While automakers are attempting to adapt a 20th century technology to the new millennium, other people are working on smaller, more efficient alternatives to the traditional car. The Human Electric Vehicle combines elements …
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Plugging electric vehicles in at cheapest time could save on power …
Electric vehicles could drive up power prices without the right equipment to ensure they're charging at the cheapest times, according to research from Carnegie Mellon University. Sophisticated timers could save $50 to $100 …
Seen a Tesla today? Electric cars turn up fastest in Washington state …
David Eaton, dean of the Graduate School at the University of Washington, commutes from Mukilteo in his fully electric 2012 Tesla S. The car gets 94 city/97 highway mpg, features a 17-inch touchscreen control panel, and is …
The Future of Cool: Electric Muscle Cars at the Detroit Auto Show …
(By Juan Cole). I dropped by the Detroit Auto Show this weekend (its last this year) at Cobo Center as it was wrapping up.