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Jan 9, 2013
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Nissan Begins U.S. Assembly of 2013 LEAF Electric Vehicle and Batteries

This week, Nissan will ramp up U.S. assembly of the 2013 model year all-electric LEAF at its manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tenn., where it will be manufactured alongside the company’s gasoline-powered products.

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Sep 23, 2012
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Nissan Leaf Infographic

Nissan has released an infographic celebrating the accomplishments of their all-electric Leaf.  Check it out:

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Sep 21, 2012
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Ford Offers Charging Station Etiquette Advice

Ford offers an infographic and short video explaining charging station etiquette for plug-in owners.  Enjoy! EV_PlugIn_Card (PDF)

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Jan 10, 2012
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Kia Skips Detroit, Goes to Vegas Instead

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Where do you debut new electric car concepts in America?  Not in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), says Kia.  Instead, you go to Vegas and showcase them at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES).  If anything says that Koreans understand American thinking, this is it. Nobody in Detroit right now really expects …
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Dec 8, 2011
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Aptera Finally Gives Up

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I have now been personally responsible for the death of a car company.  My journalistic powers of death and destruction have now been verified.  I promise to use them wisely and only for things like personal gain and other laudable goals.  Lucky for the automotive industry as a whole that I have no inclination towards …
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Nov 9, 2011
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Aptera Vaguely Announces “2.0″

Aptera, whose struggles have become more than legendary in electric car circles, but have actually become a new cliche for “EV that never was”, has apparently hired a web design company to come in and tear up their website.  It’s now featuring some lame blocked design with each block set up to be linking to …
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