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Luxury Brands to Lead Wireless Charging Adoption
Premium automotive brands will blaze the trail into wireless charging for electric cars, a leading analysis firm predicts.
BMW Mobile App Controls Electric Car Charging
BMW announced a new mobile app today that aims to help i3 and i8 owners reduce their at-home charging costs.
Musk’s Anti-Recall Tweet Gets Nod from Ex-NHTSA Boss
It isn’t often that Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk’s pugnacious platitudes are met with any sort of grace.
Public Charging Downplayed by BMW Exec
Public charging stations for electric cars aren’t necessary if you ask BMW board member Herbert Diess.
Tesla Supercharger Network Reaches NY to LA
Tesla Model S owners can now drive from New York to Los Angeles without paying to charge their car as long as they’re happy to follow a meandering route.
BMW i3 Performs 30-Minute Full Charge at Public Station
Rapid recharging is as important to electric cars as engines are to airplanes. That is to say, they won’t take off without them.
Charging in Under 10 Minutes Coming: Tesla Exec Says
Current technology will allow Tesla Model S owners to recharge their cars to about half capacity in roughly 20 minutes, but that time will be much lower in the future.
Volvo Researching Electric In-Road Charging Technology
One of the biggest complaints with electric vehicles today is range anxiety, or the lack of being able to charge your vehicle on a long trip.
Nissan Leaf Surpasses 50,000 Global Sales
Nissan announced today that Nissan Leaf sales broke past the 50,000 unit mark worldwide.
Nissan Admits Leaf at Fault in G.E. Home Charger Malfunction
General Electric is swinging back after reports earlier this month said its WattStation home charging system was responsible for several Nissan Leaf charging system malfunctions.
Ford Figures Out The Best Place For An Electric Charging Port
Ford thinks it’s finally figured out the best place to put the charging plug on an electric car: on the front grille, like the Nissan Leaf? On the pillar, like the Tesla? Or where the gas cap is supposed to be, like on the G-Wiz? Nope, to all of those: Ford believes that the charging…
Ford Compiles List Of 25 Electric Vehicle Friendly Cities
Ford has released a list of 25 cities in the United States that it labeled “electric vehicle-ready”, with the 20 initial roll-0ut markets for the Ford Focus E.V. listed, as well as 5 other cities, Baltimore, Dallas, Hartford, Honolulu and Charlotte. Ford declined to rank the cities, instead listing them in alphabetical order, but said…
BP To Install 45 Charging Ports For EVs By March 2011
BP is set to install charging ports at 45 gas stations across the United States, which will be able to charge a Nissan Leaf or Mitsubishi i-MEiV to 80% capacity in under 30 minutes. The charge stations use 480 volts rather than the 220 volts used in the home charging units. With the lower voltage,…
