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European 2013 Nissan Leaf is Cheaper, Has More Range Than Ever

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:17:58 +0000

Higher is better, right? The 2013 Nissan Leaf to be produced in the UK has 14% more range than the Japanese version made in 2012. That translates into 124 miles of pure electric drive versus 109 miles. The fact that Nissan is going to cut the price of the European Leaf is no news anymore. […]

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Nissan Turning Over a New, and (Much) More Affordable, Leaf

Benji Jerew — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:25:36 +0000

One of the best ways to get people interested in a new technology is to make it more affordable. The latest in vehicle technology, electric vehicles [EV], could certainly benefit from a reduction in price. Many consumers have a hard time comparing two $35,000 vehicles, one EV and the other gasoline-powered. Certainly the fuel economy […]

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Better Place and CODA Partner for Airport EV Taxis with Battery Swapping

Benji Jerew — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:23:44 +0000

The fastest way to recharge an electric vehicle [EV] is not on an L3 480V charger, over 30 minutes, but to simply swap out the battery, which takes about five minutes. Better Place Mobility Services, an EV battery-swapping company, has charging and battery-swapping stations around the globe, and is finally getting a foothold in the […]

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Renault Twizy Announced To Be The Cheapest Urban EV Yet!

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:06:48 +0000

The time for cheap electric cars has come. After last year's announcement of their Twizy, the two-seat urban electric vehicle at the Paris Auto Show (which we attended, btw), Renault is now announcing dirt cheap prices on the same EV that nobody ever thought of and could hardly match.

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Ze-O: Very Cheap European Electric Car

Mike Sandru — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:06:54 +0000

The british company Nice Car will present next week at the Auto Salon of Great Britain, in world premiere, the little Ze-O, an MPV-type vehicle, fully electric, available from the next year for families with a lower budget.

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