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Elk Horn, Iowa installs first electric car charging stations in new "Pony Express" lane

Elk Horn, Iowa's website says it is located, "In the heart of Southwest Iowa's picturesque countryside." Google Maps shows just how remote the town is, so it is clear that to make this place a forward-thinking electric vehicle destination takes a bit of chutzpah. While most EV advocates and manufacturers see electric cars as urban runabouts for the near future, Elk Horn businessman Mike Howard thinks that it makes sense to build eight EV charging stations in town. Four – one is solar, the others are connected to the grid – are ... Read more →

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RC Tesla Roadster arrives just in time for Christmas Sebastian Blanco

How much would you pay for a battery-powered Tesla Roadster, one that you can steer from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy? For about three Andrew Jacksons, Trendtimes will ship you a 15-inch RC version ...

UK to spend £30 million on EV Charging points Xavier Navarro

British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has announced that the UK will spend £30 million to install plug-in vehicle charging stations. The charge points will be built in at least three and ...

eBay find of the day: all electric 1975 Zele rides like an SUV, looks like a breadbox Sebastian Blanco

Need a electric car with a famous name and the looks to match? May we suggest the Zagato shown above? This strange little fridge on wheels isn't exactly what Zagato is known for (sexy sports ...

Greenlings: What's the difference between kW and kWh? Sebastian Blanco

Understanding electric and plug-in vehicles requires a slightly different knowledge set than what mechanics and drivers have needed to know for decades. One of the most obvious new concepts is the ...

RUMORMILL: Aptera co-founders booted, staff slashed! 6 days ago on Autoblog Green

A website devoted to following the development of that futuristic vision of automotive efficiency known as the Aptera has spent much of the month of November in stomach-knotting suspense as rumors began flowing that CEO Paul Wilbur and company directors were planning significant staff cuts ...

Nissan LEAF named one of Time's top 50 inventions of 2009 6 days ago on Autoblog Green

As we approach the waning days of 2009, it's time for everyone to compile their lists of best and worst of this and that for the year. Time magazine is no exception to this grand tradition and typically publishes many such lists every year including top inventions. Among its list of 50 most ...

New Vectrix picked up by Hesketh Motorcycles in the UK 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

While the company formerly known as Vectrix Corporation has just changed its name to the more descriptive Electric Scooter Wind Down Corp. appellation, New Vectrix is out and about doing deals and moving forward. In fact, it's just been announced that Hesketh Motorcycles (HMC) has taken the ...

Electric Avenue display comes to 2010 Detroit Auto Show 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

While some of the automakers that skipped the 2009 Detroit Auto Show are apparently returning for 2010, there still won't be enough to fill up the basement. As a result, the EcoXperience exhibit will be back again for a second year. The landscaped track on the lower level of Cobo Hall will ...

Buick Regal likely to be launch platform for next GM hybrid system 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

Last night, General Motors publicly unveiled the 2011 Buick Regal that goes on sale in North America in the first half of next year. The Regal will be Buick's new mid-sized sedan entry and is essentially just a re-grilled version of the Opel Insignia that went on sale in Europe last year. The ...

Coda unveils new website, company blog for the "practical revolution" 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

When we saw the Coda Automotive promotion team during the AltCar Expo last month, most of the participants were wearing (and giving away) T-shirts labeled "End Dependence Day" (there was also at least one bad sunburn). The idea they were trying to give out was that the company's fairly ...

AirRay concept scoops the competition with four turbines, solar panels and V2G 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

Fans of the normal-car-as-EV style of the Coda Sedan, you've been warned. What we have here is the AirRay, a totally unusual vehicle that (theoretically, at least) uses solar, wind and plug-in power to decrease gasoline consumption. It's also a little bit crazy. The giant air scoops on the ...

Nissan CEO is bullish for Leaf's success, says million plug-ins by 2015 is an easy goal 8 days ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking at the U.S. launch of the Nissan Leaf this morning in Dodgertown, Los Angeles, Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn was supremely confident and optimistic about the chances of his company's first electric vehicle – and plug-ins in general – in the U.S. market. "This car ...

Governor Schwarzenegger, eCarTec like Zero Motorcycles 8 days ago on Autoblog Green

Zero Motorcycles is getting more than its fair share of attention. Recently, the company's Zero X was selected as the "Best Electric Motorcycle" during eCarTec in Münich, Germany in mid-October. This year's eCarTec was the inaugural event, but by the looks of the website, they plan on ...

Renault Fluence EV to be assembled in Turkey 8 days ago on Autoblog Green

Renault this morning made the production announcement for the fourth and final of its upcoming electric vehicles the Fluence sedan (see also: Twizy EV, Zoe Z.E., and Kangoo Z.E.). The battery-powered version of the compact sedan will be rolling off the same line as the gas and diesel versions at ...

BMW mull lengthening Mini E lease times 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

There are reasons to criticize the Mini E leases that BMW is offering – for example, that BMW is using the program to game CARB's Zero Emission Vehicle credit system – but one of the undeniable problems on the ground was some trouble with slow home charging. Because of the trouble ...

Reva partners with Northern Lights Energy to bring NXR electric car to Iceland 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

Reva Electric Car Company and Northern Lights Energy signed a deal today to bring electric vehicles to Iceland. Reva, as regular readers will know, is the Indian EV company that was once best known for the G-Wiz, a quadricycle that Jeremy Clarkson did not like. In September, Reva revealed its ...

ETA says plug-in cars could "speed climate change" unless we get off coal 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

Think that plugging in your vehicle will protect the earth? Sure, this was the message that EPRI and the NRDC sent following a 2008 study that found that, if 60 percent of the U.S. fleet of light vehicles converted to plug-ins by 2050, CO2 emissions would drop by 450 million metric tons annually ...

VW Group names Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann run EV programs 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

Like most other automakers, Volkswagen is ramping up its electrification efforts and part of that is putting someone in charge. VW announced today that it has hired Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann for the newly-created slot of Group Chief Officer for Electric Traction. Neumann, who was most recently ...

Drive the Model S (or maybe just the Tesla Roadster) in Gran Turismo 5 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking to the video game freaks at IGN, video game designer Kazunori Yamauchi revealed that either the Tesla Roadster or the Model S will be available to drive in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5. We already knew that "the latest model" from Tesla would be in the game to drive and maybe smash all ...

Citroën C-Zero ready to be tested [w/VIDEO] 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

British and French motorists will be able to try the Citroën C-Zero before it goes on sale. Citroën has launched a website for interested drivers to ask for a test drive of the badge-engineered Mitsubishi-based car and to get all kinds of information about the model. As announced ...

Brammo cuts Enertia price to $7,995 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

A few weeks back, we got to meet a couple of the guys from electric motorcycle maker Brammo as they set off on a road trip from Ann Arbor to Washington, D.C. We thought the new Enertia powercycle was a pretty cool ride but we were a bit shocked at the $11,995 price tag. Well, it looks like ...

Coulomb Technologies gets Australian distribution deal; Better Place looking Down under, too 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

Building out networks of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles is one of the biggest business opportunities that could be produced by a large scale transition to electric vehicles. With shorter range urban vehicles being the most likely BEVs to be useful to people, they will ...

Buy a Bad Boy Buggie, kill save big bucks 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

Bad Boy Buggies markets its tough all-terrain vehicles using the slogan "They'll Never Hear You Coming" to hunters who generally are of a mind to slay whatever bucks they can track down. Well, now they can save them too. No, not the four-legged woodland creatures with the white fur on the ...

A Fisker in camouflage: Quantum delivers diesel hybrid vehicle to U.S. Army 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

On the outside, the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) and the Fisker Karma don't have a lot in common (the CERV is so clandestine we can't even find a picture of it). Underneath, though, both use a powertrain from Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies. This week, Quantum delivered the CERV to ...

Renault launches sustainable mobility website 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

The Renault-Nissan alliance is pushing forward perhaps harder than any other established automaker with its electric vehicle efforts. Between the French and Japanese, brands they plan to have as many as eight different battery electric vehicles in production in the next few years. In order to ...

Merrill Lynch goes out on a limb, says electric vehicles need to be sexy 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

Is the Tesla Roadster sexy? How about the Model S (pictured) or the Fisker Karma? It seems that most people would say they are, and that means the sales prospects look good, says Merrill Lynch. The Bank of America/Merrill Lynch global research firm recently looked into the future of cars with ...

Lutz: High-performance Chevy Volt SS a "possibility" 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

Electric vehicles are for people who would rather drive slow, boring commuter cars that don't consume fossil fuels and therefore don't spew pollutants from their tailpipes. Gas-powered cars – and especially those wearing time-honored badges like SS, R/T or GT – are for those that ...

Ener1 has half-dozen electric vehicle, PHEV announcements up its sleeve 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

Ener1 has a long-standing partnership with Think and, earlier this year, announced it would work with Nissan on plug-in vehicles. During a conference call to discuss third quarter earnings, Charles Gassenheimer, Ener1's chairman and chief executive officer, said that U.S. automakers are ...

Mitsubishi iMiEV earns its chevrons - bring on the Citroën C-Zero 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

Last summer, French automaker PSA and Mitsubishi announced that the two companies would partner on electric vehicle development for the European market. Prior to the Frankfurt Motor Show, Peugeot announced that it would market a version of the Mitsubishi iMiEV as the iOn and now sister brand ...

EICMA 2009: First electric Ducati to hit the show floor? 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

Question: When is a Ducati not really a Ducati? Answer: When it's an electrically-assisted pedal bike made by the Italwing Group. The machine is known as the City Pearl, and it will be available in both men's and women's (with a dropped top tube) styles when it goes on sale in January at ...

Lithium battery recycling facility suffers explosions, fire 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

A big piece of the end-of-life plan for lithium batteries is recycling and there is only one place in North America currently capable of carrying out that procedure. That facility, owned and operated by Toxco Waste Management in southeastern British Columbia, experienced a large fire last ...

Renault announces 2011 production of all-electric Kangoo van 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, Renault announced it will build the Twizy EV in Spain starting in 2011 and plug-in vehicle batteries and the Zoe Z.E. in France in 2012. But Renault's push to bring electric cars to market soon don't stop there, they've got a trinity to complete. Today, Renault said it build the ...

Oklahomans battling over the cost of NEVs. Should they be free? 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

Low-speed, neighborhood electric vehicles are an interesting case. No one thinks of them as "real cars" – although the Wheego Whip, above, tries to be the Cadillac of NEVs – but they certainly serve a purpose and can meet the transportation needs of some people, some of the time. ...

SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing team to enter TTXGP series 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

The first new team to disclose that they will compete in the 2010 TTXGP electric superbike events has just thrown its hat into the ring. SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing and its AMA pro rider Chip Yates will do battle at the Isle of Man event, the 4 scheduled UK races, the American race at Infineon and any ...

At Witz' End: Notes from "The Business of Plugging In" 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

EV business may be booming soon I dropped by the Center for Automotive Research's (CAR) "The Business of Plugging In" conference in Detroit recently and came away with a collection of quotes and useful information from movers and shakers working to make vehicle electrification happen. ...

SEMA 2009: eVARO plug-in hybrid three-wheeler debuts, returns 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

If the eVaro from Future Vehicles Technologies pictured above looks familiar, then perhaps you've been following the development of the Alé. A reddish orange Alé, developed by FVT when it still stood for FuelVapor Technologies, was on display at SEMA in 2006. The more things ...

Peugeot BB1 heads to London for a visit 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot has sent its BB1 electric car concept to British capital for a weekend visit. The BB1 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September as a tiny lithium ion-powered city car. The concept uses a pair of rear hub motors for propulsion and Peugeot claims it will go 75 miles on a ...

Fisker: Leonardo DiCaprio's Prius inspired the Karma 13 days ago on Autoblog Green

Ever wonder what it is that sparks the mind of an entrepreneur? After all, lots of people have big imaginations and great ideas, but only a relatively small number of them actually follow through, create a company and design a product. Of course, we can add Henrik Fisker to that list of ...

Electric Vehicle International opens California headquarters, launches new lineup 13 days ago on Autoblog Green

When we last heard from Electric Vehicles International (EVI) they were displaying a trio of trucks at the Work Truck Show in Chicago that they had electrified at their facility in Mexico. Fast forward 7 months and we find none other than Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on hand for the grand ...

REPORT: Elon Musk says Fisker is "very far" from overcoming EV hurdles 13 days ago on Autoblog Green

In some ways, the all-electric Tesla Roadster and the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma don't compete. The difference in powertrains, which will filter down to the two compaies' lower-cost models, the Tesla Model S and Fisker's Project Nina vehicle, means that slightly different consumers are going to ...

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