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electric cars stories: 55 news summaries

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Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

Hopes to be rockin' the greenie world with electric car prototype

Jun 3, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Young has shifted gear in his quest to make the world a better place, reports the AP. The Canadian rock legend known for his protest songs is working with a Wichita mechanic to convert his 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on an electric battery. Young hopes the prototype could... More »

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environment • rock stars • battery • electric cars • hybrid car • Neil Young

 GM to Close 4 Truck/SUV
 Plants, Reassess Hummer 

Public taste turns away from big cars

Jun 3, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM will close four of its North American truck and SUV factories, the company announced today, as the public interest in gas-guzzlers wanes. The Hummer brand is also under “strategic review,” with all options on the table, "from a complete revamp of the product lineup to a... More »

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General Motors • SUV • electric cars • auto industry • trucks • factories • Rick Wagoner • Hummer

 Norwegian Electric Car
 Will Cruise US Streets 

Vehicle can log up to 110 miles on single charge

May 30, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An electric car that can travel up to 110 miles when fully charged will hit select US cities next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Think City, from Norwegian automaker Think Global AS, is already on the road in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and will set American consumers back... More »

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pollution • Norway • automaker • Ford • gas prices • electric cars • auto industry • carbon emissions • Think Global AS

 Mayor Vows to Fill SF
 With Electric Cars 

Electric outlets to be as common as cable cars

May 15, 08 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The streets of San Francisco might not be paved in gold, but they'll soon be clogged with electric cars if Mayor Gavin Newsom has anything to say about it. Newsom is in talks with Project Better Place to fill the city with electric car charging stations, a move that could... More »

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San Francisco • Nissan • electric cars • Gavin Newsom • Project Better Place • Plug-In America

Electric Car Maker Sues Rival for Stealing Trade Secrets

Designer Fisker employed by Tesla, then started own company

Apr 15, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The maker of an electric sports car is suing a rival company, alleging stolen trade secrets, the New York Times reports. Tesla Motors hired Henrik Fisker to design a new sedan; after a subpar effort, Tesla says, he founded his own company and built a better vehicle with Tesla tricks.... More »

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lawsuit • trade secrets • electric cars • Tesla • Henrik Fisker • Fisker Coachbuild • Fisker Automotive • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

 Roadblocks Zap Electric  
 Carmakers' Momentum  

Infighting and broken promises mar ambitious companies

Apr 6, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The more than two dozen startups racing to produce viable electric cars face a bumpy road, the Los Angeles Times reports, as they navigate infighting, skyrocketing costs, and lack of mass-production know-how. Meanwhile, a successful car would face serious competition from several major automakers working on innovations of their own.... More »

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environment • California • automaker • lawsuit • electric cars • auto industry • Tesla

OPINION

 Late-Night Charges
 Keep Hybrids Greener 

Power grids can handle recharging if done after hours

Mar 19, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nighttime is the right time to plug in a hybrid, Michael Graham Richard writes in TreeHugger. If recharged after 10pm, the green cars exert less drain on power grids and may not require new power plants—meaning gas-guzzlers could be replaced without any extra pollution. But researchers at Oak Ridge... More »

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environment • electricity • power plant • electric cars • hybrid car

DWI: Driving While Immersed

Bond film inspires zero-emissions submersible car

Feb 15, 08 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The first car capable of diving and maneuvering both underwater and on land is in the works, the London Times reports. Inspired by James Bond’s Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me, the sQuba is an electric-powered open-top two-seater that "moves like a fish in the... More »

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James Bond • electric cars • Rinspeed • sQuba • sea diving • cars

Electric Roadster Ready to Roll

Tesla's battery-powered vehicle meets federal safety standards

Jan 25, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The long-awaited, all-electric Tesla Roadster has passed federal safety tests with flying colors and will finally go into production March 17—albeit with temporary transmissions on the first models, reports DailyTech. The interim transmissions mean the $100,000 Roadster will do zero to 60 in 5.7 seconds, instead of... More »

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environment • electric cars • car safety • Tesla Motors • Tesla Roadster

Israel Revs Up Electric Cars

Endorses national initiative to switch to electric cars

Jan 21, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel is taking the first steps toward getting drivers behind the electric wheel. The country today unveiled a joint project that calls for Renault-Nissan to build cars and a California startup to build the infrastructure. The electric cars are to hit the mass market by 2010 with half a million... More »

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Israel • Shimon Peres • fuel • Olmert • electric cars • foreign oil • Better Place • Shai Agassi • charging stations

Battery Is Burning Issue
for Electric Cars' Future

Manufacturers racing to make batteries that won't burst into flame

Jan 11, 08 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - One main obstacle is holding back the electric car, the Wall Street Journal reports: its unfortunate tendency to burst into flames. Lithium-ion batteries, the only kind small and light enough to power the industry’s designs, have a history of overheating in laptops and other consumer electronics. You can’t... More »

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Toyota • electric cars • auto industry • Chevrolet Volt

Green Cars Race for Funding

Hydrogen and hybrid electrics are competing to replace gas

Dec 9, 07 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Makers of two green technologies—hydrogen fuel cells and plug-in electric hybrids—are racing to become the alternative energy of choice for buyers thinking beyond gasoline. They are competing for public attention, space on manufacturer’s production lines, and federal support, reports the Los Angeles Times. Electric cars,like Toyota’... More »

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fossil fuel • Prius • electric cars • hybrid car • hydrogen fuel cells • green transportation

Motor City Going for Green

Automakers blame environmental concerns for falling sales

Nov 24, 07 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Auto industry bigwigs at the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit this week seem finally to have gotten the message on cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles; one after another they cited going green (or at least greener) as the path to more competitive cars and trucks. GM honcho Robert Lutz admitted that... More »

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environment • General Motors • Detroit • Toyota Prius • electric cars • auto industry • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt

Toyota Explores Plug-in Prius

All-electric version of hot-selling car could be only a few years away

Nov 10, 07 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota is launching a three-year study of US consumer demand for a new version of the popular Prius that could run exclusively on electric power and be recharged in a standard electric socket. Toyota may yet beat rival General Motors to market—GM has set a 2010 target date for... More »

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California • Toyota • General Motors • Toyota Prius • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt

Electric Car Nails 0 to 60 in 0:04

Britain's Lightning GTS rips up the road with no gas pains

Sep 10, 07 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Lightning GTS—a new all-electric sports car—will go from 0 to 60 in four seconds, the car's British manufacturer claims. Part of a coming boom in electric cars (in Europe anyway), the GTS will travel 250 miles on a 10-minute charge and max out at 130 mph. But... More »

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sports cars • environmentalism • electric cars • Lightning GTS • cars

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