Electric Cars stories

Battery swap stations are like gas pumps for EVs

Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 12:06pm

Seeing as we don't yet have ultracapacitors in our electric cars that can recharge themselves in seconds or minutes that would make refueling comparable to gasoline, the only reliable way to get a hot n' fresh stack of batts looks to be these robotic battery swapping stations.

Radical European plan will ban gas powered vehicles by 2050

Michael Trei

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 1:46am

With its massive centralized government, the European Union often thinks really big, and few proposals are quite a big as a just released plan that would ban all fossil fuel powered vehicles in cities by 2050.

U.S. motorists to get car tracking devices, pay by the mile?

Evan Ackerman

Friday, March 25, 2011 - 2:47pm

Most of you probably thought you were safe from Washington State's proposed mileage tax targeting hybrid and electric cars that pay less in gas taxes, but the federal government is now considering the same thing, complete with wireless mileage monitoring devices for every car in the country.

PlugShare app lets you beg for electricity from strangers

Evan Ackerman

Monday, March 7, 2011 - 3:38pm

Next time you find yourself stranded out in the middle of suburbia with a low battery in your electric car, you can just whip out the PlugShare app and find a total stranger to hit up for a charge.

Washington state wants new 'gas tax' for electric cars

Evan Ackerman

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 4:10pm

We all think that electric cars are great because they don't run on gas. Unfortunately, not needing gas means that those cars never end up paying any gas taxes, and Washington State wants to implement a fee to make up the difference.

Are electric cars irresistible beacons to rats?

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 1:46pm

Next time you swing by your local electric car dealer, you may want to make sure your warranty covers damage by rodent. Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder didn't have that kind of coverage for his Chevy Volt (who would?), and it ended up costing him $600.

Radiant Himiko electric car is a converted Mazda MX-5 with a retro flair

Raymond Wong

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:38am

Named after an ancient Japanese queen, Mitsuoka Motor's Himiko electric car strives to mesh the elegance of a classic style vehicle with the sportiness of a modern Mazda NC MX-5 sports car. The Himiko is proof that electric cars can look sexy and be green.

Inductive roads charge your electric car all the time, everywhere

Evan Ackerman

Monday, November 22, 2010 - 12:53pm

Electric cars are going to suck in the immediate future for one big reason: you have to charge them, which usually takes hours. A New Zealand company wants to solve that with inductive chargers built into roads that'll keep your car topped off, while you drive.

Looking to charge up your electric car? Try Best Buy

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 8:15am

With electric cars looking to become more and more common in coming years, all those plug-in vehicles are going to need places to juice up. And Best Buy wants to be one of those places, which is why the big electronics retailer is installing Blink EV charging stations at 12 of its stores.

Curbside electric car chargers coming in 2011

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 2:31pm

If you're going to be driving an electric car, there'd better be plenty of charging stations available along the way. That's why our parent company GE (technically our parent's parent) hired designer Yves Behar to create WattStation, a powerful charger that'll be able to top off your batteries in four to eight hours.

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Electric Cars stories

Battery swap stations are like gas pumps for EVs

Radical European plan will ban gas powered vehicles by 2050

U.S. motorists to get car tracking devices, pay by the mile?

PlugShare app lets you beg for electricity from strangers

Washington state wants new 'gas tax' for electric cars

Are electric cars irresistible beacons to rats?

Radiant Himiko electric car is a converted Mazda MX-5 with a retro flair

Inductive roads charge your electric car all the time, everywhere

Looking to charge up your electric car? Try Best Buy

Curbside electric car chargers coming in 2011

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