On January 23 Hawaii will will open the first public electric car charging station. It will go into service n the Kaka’ako area of Honolulu. Plus until the end of March people can plug-in for free. After that, the charger will be put into service. Drivers will be able to charge 24-7. Hawaii is perhaps [...]
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A multitude of electric vehicles appeared this morning at Cars & Coffee Irvine. The two stars of the show being the Chevy Volt and Chevy Fuel Cell test mule. With a squad of Volt product specialist in tow Chevy’s presence was the big draw for the light crowd on this cold November morning. Details about [...]
The initial production color of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) is a silver exterior with an emerald hue. However, General Motors is giving fans the opportunity the name the distinctive color. Submissions will be accepted through 8 a.m. ET November 4. Finalists will win a trip to the LA Auto Show for [...]
Drew Barrymore will be the first celebrity to race a Ford Focus EV in Jay Leno’s Green Car Challenge. Following Barrymore’s initial time trial, Leno will rope other stars into racing the sponsored Focus on a special track built outside the show’s new studio once or twice a week. Autos are a large part of [...]
Electric Avenues
Posted in electric on Aug 9th, 2009
Shocking news: Electric vehicles can be fast, too. Case in point, Tesla Motors new Roadster.
Even though they’ve been around for about a century, electric vehicles have never really got that much respect. But that could change now that Tesla’s zero-emissions Roadster — which can travel about 220 miles on a single charge — has [...]