Smart Fortwo Electric Hits US With Battery Option

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The tiny Smart fortwo EV is making its way to U.S. dealers, and the company says you can buy or lease the vehicle with or without the battery. Read more →

Tesla Model S Wows Them Over At Consumer Reports

Tesla Model S

Consumer Reports gives the Tesla Model S a score of 99 out of 100, making it one of the lightest rated cars ever reviewed by the consumer group. Read more →

African Jeep Safari Experiences Set To Go All-Electric

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Electric off-road vehicles are coming to the African safari experience, offering up a quieter, and perhaps cleaner driving, outing in the bush. Read more →

The Power Of Community Helps Get Ready For Electric Cars

Workers put the finishing touches on installing a plug-in electric vehicle charger that is part of the West Coast Electric Highway. (image via Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition)

Clean Cities coalitions all across the country are using local knowledge to help their communities get ready for plug-in electric vehicles. Read more →

Venturi, Ohio State Aim For Most Powerful Electric Car

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Venturi is teaming up with Ohio State University to build the VBB-3, a electric car with a top speed of over 372 mph. Read more →

Why Companies Are Buying Their Energi From Ford

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Businesses are turning to Ford to cut costs and save the environment by purchasing more green vehicles like the plug-in Ford Fusion and C-MAX Energi vehicles. Read more →

Will Wireless Help Solve EV Charging Issues?

UBC Wireless EV Charging Technology

Massachusetts-based startup WiTricity believes it has the answer to electric vehicle (EV) charging through wireless technology. Read more →

An Electric Car Battery That Supports An Almost 250 Mile Range?

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Researchers in Australia claim to have developed an enhanced electric car battery which could more than double the range of most existing EVs. Read more →

Are Electric Bicycles Ready For A Prime Time Debut?

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Electric bicycles are already popular in Europe and in China, which has more e-bikes than cars on its roads. Now, manufacturers are marketing e-bikes in the U.S., promoting them as a "green" alternative to driving. Read more →

Small Electric Racing Team Goes Against Big Boys At Pikes Peak

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The small nation of Latvia is represented this year in the grueling Pikes Peak hill climb race via an amateur electric car racing team. Read more →