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Demand for electric cars remains low despite tech advances
The road has gotten bumpier for electric cars, with Coda Automotive, one of what had been a promising crop of electric car startups, filing for bankruptcy protection this month. High-end electric car maker Fisker Automotive, which has had financial woes for months, announced meanwhile it was laying off 75 percent…
Estonia launches national car-charging network
165 charging points around the country will use direct current to charge cars in less than 30 minutes Estonia’s reputation as one of the most wired-up countries in Europe has been boosted further with the opening of what is being billed as the world’s first nationwide electric car charging network. The sparsely populated…
Electric car’s future? Turn the frame into a battery
The size and weight of electric car batteries have long posed a problem for the feasibility of such automobiles, as they cause drag and distance issues. But some scientists are moving towards turning the car’s frame into one large battery. The plan, called the “Storage Project,” would replace steel in…
Pope gets fancy new electric car to move around Vatican grounds
French automaker Renault has given Pope Benedict XVI an electric car to whizz around in within the grounds of the Vatican and his summer home of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy See said Thursday. The new white pope-carrier, a Kangoo Maxi Z.E. model bearing the pontifical crest of arms on its…
U.S. electric car market full of spark
The US market for all-electric cars is charging up, with plug-in vehicles rolling off US dealer lots despite much higher costs, battery fire scares and falling gasoline prices. Plug-in cars racked up strong sales in the first six months of the year, automakers said, even with their tall sticker prices…
Portable chargers, boosters to ease electric car objections
Chevrolet Europe’s president Susan Doherty drives to work every day in an electric car, and thanks to a recharging station at work, she never worries about running out of power. For most other people, however, it remains a challenge to find electric charging stations to refuel. As a result sales…
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