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[21 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Toyota Goes Back to the RAV4

Toyota - the pioneer of the hybrid drive - has been rather slow to capitalize on the electric car ideas. In case you’re wondering, what will be Toyota’s first all-electric car, it probably won’t be the experimental FT-EV II as many expect. RAV4 is a more likely candidate.
They’ve had a roaring success with the first North American RAV4 field-test in the early 2000s. Maybe that’s one of the reasons they’ve picket that particular car. Many Americans can relate to it because at least a certain portion of the …

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[19 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Around The World in 84 Days

The guys from Imperial College London have courageously entered their third week of globetrotting to show off one of the world’s fastest electric cars. The electric supercar SRZERO was developed under the roof of the Imperial College to show the world that electric cars can be cool and quick.
The 84-day journey begun on July 4 as they left Alaska for a 16,000 mile journey to Argentina.
So far the car has been a particular favourite with Canadian cops who enjoy pulling them over on regular basis to check the car.
The car …

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[9 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Electric Cars Afraid of Snow? Think Again

More and more countries and regions are joining the electric car movement. With California at the forefront, London as the self-proclaimed capital of green motoring and Scotland boasting with huge amounts of excess energy, who will follow, you might ask. Umh, Alaska will. Was it laughter I heard?
A company called Alaska Electric Light and Power is the mastermind

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[29 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]

Many of us have been worried that London is the only British city to have a well-formed electric car expansion strategy. It seems now that others are slowly catching up. First, Scotland expressed its commitment in providing an infrastructure to welcome electric cars. Now it is Birmingham.
A giant property developer alliance, that is made up of Hammerson, Future Fund and Henderson Global Investors, have installed four charging points on their

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[25 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Tesla Breaks Through Iron Curtain

The story of how Tesla is bring the automotive world together in electric dreams.
This week saw Tesla CEO Elon Musk reveal that the company plans to build a further three new models this year, in addition to the Model S sedan that is already in the pipeline. In the same week, MeetTheBoss.tv sits down with Tesla’s SVP Sales, Cristiano Carlutti to talk about the reality of selling the electric dream.

At the heart of Tesla Motors is the belief that driving an electric car need not come at the expense …