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Fast Charging Standard Feud Could Delay Mass Adoption of Sustainable Electric Vehicles

written by Walter Wang

Over the last few years, electric cars have seen a significant surge in popularity. With the launch of popular models such as Nissan’s LEAF and the Chevy Volt, EVs would seem ready for their close-up. But is it really the case?

The New York Times has run a thought-provoking

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September 18, 2012 1 comment
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Danish Company ECOmove To Launch QBEAK Electric Car

written by Walter Wang

A company called ECOmove is hoping to make a dent on the electric vehicle (EV) market in Denmark with a new model called QBEAK. The car is being pitched as a city, company, family car, and even a van. QBEAK is due out in the fourth quarter of 2012.

The main selling point of the QBEAK

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August 8, 2012 0 comment
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Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve — Taking Everything into Consideration

written by Walter Wang

A reader who predicts a slow electric vehicles adoption curve writes:

Americans are addicted to not only to oil but also to driving. Most Americans see automobiles as freedom to do whatever, whenever they like. They do not like to be restricted by anything, including their vehicles. Early adopters are slightly different and are probably wealthy enough to have a

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April 7, 2011 2 comments
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Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions – Where Does “Better Place” Fit?

written by 2GreenEnergy

I notice that Shai Agassi of Project Better Place was interviewed on NPR again this morning. Holy cow, that guy has wonderful PR; it’s hard to turn around without running into him presenting his idea (ubiquitous electric vehicle battery swapping stations).

But does it seem practical for a landmass the size of the US? Agassi’s talking point is

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December 13, 2010 2 comments
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DC Charging Could Accelerate Grid Impact

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Electric vehicle charging stations are now popping up at locations scattered across the country. Because of the low penetration rates of EVs and charging equipment during the next year, utilities are generally comfortable that their ability to reliably serve customers won’t be impacted.

This is partly because both categories of

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October 12, 2010 0 comment
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Let’s Go: Mobile Charging Unit for Electric Cars

written by EnergyRefuge.com

How about breaking up a road journey to grab a coffee and recharge the batteries? The car batteries, that is.

A new product launch will help assuage the fear that electric cars may not get the driver to the destination, also known as ‘range anxiety’ as Gigaom puts it.

Created by Switzerland-based Nation-E, the Mobile Angel Car® is a system designed to

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September 15, 2010 0 comment
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What Energy Efficiency Type are You?

written by Elisa Wood

Not so long ago, consumers seemed to like energy efficiency just a little bit more than going to the dentist. Clearly that has changed, as evidenced by the recent run on appliance and home retrofit subsidies in several states.

Greens are no longer alone in swooning over front loader washing machines and

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July 30, 2010 2 comments
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