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Is the end of EV range anxiety in sight?
From battery-swapping stations to futuristic charging coils built into the road, here are nine strategies companies are using to put EV owners at ease.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Jun 21, 2013

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Me and my iCar: One woman’s journey to the Nissan LEAF
The Nissan LEAF is setting a new – and cost-competitive – standard for modern driving. But like the iPhone, you might not know you need it until you try it.
Ellen Franconi

Jun 19, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Think driving an EV is expensive? Think again
A new US study has found that the costs of electric vehicles are now within 10% of competing petrol-powered cars.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 14, 2013

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Five reasons car enthusiasts should be begging to go electric
Five reasons why anyone who likes to drive fast, corner hard, and squeeze every drop of horsepower from their ride should be excited about EVs.
Blake Herrschaft

Jun 7, 2013

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Tesla Motors pays back energy department loan nine years early
Hot on the heels of its first profitable quarter, US EV-maker pays back the nearly half a billion dollars the DoE lent it in 2010.
Ryan Koronowski

May 24, 2013

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Graph(ic) of the Day: Impact of the electric vehicle
Why aren’t more people driving EVs? A detailed infographic maps the electric vehicle’s journey so far, and what to expect further on up the road.
Adam Johnston

May 22, 2013

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Tesla eyes investor big league as bond offering passes $1bn
A savvy Elon Musk has capitalised on surging investor demand to raise more than $1 billion in cash for Tesla, repay DoE loan early.
Sophie Vorrath

May 21, 2013

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How electric vehicles that feed the grid will pay off
US research explores technology to make EVs even more financially appealing, while challenging the traditional energy provider-consumer relationship.
Brian Foley

May 21, 2013

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Nissan Leaf gets $15,000 price cut in Australia
The price of Nissan’s fully electric Leaf has been slashed from $51,500 to $36,500 without on-road costs, to help ‘stimulate the market.’
Nicholas Brown

May 10, 2013

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Tesla shares charged by news of first-ever profit
The announcement of Tesla’s milestone quarterly profit sent the EV maker’s shares soaring almost 30% in after hours trade.
Sophie Vorrath

May 9, 2013

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Australian-made ‘fast charger’ slashes EV charging time
Brisbane-based EV systems maker launches fast-charging technology, capable of achieving 80% battery capacity in under 30 minutes.
Sophie Vorrath

May 8, 2013

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Distributed energy milestone: selling power from EVs to grid
University of Delaware EV2G project marks first instance of selling electricity from a commercial test fleet of EVs to the regional grid.
CleanTechnica

May 2, 2013

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