Hybrid and Electric Cars News published on May 16, 2012

• Marylanders Finding Ways to Cope at the Pump
  By AARON CARTER ANNAPOLIS (May 15, 2012) — Sitting in your electric car, sipping organic tea from a biodegradable cup, you pull up to your bank's drive-thru window quite proud of your environmental awareness and saved dollars.
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• Electric Cars 56 minutes ago Better Place Battery Swapping: The Technology…
  More Last week, we shared with you our first-hand experience of driving an electric car through a Better… Read More Publicly, especially outside of Israel, Better Place's concept of switching out depleted electric car battery packs for fully charged …
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• Aptera Electric Car Investment
  By Jeff Siegel Aptera Motors has been through a lot in trying to get its ultra-sleek Aptera 2e off the ground, including, but not limited to completely running out of money and being denied a $150 million loan from the Energy Department.
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• The Plug-In Hybrid Of Your Dreams: Porsche 918 Spyder Supercar Photos Revealed

  Check out these photos of the newest super fast, super sexy addition to the world of electric cars. Have loads of money to burn and a desire to save gas? Porsche just revealed details about the much-anticipated plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder supercar. See all stories on this topic »

  Co.Exist

• Eco-Run makes stop at Centennial College's Ashtonbee campus
  Though hybrids have been on sale for a decade, other options such as plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars have widened the range of consumer choice over the last few years, he said. John Arnone of Mitsubishi Canada showed off a i-MiEV, …
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• Advocates see a multitude of fuel solutions in electric cars
  But electric car advocates at the Electric Vehicle Symposium held recently in Los Angeles say battery-powered cars are the one alternative that can meet all needs. Electricity isn't a fuel per se, only an "energy carrier." To generate electricity …
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• Next target for electric car sales: Apartment dwellers

  With many of the initial sales of electric cars going to people who can charge them in their home garages, automakers and electric-car makers are starting to think about how to tap the market for condo or apartment dwellers. Why? See all stories on this topic »

  USA TODAY

• A business proposal: Peugeot 508 RXH

  Intriguing as it was to see Wayne and Coleen Rooney's colt Switcharooney, everyone knows that electric cars are so quiet they are unlikely to scare the horses. The Vauxhall Ampera even has a muted horn button that emits a “courtesy beep”, … See all stories on this topic »

  Telegraph.co.uk

• Electric car owners to pay $1/gallon equivalent under PG&E electricity rate …

  There is plenty of electricity in the electric grid to fuel millions of electric cars, especially if the majority of electric car charging is done at night. Because many electricity plants cannot slow down at night-time, when electricity demand is low, … See all stories on this topic »

  Torque News

• In sports and in the classroom, Jamesville-DeWitt's Erik Davis is an ace
  In addition to being on the golf team, the tennis team and having a perfect SAT score, Jamesville-DeWitt student Erik Davis worked with five classmates to build an electric car. – (Peter Chen / The Post-Standard) There are many good athletes at area …
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• Electric Cars an hour ago Landlords Vs Tenants With Electric Cars: The…
  More Garages in single-family homes are relatively easy to wire for electric-car charging; shared… Read More Garages in single-family homes are relatively easy to wire for electric-car charging; shared garages in multifamily residences often aren't.
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• A123 Systems 1Q Loss Widens On Battery Pack Defect
  The developer of lithium-ion battery technology, tied to the electric-car industry, said earlier this week that a drop in revenue and income was tied to quality problems and slower-than-expected demand for electric cars. Product defects stemmed from a …
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• Report on hybrid cars baffles Windsor dealers
  Auto dealers in Windsor are baffled by a report that found many drivers of hybrid cars are switching back to vehicles with conventional gas motors. According to a report by RL Polk, about two thirds of hybrid drivers switched back last year in the …
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• Hybrid Cars Are So Quiet They're a Menace to Pedestrians
  "But the Focus is deep-space silent, the quietest of the many electric cars I've driven." And that, it turns out, is a problem. Thanks to the Pedestrian Safety Act of 2010, by this summer the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is …
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• Market Analysis: Chances are good that you too will soon driving an electric …
  Over the last five years, the US auto industry has faced some of the biggest challenges in its history. As a result, there's been a huge shift in what auto makers are producing and in what consumers are willing to purchase. Now that the public is being …
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• Ferrari to launch its first hybrid car – a snip at £527000+

  "At the end of the year, we'll also be unveiling the new Enzo, a limited series model and our first ever hybrid car," said Ferrari's chairman, Luca di Montezemolo. According to reports on Monday, the price will probably exceed the €660000 (£527000) … See all stories on this topic »

  The Guardian

• Electric Car Battery Company Struggles
  By Jeff Siegel Revenue fell 40% from $18.1 million in Q1, 2011 to $10.9 million. Net loss came in at $90.8 million, compared to a net loss of $53.6 million last year, and as of March 31, the company has $113.1 million in cash and cash equivalents.
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• Electric Cars 2 hours ago Vintage Electric Car Gets New Life: As…
  Many ended up being used as utility test-fleet vehicles in an attempt to better understand electric car ownership. When the energy crisis of the 1970s ended, most people forgot about these quart-sized electric cars, but now a UK automotive journalist …
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• Charging Stations Set to Serve Scarce Electric Cars

  Mitsubishi's i-MiEV is currently the only electric car sold in Russia, and ROLF Import says it hopes to have the car available at 80 percent of its dealerships across the country by year's end. Twenty-eight charging stations for electric cars are … See all stories on this topic »

  The Moscow Times

• Hybrid Cars Exposed – YouTube

  Website: http://MrEnergyCzar.com What is a hybrid car? … Video Hybrid Cars Fracking World … www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf_9ppqx8L0