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Nov 24, 2012
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Green Car Congress: Two new PEV-specific apps from OnStar targeted at range anxiety and public charging cost

At the GM Electrification Experience—at which GM previewed the Spark EV (earlier post)—OnStar previewed two new apps for drivers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs): one slated for release to address the possible range anxiety of electric vehicles (Spark EV Waypoint), the other, a concept to address the cost of public charging (Park-Tap-Charge) that leverages Near Field …
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Sep 15, 2012
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Driving The CODA Range Anxiety Myth Buster

CODA has given us an electric car that should prove once and for all, electric cars pack serious performance, matched by a truly usable range. We spent the day at the wheel of a CODA in Los Angeles city traffic, highway and canyon drive on an 80 mile range anxiety drive. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Aug 2, 2012
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How powerful of a charger is required to kill electric car range anxiety?

Long distance trips with electric cars are possible, even for short driving range electric cars, by carefully planning a route with available charging stations, and by choosing a car with a powerful charging system. Pinboard (MacAaron)