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Electric Car Infrastructure Developments Highlight Potential for EVs in the America

April 22, 2011 by ECPA Urban Planning
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A ChargePoint(R) EV charging station in Oregon (Image Credit: WikiMedia Commons User M.O. Stevens)On Wednesday, the first quick-charging station for electric vehicles Latin America opened in Santiago, Chile, the Wall Street Journal reported. The station, which can charge electric cars to 80% capacity in 30 minutes, is housed in one of... [read more]

The Right Time To Develop Green Highways?

March 4, 2011 by Foster Pepper
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DRIVEN TO BE GREEN Despite national, state and local budget woes, should the Responsible Developer pour more money into green sustainable transportation? The US Departments of Commerce and Energy, along with the Washington Departments of Commerce and Transportation, say YES! Given the civil... [read more]

Harnessing the Innovation Ecosystem

December 15, 2010 by The Dirt ASLA
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At the Energy Innovation 2010 conference, a number of leading experts on renewable energy, climate change, and next-generation transportation systems like electric vehicles, argued that innovation goes way beyond simple investments in research and development, but encompasses a comprehensive “innovation ecosystem” guided by consumer... [read more]

Five myths about electric cars

December 13, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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Mary Ann Wright Today’s guest post comes from three co-authors. Mary Ann Wright is vice president of technology and innovation for Johnson Controls Power Solutions, the largest maker of automotive batteries, including traditional lead acid batteries as well as advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Evan Hirsh and... [read more]

The smart grid’s killer app? Electric cars

December 8, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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Let me clue you in to a little journalistic secret: few topics on the business/sustainability beat as inherently uninteresting (ok, boring) than the smart grid. Have you ever struck up a conversation with anyone, outside of work, about the smart grid? I didn’t think so. I mean, this diagram of the smart grid (double-click to enlarge it)... [read more]

Could Autolib’ Transform the City of Lights into a City of Electric Vehicles?

August 24, 2009 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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Could France become the leader in electric vehicle technology? And what does that mean for the future of sustainable urban mobility? Photo by Lea Marzloff. From BusinessWeek: Could the City of Lights soon become the City of Electric Cars? Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë, building on the success of the city’s popular Vélib curbside bike... [read more]

Park Ranger goin’ green

June 17, 2009 by Lisa Town
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image via Lisa Town While my husband and I were setting up our tent for camping last weekend at a park in Clallam County, Washington, I caught something out of the corner of my eye and saw the Park Ranger drive by in his cool new electric vehicle. I didn’t hear him coming though as it was totally quiet. He said it was fun to drive... [read more]

Initiatives serve to improve Cincinnati's environment

June 9, 2009 by Kevin LeMaster
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The City of Cincinnati has initiated two programs meant to improve the City's environmental quality.The first, the ALL-Electric Car Incentive Program Pilot Project, allows the owner of 100 percent electric-powered cars to park for free in the Fountain Square South Garage, Garfield Garage, Fifth and Race Parking Lot, Seventh Street... [read more]

Better Place EV system

May 16, 2009 by David Levinson
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From: International Business Times: Better Place unveils tech to switch EVs batteries Better Place is a company building a network of charging stations, and more interestingly, battery replacement stations for upcoming standardized EVs using lithium ion batteries. This is the kind of scheme that has a very high fixed cost for... [read more]

Nissan’s EVs are coming, but if people are really going to...

April 29, 2009 by Jack Mason
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Nissan’s EVs are coming, but if people are really going to buy them in droves they’re going to need somewhere other than the rusty outlets in their garages to charge them. So, the company has been working like mad forming partnerships with municipalities around the world, from California to China, to get city-wide charging stations... [read more]