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Jun 16, 2013
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Smith Electric medium-duty electric truck fleet surpasses 700 vehicles and 5M miles of operation

Medium-duty electric truck manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. announced that it has now produced more than 700 of its battery-electric Edison and Newton trucks, which have cumulatively generated more than five million miles on the road. Medium-duty gas and diesel trucks are expensive to operate and are one of the biggest contributors to urban pollution. …
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Mar 26, 2013
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Tesla Model S deliveries over 500 per week, with over 12 million electric miles driven

Tesla is now delivering Model S’s at a rate roughly 25,000 per year, well above the 20,000 per year production goal, and in total Model S owners have driven over 12 million electric miles. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Dec 22, 2012
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Ford’s Key Life Battery test for Li-ion batteries simulates 10 years, 150K miles in 10 months, under different conditions

Leveraging some 20 years of experience and data reaching back to its early work with hybrids and the Ranger EV, Ford has developed a battery model and life validation protocol it now uses to predict how lithium-ion batteries are likely to perform under 10 years and 150,000 miles of use (40-season equivalent key life tests). …
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Dec 14, 2012
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How did Terry Hershner travel 3500+ miles on an electric motorcycle in 6 days?

Terry Hershner’s recently completed a cross country trip with his 2012 Zero S ZF9 electric motorcycle, what’s the technology that made this trip possible? Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Dec 14, 2012
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Terry Hershner Drives 3000 Miles On An Electric Zero Motorcycles

Terry Hershner proves 3000 on one of the two TTXGP Zero Motorcycles is possible. How did he do it, read on. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Dec 6, 2012
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Green Car Congress: Volt drivers collectively log more than 100M all-electric miles since sales launch

Chevrolet announced that Volt owners collectively have driven more than 100 million all-electric miles since the vehicle went on sale two years ago this month. The average Volt owner travels more than 65% of the time in pure electric mode as the car was designed, only using the gasoline-powered generator for longer trips. Pinboard (MacAaron)