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Oxford surges ahead as electric car centre
OXFORD is to become an electric car hub with more charge points per head of population than any other European city.
(Wed, 16 May 2012 03:11:43 -0700)
POD Point on stand-by for dawn of electric cars
Charging-point entrepreneur Erik Fairbairn fears POD Point won't get an energetic response from investors as he looks to build a lead in electric car infrastructure.
(Tue, 15 May 2012 02:00:54 -0700)
Wind-Powered Car 'Could Cut China's Smog'
A Chinese farmer has invented a wind-powered electric car that he says could save his country from the pollution caused by its rapidly growing car market.
(Tue, 15 May 2012 17:39:35 -0700)
China's charge slows on electric car ambitions
By Alison Leung SHENZHEN/BEIJING (Reuters) - Du Mingfu is taking a nap as he waits 40 minutes or so for his electric-powered taxi, produced by Warren Buffett-backed car maker BYD, to charge in China's ...
(Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:06:58 -0700)
Are electric cars about to make a surge at last?
Last year, riding high on a promise to be the greenest government ever, the Department for Transport hailed 2011 as the "year of the electric car". Subsidies were offered and councils were told to plan for an electric future. The long-promised revolution in the way we drive was finally here, it seemed.
(Mon, 14 May 2012 16:39:49 -0700)
Derry plugging in to electric car network
Charging points for a new electric car network are being installed across Derry in a new scheme by the Department for Regional Development. Related Stories Police probe anti-Semitic assault on teen by fellow pupil at Co Antrim school Northern Ireland's first human trafficking conviction is handed down Managers in last-ditch bid to save Northern Ireland's St Patrick Centre £500 fine for assault ...
(Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:23:24 -0700)
Homeowner claims 2-week old $100,000 electric car burnt down his newly build mansion
Texan fire investigators have ruled that Jeremy Gutierrez's brand new Fisker Karma car started the fire on May 2 but the car company have not ruled out 'fraud or malicious intent' in the incident.
(Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:38 -0700)
GE CEO says electric car disappointment will fade
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said people "may be disappointed in the adoption of the electric vehicle" but his company will continue investing in battery technology to reflect its confidence in an eventual uptick.
(Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:30:50 -0700)
West Cumbria's first electric car has sparks
This car has been turning quite a few heads in Cockermouth.
(Thu, 10 May 2012 12:16:24 -0700)
Look what the bright sparks at Jaguar have come up with: The ultimate electric car
The body of the XKX concept car is covered by a layer of so called piezoelectric cells which helps recharge the batteries from the force of the air flowing over the body.
(Sat, 05 May 2012 14:00:16 -0700)
