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Golf Carts—Sorry, LSVs—Win Big in Stimulus

Electric car credit goes to street-legal carts

Oct 28, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government really wants to buy you a golf cart—as long as you don’t call it a golf cart. The stimulus contains a tax credit of up to $7,500 for anyone buying an electric vehicle, provided it’s primarily used on the road. So dealers are... More »

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golf cart • electric cars • economic stimulus package

 Volkswagen Rolls Out 
 Electric Beetle 

Hails new ride as 'beetle of the 21st century'

Sep 15, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(AP) - Volkswagen made a splash at the IAA autoshow, unveiling the E-Up, a fully-electric compact car that the company's hailing as the "Beetle of the 21st century," Fast Company reports. Its stats are fairly impressive, at least for an electric: the E-Up can accelerate relatively quickly and hit a... More »

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Volkswagen • electric cars • auto industry

 Nissan Reveals 
 Mass-Market Electric Car 

LEAF will compete with EVs from GM, Mitsubishi

Aug 3, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nissan yesterday unveiled its entry into the electric-vehicle market, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LEAF is a five-seat compact that gets a top speed of 90 mph out of its lithium-ion batteries. The vehicle can go about 100 miles on a full charge, an attribute Nissan hopes will convince... More »

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Nissan • automaker • electric cars • lithium ion batteries • charging stations • Nissan-Renault

ANALYSIS

How Taxpayers Can Profit From the New GM

A change in the automotive paradigm would be worth more than any dividend

Jul 9, 09 8:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tomorrow will see the death—and rebirth—of General Motors. And with the government taking a 60% stake, it's reasonable to wonder whether taxpayers will ever see a return on their investment, writes Matthew DeBord for the Big Money on Slate. But the focus on money might be "short-sighted,... More »

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General Motors • Treasury Department • Prius • electric cars • taxpayers • Hummer • Obama administration • gasoline

(Newser) - As the US moves away from a gasoline-only auto culture, researchers and the government are investigating alternative taxes to fund road-building and maintenance, the Kansas City Star reports. The leading idea to supplant the gas tax is a by-the-mile approach endorsed by a federal commission. “If you’re committed... More »

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driving • GPS • electric cars • gas tax • hybrid car • automobile • gasoline • mileage

OPINION

 Michael Moore: 
 9 Ways to Rise 
 From GM's Ashes 

Let's use their facilities to overhaul America's transit

Jun 1, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The end of General Motors is an opportunity for an America that now owns 60% of the company, writes Michael Moore. Let’s take advantage of the death of a firm that built poor cars, battled environmental rules, and shipped jobs away by using its facilities to implement a new... More »

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energy • environment • alternative energy • bankruptcy • General Motors • Michael Moore • public transportation • electric cars • hybrid car

VEHICLE REVIEW

Electric Bike Performs, Lacks Motorcycle Sound, Speed

While nice for urban jaunts, range and speed are limiting

May 21, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Zero S electric motorcycle is everything an electric car should be—quiet, emission-free, affordable—but the formula doesn’t necessarily translate well to bikes, Jonathan Welsh writes in the Wall Street Journal. The performance mimics a typical 500cc gas-powered bike, with peppy acceleration, and a city-worthy 60mph top speed,... More »

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vehicle emissions • motorcycle • electric cars • carbon emissions • greenhouse-gas emissions • electric motorcycle • Zero S

OPINION

 The Most Creative 
 Minds in Business 


May 19, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Creativity is a tough thing to put your finger on, but Fast Company takes a shot at picking world’s top 100 business innovators. The first five:
  • Jonathan Ive: Apple’s design chief—responsible for the iPhone, iPod, MacBook, and iMac—ushered in an era of “design perfection”
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business • Apple • list • Disney • Netflix • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • electric cars • Shai Agassi • Melinda Gates • creativity • Jonathan Ive • Reed Hastings • Rich Ross

 Korea Roadway Recharges Cars 


May 18, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Korean scientists are working on road technology that allows electric vehicles to continually recharge while driving, Reuters reports. Inductive charging, used with watertight electric toothbrushes, requires no contact between power source and appliance. For vehicles, electric strips would be embedded in the road at intervals, and a magnetic field... More »

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South Korea • roadways • battery • electricity • electric cars • automobile • inductive recharging • toothbrush

auto review

 $1B Buys Quiet, 'Potent' Ride 


Apr 29, 09 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - To allay skepticism about progress on the development of the much-ballyhooed Chevrolet Volt, GM let Chuck Squatriglia of Wired take an engineering prototype for a spin. The vehicle—a Chevy Cruze with a Volt drivetrain—didn’t look like much, and not all of the features worked, but the ride... More »

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General Motors • electric cars • Chevrolet • Chevrolet Volt • Chevrolet Cruze

 China, Nissan Strike 
 Electric Car Deal 

Nissan will create fleet, charging station network in Wuhan

Apr 9, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - China has tapped Nissan to set up an electric-car program in the city of Wuhan, relying on the automaker to set up a fleet of electric vehicles and charging stations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Beijing plans to produce 500,000 “new energy” vehicles by 2011, and recently selected... More »

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China • Nissan • electric cars • auto industry • hybrid car • automobile

(Newser) - As US automakers continue their late push into the market for hybrids and electric cars, they may soon have a major new competitor to worry about: China. Beijing, which barely registers in the auto world today, has begun a major investment push and plans to join the world leaders in... More »

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China • electric cars • electric • hybrid car • US automakers

(Newser) - The electric car is real—at least in prototype form. Tesla Motors yesterday unveiled a working prototype of its much-anticipated Model S, a fully-electric 5-door sedan, the LA Times reports. It’s actually Tesla’s second electric vehicle, but unlike the Roadster, which is produced in London and carries... More »

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electric cars • alternative fuels • Tesla Motors • Tesla Roadster • Tesla Model S

Battery Breakthrough Could Recharge Phones in Seconds

Scientists believe super-fast ion transfer will let technology charge ahead

Mar 13, 09 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - MIT scientists have developed new battery technology that could potentially recharge a cell phone in seconds and an electric car in minutes, the Boston Globe reports. The researchers, who say the breakthrough could revolutionize technology and even lifestyles, have created a coating that speeds the transfer of ions into and... More »

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cell phones • MIT • battery • electric cars • lithium ion batteries • cell phone charger

Road to Electric Cars Runs Through Bolivia

Nationalism, socialism may make its lithium supply hard to tap

Feb 3, 09 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Are we about to replace our dependence on foreign oil with a dependence on foreign lithium? Almost half the world’s supply of the mineral—essential for the light, rechargeable batteries electric cars need—is found in Bolivia, where nationalist sentiment is running high, the New York Times reports. Evo... More »

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mining • Bolivia • Evo Morales • electric cars • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries

US Choice:
Put Money
in Startups
or Big Three

Tesla needs aid for new electric sedan

Jan 17, 09 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Small upstart Tesla wants to build on the success of its bold electric sports car—the pricey Roadster—by building a tamer sedan for the masses. But to do so, it needs a big infusion of cash from the Obama administration, which is looking to boost clean energy. The situation,... More »

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DaimlerChrysler • Ford • green energy • US government • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt • Tesla Motors • cars

China Upstart's Electric Car Plugs Into West

Battery expertise puts BYD 'at same starting line' with Detroit

Jan 12, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - BYD, a Chinese company known mostly as a cell-phone battery manufacturer, plans to enter the Western auto market with an electric car that could short-circuit entries from Detroit’s Big Three and others, the Wall Street Journal reports. BYD hopes the relative engineering simplicity of an all-electric design will grant... More »

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China • electric cars • lithium ion batteries • Chevrolet Volt • BYD Co.

 Chrysler Eyes 
 Electric Rollout in 2010 

Automaker will highlight 4 concepts at the Detroit auto show

Jan 11, 09 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Struggling Chrysler is underscoring its green-friendly efforts just ahead of the Detroit auto show, reports the Detroit News, promising to have an electric car in production by 2010. Though a rep said he was “not allowed to” reveal any information about the model, the automaker will reveal a... More »

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environment • Chrysler • Detroit • electric cars • Detroit Auto Show

Toyota Working on Mass-Market Solar Car

Company believed to be trying to build first mass-market car running soley on sunshine

Jan 2, 09 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota is trying to leapfrog rivals by developing a mass-market solar-powered car on the sly. The futuristic vehicle will get power from solar cells in the rooftop, providing enough energy to power only its accessories initially, reports Hybrid Cars News. The company is thought to be years away from creating... More »

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Toyota • solar power • electric cars • hybrid car • solar panel • Panasonic • cars

ANALYSIS

Monthly Fee May Pave Way for Electric Car Boom

Developer strikes deals with countries, cities for broad charging infrastructure

Dec 24, 08 8:05 PM CST
(Newser) - An Israeli entrepreneur bets you’ll be willing to pay to fuel up your car like you pay your monthly cell phone bill. If Shai Agassi is right, Jim Motavalli writes in Yale Environment 360, it could be the charge electric cars need to succeed. Partnering with nations, cities, and... More »

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electric cars • lithium ion batteries • green transportation • Better Place • Shai Agassi • cars • automobile

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