This weekend the Bodensee-Elektrik Rallye will be run through the Alps in an effort to demonstrate electric mobility under the challenging driving conditions found the German, Swiss and Austrian Alps.
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Fisker Karma to race the Alps in the Bodensee-Elektrik Rallye
May 4th, 2012 
Meme Mean Green Breaks Speed Record
May 4th, 2012 Meme Volvo’s Mean Green hybrid racer has broken the world’s speed record at Utah’s Wendover Airfield. The truck clocked 236.577km/h (147.002mph) in a Flying Kilometer run and 153.252 km/h (95.245mph) in the Standing Kilometer. Adjustments made the truck less powerful to compensate for the higher altitude, but don’t seem to have affected its performance. Owner/driver Boije [...]
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Concerns over high fees to charge electric cars at fast charge stations are validated
May 3rd, 2012 Meme A video report by cars.com shows a couple electric car fast charging scenarios, and how the fees currently charged could negate the lower “fuel cost” advantage of electric cars.
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Taxpayers pay more than $150 million in EV tax breaks
May 2nd, 2012 Meme New study showcases the amount of tax dollars going to subsidizing the sale of electric vehicles.
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UQM Introduces PowerPhase HD 220 Electric Propulsion System
May 2nd, 2012 Meme UQM of Longmont, Colorado has announced the introduction of its most powerful electric propulsion system ever: the PowerPhase HD(R) 220 electric propulsion system. The production-ready HD 220 will make its debut at the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) conference in Los Angeles, May 6-9, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. “The PowerPhase HD 220 is [...]
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NRG’s electric car charging network creating new jobs in California
May 1st, 2012 Meme When California and NRG agreed to build new electric car charging infrastructure, it meant new jobs, new careers, and new job training programs, geared to training the workforce required to build and maintain infrastructure to support electric cars.
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