric car the German manufacturer puts into production. Making its debut at the 2013 New York auto show, the new-generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive ...
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US stocks started the second quarter down, pressured by disappointing manufacturing data, after the Dow industrials and S&P500 capped off the first quarter with records. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 5.69 points, or less than ...
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