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In the Driver's Seat
Posted Wed, 02/24/2010 - 8:52am by Sherry
Nearly all the talk about batteries for electric cars has focused on lithium-ion batteries in recent years, but the battery champions of the last generation of electric vehicles -- nickel-metal hydride batteries (NiMH) -- may be poised for a bit of a comeback. Continue reading...
Posted Tue, 02/23/2010 - 8:42pm by Paul
It's been crystal clear for some months that BMW would be making more EVs after getting nothing but high praise for its little 500 car MINI E experiment. Not so much for the logistical foul ups in their haste to deploy the fleet in time for valuable CARB credits, but for the giggle-inducing speedster they unleashed on the world. Continue reading...
Posted Mon, 02/22/2010 - 8:19am by Sherry
The journalistic bastion of the business world is spreading confidence about the new era of plug-in electric vehicles through a quiz for its readers. While I could quibble with a few of their questions and assumptions, this quiz is nothing but good news. Continue reading...
Posted Mon, 02/15/2010 - 2:58pm by Jeanne
My partner is in rapture with his new iTouch. The other day he suddenly discovered links to learn Korean, or pick up yoga poses, all for free. "Oh look," he declared, "they have all the Nicholas Stern lectures." "Wow, how about living off the grid." His curiosity began to crescendo. Continue reading...
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 12:00am by Linda
Plug In America board members Paul Scott, Mike Kane and I recently had the privilege of meeting with Balwinder Samra, CEO and founder of Balqon Corporation at the company's headquarters in Harbor City, California. Balqon Corp was founded in 2005 when AQMD and the Port of LA partnered to fund the production of 25 of the world's most powerful all-electric short-range trucks. Continue reading...
Posted Wed, 02/10/2010 - 6:07pm by Sherry
I'm a relatively new iPhone user, but I think I've already found my favorite app of all time -- the EV Charger Finder app. Jeff Lander, who drives an electric BMW Mini, created this free app utilizing the best database of EV charging locations that exists -- Tom Dowling's evchargernews.com. Continue reading...
Posted Sun, 02/07/2010 - 11:56am by Sherry
Coda Automotive brought its all-electric sedan for show-and-tell and test rides at the San Francisco Electric Vehicle Association (SFEVA) meeting on February 6. Plug In America's Sherry Boschert, Marc Geller, and Jeanne Trombly were there to check it out. Continue reading...
Posted Thu, 02/04/2010 - 12:04pm by Linda
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Moloughney -- MINI E driver and owner of the Montclair, New Jersey restaurant, Nauna's Bella Casa. Like many other fortunate Plug In America supporters, Tom drives an electric vehicle. But unlike any other known EV driver, Tom has driven his BMW-leased MINI E 20,000 freakin' miles in only seven months! Continue reading...