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Nissan Director "Thinks" EVs Don't Need Bigger Batteries, Leaf Has Enough

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:41:34 +0000

An article I read today showed that recently Nissan started thinking big batteries aren’t necessary for EVs. They claim to have studied extensive data before claiming what seems to be one of the stupidest claims since the one saying “you won’t ever need more than 64 kilobytes of RAM in a computer” (in the 80’s, […]

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International Survey Suggests People Won't Pay Extra for EVs, See Why

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:14:36 +0000

Even though car manufacturers are constantly improving the batteries that they put in electric cars, people are not yet convinced to pay more for an EV, even if it offers huge fuel savings in the long run. This is the conclusion of a recent international survey performed in 17 countries on 13,500 people, which shows […]

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LED Headlights Could Add Another 6 Miles to Your Electric Car's Autonomy

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:58:22 +0000

I've said for many times that LEDs are the next big thing to come in matter of lighting. With the upcoming release of various electric cars having more or less battery storage available, LEDs seem the perfect solution for saving some energy.

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