“Will 2012 be the year the electric car takes off?”
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Meet the Saxtons: driving electric vehicles since 2008
In the late 1990s my wife, Cathy, decided she wanted her next car to be electric. It wasn’t until July of 2008 that she was able to find and buy one, a 2002 Toyota RAV4-EV, one of the few hundred saved from the crusher when California relieved the automakers from the short-lived requirement to produce… Read more »
EVs are here. Try to keep up.
Charged Electric Vehicles Magazine JAN/FEB 2012 publisher's note.
Daimler delays launch of 2012 Smart ForTwo EV
The affordable two-seater will go on sale in 30 markets around the world in September 2012, instead of June as the company had planned.
Bob Lutz to introduce PHEV pickup, SUV and van
Via Motors announced Tuesday that it will unveil three powerful PHEVs at January’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Transit Connect Electric sales reach $29 million
Michigan-based Azure Dynamics Corporation announced today that it has sold 29 more Ford Transit Connect Electric commercial vehicles.
BMW and Toyota to cooperate on battery research
Reuters reported on Tuesday that BMW and Toyota will form a partnership to develop lighter and less expensive lithium-ion batteries for EVs
BP stations in Holland to be equipped with ABB fast chargers
European electronics giant ABB announced Friday that it has started installing fast-charging systems at BP service stations in the Netherlands as part of a nationwide trial. The first two of the company’s Terra DC chargers have been installed in Utrecht, and will go into service this week, with several more to follow in the months… Read more »
Mitsubishi i scores first place in fuel economy
The EPA’s annual Fuel Economy Guide has rated the 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV the most fuel-efficient car on the road.
California offers heavy incentives for light electric vans
CARB has announced a new program which offers fleet owners incentives between $10k and $15k per vehicle to buy Ford Transit Connect Electric vans.