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Norwegian electric-car maker Think, which recently exited bankruptcy court protection and raised $47 million, has announced that it is gearing up to launch vehicles in the United States and has picked a site in Indiana for its U.S. manufacturing facility.
Think will announce the exact location and other details in a few weeks, according to Charles Gassenheimer, [...]

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Mitsubishi felt a bit left out from all the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf headlines going on recently. So it’s only right that the Japanese automaker makes a big deal about the first 25 full production units of the all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV that landed at the Bristol’s Royal Portbury Docks yesterday. The cars are [...]

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It’s super skinny and super funky – meet the Tango EV. Limited to only 11 units, Jay Leno is one lucky guy to get behind the wheel of the $150,000 electric-car. The Tango EV can apparently go from 0-60 mph in just 4 seconds with a top speed of 100 mph. Surprisingly enough, it has [...]

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Among the 13,000 entries received from consumers for the Chevrolet Volt’s paint color name contest, GM has chosen three finalists. The three finalists include:

EV-ergreen: by Devin McQuarrie, 30, of San Jose, CA
Viridian Joule: by Dave Thomas, 40, of Sanford, FL
environMINT:  by Matthew Valbuena, 30, of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

You can vote for your favorite name [...]

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The Nissan Leaf has made it on to TIME Magazine’s list of 50 Best Innovations of 2009. TIME said:
It’s not the world’s first electric car, but the Nissan Leaf, launched in August, is the first fully electric vehicle built for mass production for the global market. To help drivers shift their thinking from gas to [...]

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Kap is out test-driving the new 2010 Nissan Leaf EV in Los Angeles today but in the mean time Nissan has posted some new images of its new electric-car. You can check out Kap’s first drive impressions when the event is over, so for now, enjoy some new high-res images.
Nissan said that it expects production [...]

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In a little childish like video, General Motors took a shot at electric-vehicles saying that the charging the EV to its full capacity takes several hours after the battery is depleted.
While GM admits electric-vehicles are cool, its says electric-vehicles with range extender, like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, are cooler.
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There is no denying that electric vehicles are going to be extremely relevant in the automotive industry’s future. So much so that at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show organizers will include a 37,000 square-foot exhibit devoted exclusively to that segment o the market, reports Automotive News.
Electric Avenue, as the exhibit has been dubbed, will [...]

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When the 2011 Chevrolet Volt makes its debut later next year, it will allow 40 miles of gas free driving and a “sporty” 0-60 mph time of under 9 seconds. However, if a 0-60 mph time of 9 seconds isn’t “sporty” enough for you, GM may be considering a Chevrolet Volt SS model.
In a recent [...]

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Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive have announced that they will have four prototypes of an all-electric three-seater city car on the roads by February 2011. The move is made possible by a £4.5m ($7.5 million) investment from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board.
The production model, currently known as the T.27, will be the world’s most [...]

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