Electric Cars Magazine.com

Dec 09

stonedfox: Charge your electric car on the move ELECTRIC cars are clean, green and rather cool these days - even if they can’t compete with conventional vehicles in terms of battery life and driving range. These disadvantages could disappear, however, with a system for wirelessly charging cars as they speed down the highway.

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Charge your electric car on the move

ELECTRIC cars are clean, green and rather cool these days - even if they can’t compete with conventional vehicles in terms of battery life and driving range. These disadvantages could disappear, however, with a system for wirelessly charging cars as they speed down the highway.


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baker electric cars

And they say electric cars are just catching on…

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Dec 08

Nissan developing a 10-minute battery charger for electric vehicles With the fear of losing power during a trip holding back many consumers from purchasing an electric vehicle, Nissan has discovered a new charging method that could get drivers back on the road in minutes. (click-through for full story)

Nissan developing a 10-minute battery charger for electric vehicles

With the fear of losing power during a trip holding back many consumers from purchasing an electric vehicle, Nissan has discovered a new charging method that could get drivers back on the road in minutes.

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Last year the award deservedly went to the Chevy Volt. The winner this year isn’t as clear, since the nominees are on a level playing field.

Last year the award deservedly went to the Chevy Volt. The winner this year isn’t as clear, since the nominees are on a level playing field.

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Dec 07

Electric car at it’s finest

Electric car at it’s finest

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Electric 2012 Ford Focus now available to reserve online | The Verge While it may not have the style of an electric DeLorean, Ford’s now letting consumers get in line for the 2012 all-electric Focus, which carries a base MSRP of $39,200. The Focus will be going head to head with Nissan’s Leaf and Chevy’s Volt in the expanding electric car market, but Ford is going into battle without announcing detailed mileage information. Nissan claims 100 miles per charge in the Leaf, while the Volt only gets 35 miles, but backs that up with a fuel-based electric generator that adds over 300 miles to its range. For Ford’s part, the only thing said on its site is that the Focus is “competitive with other electric vehicles on the market.”

Electric 2012 Ford Focus now available to reserve online | The Verge

While it may not have the style of an electric DeLorean, Ford’s now letting consumers get in line for the 2012 all-electric Focus, which carries a base MSRP of $39,200. The Focus will be going head to head with Nissan’s Leaf and Chevy’s Volt in the expanding electric car market, but Ford is going into battle without announcing detailed mileage information. Nissan claims 100 miles per charge in the Leaf, while the Volt only gets 35 miles, but backs that up with a fuel-based electric generator that adds over 300 miles to its range. For Ford’s part, the only thing said on its site is that the Focus is “competitive with other electric vehicles on the market.”

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Sufiy.: Lithium Drive: A sunny drive in the Nissan Leaf - Fully charged episode 32 -




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"What If Electric Cars Could Charge Without Plugs?" -

Four years ago, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a technique for charging batteries without wires that could free gadget afficionados from the tyranny of wires. Now, Scientific American reports, some researchers are considering how that technology could be applied to largest of all consumer gadgets—electric vehicles.

Wireless car charging offers the tantalizing prospect of lifting the burden of charging from the consumer. If a car can charge without a wire, an EV driver can park and rush to a meeting without pausing to plug in. Wireless charging also means cars may be able to charge while they’re moving. 

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Dec 06

Bulgaria’s Capital Launches 1st Electric Car Charging Station The installation of the very first electric car charging station in the Bulgarian capital Sofia begins Monday with an official groundbreaking ceremony. The station will be located on 33 “Moskovska” street in downtown Sofia. There will be another 5 stations in the very heart of the capital – in the so-called blue parking zone – on the square in front of the Parliament, on “Macedonia” boulevard, two stations will be located on the “Alexander Stamboliyski” boulevard and another one – in the vicinity of the building of the Central Bank, BNB. Initially, customers will pay by previously purchased vouchers and later - with credit and debit cards. 

Bulgaria’s Capital Launches 1st Electric Car Charging Station

The installation of the very first electric car charging station in the Bulgarian capital Sofia begins Monday with an official groundbreaking ceremony.

The station will be located on 33 “Moskovska” street in downtown Sofia. There will be another 5 stations in the very heart of the capital – in the so-called blue parking zone – on the square in front of the Parliament, on “Macedonia” boulevard, two stations will be located on the “Alexander Stamboliyski” boulevard and another one – in the vicinity of the building of the Central Bank, BNB.

Initially, customers will pay by previously purchased vouchers and later - with credit and debit cards. 

(Source: electriccarsmagazine.com, via euralmanac)

Baltimore Sports Reportr: Baltimore Sports Round-Up for Tuesday, December 6th -

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Too bad the Patriots won by 7.