Archive for January, 2010

  • Pepco Opens First Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
    Pepco has opened two electric vehicle charging stations today and gave Chevrolet’s new Volt plug-in a quick “fill-up” before its debut at this week’s Washington Auto Show. The company will purchase 10 Volts to support a study on the effects of vehicle charging on the electrical grid. “We are excited to be at the forefront of developing an infrastructure to supply...
    by admin at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am
  • DC Joins California and Michigan as a Chevrolet Volt Lead Retail Market
    General Motors said on Monday that greater Washington D.C. will be an initial launch market for its upcoming Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability. The nation’s capital joins California and Michigan as the initial retail markets where Chevrolet will sell the Volt. The Volt is expected to go on sale in November, and GM expects to sell about 10,000...
    by admin at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am
  • Nissan Leaf Electric Car
    The Nissan Leaf is an electric car announced by Nissan in last August at Nissan’s Yokohama headquarters. Designed as a four-to-five seat hatchback, Nissan says the Leaf is not just for use as a specialty urban runabout, but rather, it was designed as an everyday vehicle – a “real car” whose 160-kilometer+ (100 mile) all-electric range meets the needs of 70% of...
    by admin at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am
  • Mitsubishi i-MiEV
    This is the production version of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric city car which went on sale on the Japanese market last July with price at 4.6 million yen ($45,369). It does qualify for a healthy 1,390,000 million yen tax break which brings the cost of the i-MiEV down to a slightly more palatable $31,000. Mitsubishi will increase production of its i-MiEV electric car...
    by admin at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am
  • Subaru Stella EV
    The Subaru Stella electric vehicle is based on Stella minicar, combining the EV system with the compact and light body, which offers an adequate and convenient means of transportation for daily commuting. Subaru started production of 170 Stella EVs last year, with a price tag of $47,900. With the benefit of a complex combination of subsidies from the national and regional...
    by admin at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am
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