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Electric Car Tops Greenest Vehicle List for First Time in 12 Years

ACEEE - February 7, 2012 - With the auto industry back on its feet and fuel economy standards shifting into high gear, automakers provided American consumers with a huge array of vehicles and technologies to choose from in 2012. More...

California Agency Approves $11 Million Contract to CALSTART to Incentivize Sales of Electric and Hybrid Trucks

PASADENA, CA, Feb 01, 2012 -- MARKETWIRE - The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has selected CALSTART (www.calstart.org) for the third year in a row to manage the nation's largest incentive program for electric and hybrid trucks and buses. More...

Leviton and Ford Receive UL Certification for Focus Electric Home Charging Station

Leviton - Leviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical devices, and Ford Motor Company today announced the new Ford Electric Vehicle (EV) Home Charging Station has achieved UL certification for UL 2231, UL 2251 and UL 2594. more...

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Follow Me - Electric Vehicles Take Off In Spain

GE Energy - Behind the general hustle and roaring aircraft engines at Spain's major airports there is to be found a growing vein of quietness. more...

Central Hudson Tests Plug-In Electric Hybrid Pick-Up Trucks

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation - Central Hudson received three Dodge Ram 1500 PHEV plug-in hybrid electric 4X4 pick-up trucks from Chrysler Corporation to test over a three-year period as part of a nationwide field study of electric vehicles. more...

Convergys Partners with Plug Smart to Provide Real-Time Rating and Billing for Electric Vehicles

Convergys - Today at Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2011, Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) announced a partnership with Plug Smart to provide real-time rating, billing and data management support for electric vehicle charging stations. more...

Leviton Announces Availability of Home Charging Station for 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in

Leviton - Leviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical wiring devices, announced today that a 16-amp, Level 2 (240V) home charging station for the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle will be available in early October. more...

Altair ProductDesign Partners with Studio X-GENE to Develop a New Electric Vehicle Concept Car

Altair Engineering, Inc. - Altair Engineering Inc., a leading global provider of simulation technology and engineering services that empower client innovation and decision-making, announced today that its product development division, Altair ProductDesign, has successfully partnered with Taiwanese automotive design consultancy, Studio X-GENE, to develop a new electric concept vehicle. more...

Deutsche Bank - first electric cars in use

Deutsche Bank AG - Electromobility is a major topic at the IAA International Motor Show, which opens its doors in Frankfurt on September 15. more...

Digi Provides Wireless Network Infrastructure for AddEnergie's Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Digi International - Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) today announced that AddEnergie is using its ConnectPort X4 wireless gateways and XBee ZigBee modules to connect the company's remote electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. more...

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Life in the Fast Lane – Electric Vehicle Observations

Blogger Photo By Ben Lack -   Recently I had the opportunity to use a Nissan Leaf™ for several full days, a much more interesting exercise more...

Lithium-ion longevity

By Mark Wooldridge - ABB and partners to evaluate the reuse of the Nissan LEAF battery for commercial purposes - ABB, the leading power more...

USAGapp & USA Green Jobs now gets Energy Technical and on Smart Grid

Blogger Photo By Ron Vogt -   USA Green Jobs now & USAGAPP.com Gets Technical   Gasoline and crude oil prices are sky-high, if still below the more...

Other safety issues?

By Mark Wooldridge - Are electric cars losing their spark? - Rather than electrifying auto buyers, the plug-in car revolution is feeling more like more...

Ought to make power scheduling really "fun"

By Mark Wooldridge - Pad could lead to an electric car revolution - No fumbling around in the gloom trying to insert a plug more...