Fisker Flambe At New Jersey Port Damages 16 Karmas

16 Fisker Karmas waiting at a New Jersey port caught fire, with all 16 cars burning to the ground.

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Fisker Asks For More Time With A123

Fisker is asking a bankruptcy judge to delay an asset sale related to beleaguered battery maker A123 Systems.

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BYD Finally Exports Cars: 50 Taxis To London

BYD had made lots of announcements of exporting cars to the free world, but none of them have panned out so far. Remember BYD’s plans to take over America? Now finally we have what Reuters calls BYD’s “first overseas deal.” BYD will ship 50 e6 electric taxis to London in the second quarter of 2013.

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SAE Approves New EV Charger Standard

The SAE unveiled their latest standard for quick-charging electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that could cut charging times to as short as 20 minutes.

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Cadillac ELR Greenlit For Late 2013, Detroit-Hamtramck Gets $35 Million Investment

GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant will get a $35 million investment to build the Cadillac ELR, a luxury coupe that uses the Chevrolet Volt’s gasoline-electric drivetrain.

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A123 Files For Bankruptcy, Johnson Controls To Take Over

Reuters reports that battery maker A123 Systems is filing to bankruptcy protection in Delaware.

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2 For 1 EV Specials At CAFE

Automakers looking for a bit of a break with CAFE compliance can now get a 2 for 1 special on EVs.

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Nissan Leaf Gets The "Taurus G" Treatment

With sales of the third-generation Ford Taurus lagging, the Blue Oval decided that an entry-level variant would be just what was needed to help kickstart sales. Faced with slumping sales of their Leaf EV, Nissan is apparently taking the same route.

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Romney Dubs Tesla, Fisker As "Losers", As Tesla Issues Stock To Stay Afloat

Viewers of last night’s Presidential debate may have caught Mitt Romney bad-mouthing Tesla and Fisker during his remarks. Meanwhile, Tesla’s new prospectus shows that they’re hardly out of the woods yet, financially speaking.

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Shai Agassi Ousted From Better Place

Shai Aggasi, the visionary behind the Better Place EV battery swap network, has been ousted, with Better Place Australia’s CEO replacing Agassi as global CEO.

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Ou Est Le Plug? Around The World In Eight Months, In An EV

In 1873, it took Phileas Fogg and his valet Passepartout eighty days to get around the world, mostly by slow trains and steamships. 150 years later, that trip can take eight months\ when you do it by EV. One of the drawbacks when you have to stop every 60 miles to wait for yo r car to recharge.

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The Truth About Tesla's Charging Stations

Tesla has officially launched their long-awaited “Supercharging” network last night to a star-studded crowd in Southern California. (We assume it was star-studded since our invitation got lost in the mail.) The EV network promises to enable Model S and Model X owners to charge 150 miles of range in 30 minutes. What about your Roadster? Sorry, you aren’t invited to this charging party. Have a Tesla and a LEAF? You’ll have to be satisfied with separate but equal charging facilities as the Tesla proprietary charging connector restricts access to Tesla shoppers only. Is this class warfare or do we parallel the computer industry where connectors come and go with the seasons?

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Toyota Launches New EV, But Doesn't Really Mean It. A Report From Green Hell

You need to take pictures of the car!

Today, Toyota officially announced the launch of its second electric vehicle (after the electrified RAV4). Hundreds of reporters filled the big hall of the Universal Design Showcase of Tokyo’s MegaWeb, to witness the strangest product launch I have ever seen (and trust me, I have seen a few.)

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Congressional Budget Office: EV Tax Credits Promote Gas Guzzlers

Washington’s campaign to put you in an EV will cost the taxpayer $7.5 billion through 2019, and it’s all for nothing, says a report by the Congressional Budget Office.

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Tim Draper To Detroit: Forget EVs, Start Making Flying Cars

Venture capitalist extraordinaire Tim Draper says Tesla has the resources to beat the Detroit Three. Detroit already has lost the electric war, Draper says, and it should pick a different battle to win. Like making flying cars.

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  • Danddd Just say no to CVTs unless you like the sound of droning.
  • Oberkanone GM will have 30 EV models by 2025. Over 40% of GM sales will be EV by 2025.quote - Marry Barra circa 2020Including 4 Chevy EV, 2 Buick EV, and 4 Cadillac EV.
  • Dwford There's plenty of time between now and 2030-35 to design and sell through a whole new generation of ICE vehicles, if not 2 generations. Chevy seems to be on a dual track plan with ICE and EV versions of the Equinox and Blazer nameplates. No reason Cadillac can't do something similar.
  • Kwik_Shift_Pro4X Poop or get off the pot.
  • TheMrFreeze The wife unit and I refuse to buy a white/black/grey/silver car...life's too short for boring. As it happens we both drive orange cars right now but slightly different shades. Total coincidence, just happened that the used cars we found that met our requirements (ie: manual trans and at least some amount of character) both happened to be orange. My previous daily driver was orange as well, again total coincidence...they just seem to find us I guess...