Times of India Expensive batteries are holding back electric cars. Can that change?Washington Post (blog)One of the big reasons why electric cars have been slow to catch on is that batteries are still hugely expensive — usually around $ 12,000 to $ 15,000, or one-third the price of the vehicle — and can provide only […]
The Daily Star Norway shows the way with electric cars, but at what cost?ReutersOSLO (Reuters) – Norway's buzzing little market for pure electric cars has in its very success shown the severe drawbacks to a model that relies on public subsidies worth as much as $ 8,200 per car, every year. Car makers like Nissan,
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The Guardian Electric cars not mass-market solution, says Jaguar Land Rover chief The Guardian Speth’s comments came as Nissan underlined its commitment to build up to 50,000 Leaf electric cars in Sunderland. Andy Palmer, Nissan executive vice-president and the most powerful Briton at the Japanese company, said northeast production of the Leaf … Jaguar Land
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Kennebec Journal Electric cars playing catch-up to hybrid cousinsMiamiHerald.comAs they evolve, electric cars are becoming more and more affordable, particularly the Nissan Leaf which dropped its price about $ 6,000 from 2012. Below are 2013 base prices for some of the most popular models, as advertised by the carmakers. Nissan …MD HARMON: Electric cars running
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Wall Street Journal (blog) Electric Cars Going Out of Style? Not in ChinaWall Street Journal (blog)This week, Geely Automobile, Dongfeng Motors and other Chinese automotive firms are bidding to take over Fisker, maker of the Karma premium electric sedan. And Buffett-owned BYD plans to launch the Denza — a brand new electric car developed in
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New York Times Plugging In, Dutch Put Electric Cars to the TestNew York TimesAMSTERDAM — When Patrick Langevoort's company issued him an electric vehicle two years ago, the first months were filled with misadventure: he found himself far from Amsterdam, with only a 25 percent charge remaining, unable to find the charging point … Electric
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Christian Science Monitor Kan elbiler bliver brugt som backup batterier i tilfælde af ekstreme situationer, hvor elnettet går ned pga. oversvømmelser, orkaner eller terror. I USA overvejer man bl.a. i militæret at anvende el køretøjer til nødstrømsanlæg i tilfælde af katastrofer. Læs mere: Can electric cars be used as backup generators? Christian Science Monitor
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