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Has the Electric Car Finally Arrived? Ask EV Pioneer Phil Dayson

David Dodge | Posted 12.05.2012 | Green
David Dodge

He got involved with an electric vehicle company that went belly up and he drove a Selectria, a rebuilt electric version of a Geo Metro for eight years.

Automakers Take Hesitant Steps In A Slow-Growing EV Market

Posted 10.03.2012 | Green

From Mother Nature Network's Jim Motavalli: No automaker looking at the electric car market right now is going to read ā€œfull speed aheadā€ from ...

EVs - 5 remains the magic number

Steve Parker | Posted 11.21.2012 | Business
Steve Parker

Manufacturers realize that no matter how much they advertise and promote their EVs, as long as the price of gas remains under $5, they simply won't sell.

Watch: 30-Year-Old Entrepreneur Crafts Future Car -- It's Electric, Has 2 Wheels and Can't Fall

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 01.17.2012 | Green
Kirsten Dirksen

2011-11-18-Screenshot20111117at8.44.38AM.jpg Danny Kim grew up in Portland where everyone was DIYing stuff, so he set out to DIY a truck.

Chevy Volt at Home: LinkedIn Exec Charges at 120V (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 09.07.2011 | Green
Kirsten Dirksen

The Chevy Volt has weathered critique, but the car is still a game changer because it's forcing its owners to really think about where their fuel comes from, every morning and night.

Why We Can Have One Million Electric Cars on the Road by 2015

Dar Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Dar Williams

According to the National Renewable Energy Lab, if Americans were to charge a fleet of electric cars during off-peak hours, over 70% of our energy needs would be met without building another power plant.

Electric Vehicles in for Remarkable Ride in 2011

John Gartner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
John Gartner

The first Chevrolet Volts, Nissan Leafs, and Smart EDs were delivered in December, but in the annals of history, 2011 will be remembered as the year that electric vehicles arrived.

Auto Show Electrifies LA

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Antonio Villaraigosa

Cruisin' in fast and strong, the Auto Show makes its 103rd annual pit stop to Los Angeles this week, bringing along energy, technology, and, most impo...

My Electric Summer, When Washington Helped Resurrect the EV

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kirsten Dirksen

If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.

California's Energy and Driving Propositions -- The Final Tally

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Steve Parker

In the near-future, many of us hope to own an electric car and/or a plug-in hybrid car or truck. Yet even without them, electricity demand is already skyrocketing worldwide.

Ten most significant import cars, 2008 and beyond

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Steve Parker

Happy New Year! We've had the pleasure of helping to create and now write and and moderate this automotive blog beginning in June, 2008, and so far i...

Los Angeles Auto Show - It's a wrap!

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Steve Parker

How anxious are the Detroit Three carmakers to make sales? My wife and I were at the Los Angeles Auto Show last night, "Black Friday," at the Los Ang...

Recharge America with Electric Cars

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Gavin Newsom

Yesterday, joined by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, I announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the "Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the U.S."

They're green! All green! Well, almost - Mini, Peugeot, Ford, Pininfarina and more - Paris Car Show's green cars and concepts, part two

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Steve Parker

Here's the green wrap on the Paris Car Show, 2008 version. As in yesterday's posting, we're taking a look at some concepts which might have a chance t...