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Affordable, wireless EV charging a-go-go
EV drivers might not have long to wait before an affordable wireless EV charging system hits the market, thanks to a new US joint venture.
Tina Casey

Mar 19, 2013

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Bjorn Lomborg’s hot air on electric cars
Contrary to the headline of Lomborg’s recent WSJ op-ed, EV-associated emissions are not so dirty, and no secret. So what else did he fudge?
David Friedman

Mar 14, 2013

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Video: One man’s homage to Tesla, and solar-powered driving
Jordan Bloch liked Tesla’s model S EV so much he made a commercial about it – and the solar-powered Supercharger network used to power it.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 13, 2013

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Attention shoppers: Free solar-powered EV charging in aisle 5
US energy giant joins with other global big hitters to install solar EV charging station at a suburban shopping mall. The start of something big?
Tina Casey

Feb 8, 2013

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Better Place Australia to close as funding dries up
Australian unit confirms an ‘orderly wind-down’ of operations, as the global EV infrastructure group focuses in on Danish and Israeli markets.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 7, 2013

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Chu says big solar soon to be cheaper than coal and gas
US energy secretary Stephen Chu says big solar will be cheaper than coal and gas before most people realise. He says the combination of solar and battery technologies, pushed forward by electric vehicles, will turn the energy industry upside down – unless, of course, if politicians fail to seize the moment.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2013

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US next-gen EVs could be home grown in more ways than one
US Department of Agriculture grants $10 million to bioproduct and biofuel research aimed at making sustainable car parts from bioplastics.
Tina Casey

Dec 18, 2012

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How your EV battery could save your life one day
US Defense has been experimenting with microgrids that can draw energy from EV batteries when needed, like in the wake of super-storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Tina Casey

Dec 12, 2012

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Top 10 most fuel efficient cars: they’re electric!
The most fuel-efficient and low-emission vehicles available are, of course, electric and plug-in hybrids. Here’s the US EPA’s top-10 list for 2013.
Charis Michelsen

Dec 11, 2012

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Oil’s well in the white paper’s version of future transport
The energy white paper has little to say on the transport sector’s role in our future energy mix. This is unfortunate for several reasons.
Leigh Glover

Dec 3, 2012

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