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Transportation Innovation in Nairobi

Posted on February 13th, 2013 by Shannon Lucas

  Kenya’s Innovation Leadership Innovation is born out of necessity, open mindedness and effort. Kenya has these attributes in spades. It is the world leader[...]
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Do EVs Make Good Cents or Sense?

Posted on January 3rd, 2013 by Barry Stevens

David Herron of Torque News stated in his article “60 kWh Tesla Model S rated at 208 mile electric driving range by EPA:”  “The 85[...]
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Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery To Grow in 2015

Posted on July 29th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery To Grow in 2015 New market research forecasts that electric vehicle battery will be the next big thing come 2015. The[...]
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Honda’s 1st EV Car Delivered To Couple

Posted on July 25th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Honda’s 1st EV Car Delivered To Couple American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has delivered its first all-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV to couple, Matt and[...]
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NASCAR and EPA Team Up on Environmental Initiatives

Posted on June 13th, 2012 by Ben Lack

NASCAR joins EPA’s team to support some of the agency’s environmental initiatives. On May 22nd, NASCAR and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a memorandum[...]
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Autotrader Research: High Gas Prices Create Interesting Purchasing Behaviors

Posted on April 3rd, 2012 by Ivy Cada

Rick Wainschel, Vice President of Automotive Insights at Autotrader.com, discusses the impact that high gas prices are having on a potential customer’s purchasing habits.
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How Our Prius Paid For Itself and Put $10,000 Back In Our Pocket

Posted on April 2nd, 2012 by Ivy Cada

Our 2006 Prius topped 100,000 miles last weekend as we drove on Interstate 70 through Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon, prompting my wife and I to wonder[...]
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Electric Vehicle Charging Station Erected With Solar Panels In Illinois

Posted on March 21st, 2012 by Ben Lack

Curtis Pascarella, Owner of Phillips Chevrolet, discusses why his dealership decided to install a solar powered electric vehicle charging station, the first of its kind[...]
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Life in the Fast Lane – Electric Vehicle Observations

Posted on February 1st, 2012 by Applied Materials

Recently I had the opportunity to use a Nissan Leaf™ for several full days, a much more interesting exercise than a simple test drive. As[...]
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Car Charging Group Expands EV Charging Services in Florida

Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Nadeem

Car Charging Group expands EV charging services in Florida Car Charging Group Inc. has expanded its EV charging infrastructure in Florida. EV charging services are[...]
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ECOtality to Install EV Charging Stations at Kohl’s Department Stores

Posted on December 16th, 2011 by Nadeem

ECOtality to install EV charging stations at Kohl’s Department Stores ECOtality Inc. has entered into an agreement with Kohl’s Department Stores to install Blink Pedestal[...]
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Terex Utilities Wins ARB Approval for Hybrid System

Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Nadeem

Terex Utilities wins ARB approval for hybrid system Terex Utilities has received approval from the Air Resources Board for its Terex HyPower Hybrid System, a[...]
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Petroleum Savings if all Passenger Vehicles in U.S. were Hybrids or EVs!

Posted on November 23rd, 2011 by Barry Stevens

A month ago, I was asked the question: “What would be the impact on petroleum usage if all cars (passenger vehicles) in the U.S. energy[...]
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Vu1 to Supply 20,000 ESL Bulbs to Avspar

Posted on November 11th, 2011 by Nadeem

IKEA opens 4 electric vehicle charging stations in Carson, Calif. IKEA has officially plugged-in four Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at its store inCarson,California,[...]
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IBM Electric Vehicle Strategy Goes Mobile

Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Ben Lack

Clay Luthy, Global Distributed Energy Resource Leader for IBM’s Energy & Utilities Industry, discusses the new mobile features that IBM has created to allow electric vehicle owners[...]
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Electric Cars Hit The East Coast Grid

Posted on October 3rd, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

Northeast and mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM Interconnect on Monday welcomed a new project to promote technology that can use battery power from electric vehicles to[...]