Nissan’s 10 Minute Car Charger Could Change The Electric Vehicle Landscape
Electric vehicles may be cleaner than gasoline-powered cars and cheap to charge, but they come with a major downside: It takes a lot of time to juice them up.…
Nissan cuts electric car battery charging time to 10 minutes
Electric cars that can travel hundreds of miles on a single charge are starting to appear, but they still have a number of major hurdles to overcome.…
An engineer scolds me on smart meters
I continue to receive mail lecturing me about the alleged health effects of smart meters. But now that the meter installation program is in full swing, a debate…
The 21 coolest spots in America to charge your electric vehicle
Ford is in the midst of a major PR campaign to drive support of its new Focus Electric and C-MAX Energy electric vehicles. And what better way to build buzz…
DC Fast Charging: Mitsubishi Says You Can Do It…
If you’re considering a Nissan Leaf optioned with Level 3 DC quick-charging, you’ve probably been told, as we have, that you shouldn’t make too regular a habit of getting…
G3-PLC Alliance Formed To Drive Smart Grid Protocol
Twelve major players in the smart grid industry have formed a global alliance to support the deployment of G3-PLC, a new power-line communications (PLC) protocol. Participating partners include Enexis, ERDF,…
Electric Car “Experience Center” Coming to Eden Prairie
GE Capital Fleet Services broke ground Thursday on a “customer experience and learning center” in Eden Prairie, which will feature a half-mile driving course, a showroom, classrooms, and more. …
Electric Car Comes to the Valley
You already charge your cellphone everyday – why not your car? The Chevy Volt has arrived at dealerships. It’s an electric car literally plugs in to any standard outlet, giving…
Elon Musk Bets $1 Million That He Can Get The Tesla S Ready On Time
Automobile reporter Dan Neil has made an interesting bet with Elon Musk of Tesla Motors, reports Michael Graham Richard of TreeHugger. Musk is putting up $1 million saying he…