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Chevy Bolt EV to ship to dealers in fourth quarter

Chevy Bolt EV to ship to dealers in fourth quarter

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Detroit News

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a pure-electric vehicle with a 200-mile-plus range, will begin shipping to dealers in the fourth quarter, General Motors Co. North America President Alan Batey said Wednesday.Read More

Elon Musk Unveils Plans for New Tesla Vehicle Models

Elon Musk Unveils Plans for New Tesla Vehicle Models

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Morning Star

Tesla Motors Inc. is planning to roll out a pickup truck, small sport-utility, large over-the-road truck and bus-type vehicle over the next several years, according to a strategy plan released Wednesday by Chief Executive Elon Musk.Read More

Birmingham electric vehicle owners find happiness at their plug, not the pump

Birmingham electric vehicle owners find happiness at their plug, not the pump

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Alabama News Center 

The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition discovered that these two Birmingham-area residents are a part of a growing trend in Alabama and across the nation – people who are shunning the gasoline pumps, taking advantage of a discount on their electric bills by driving electric vehicles and praising the use of clean alternative fuels....Read More

Nissan expands its free charging promotion as electric car competition from Tesla and others heats up

Nissan expands its free charging promotion as electric car competition from Tesla and others heats up

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Tech Crunch

The Japanese automaker started this month with a splash, announcing it is expanding its No Charge to Charge promotion to include 11 new markets, such as Las Vegas, Cleveland and the car capital of Detroit to name a few. The program offers new Leaf drivers two years of free public charging with the purchase or lease of the all-electric vehicle....Read More

Tesla’s quiet talks with this company could help redefine the gas station as we know it

Tesla’s quiet talks with this company could help redefine the gas station as we know it

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Washington Post

...Tesla is in talks with a major gas station and convenience store chain that could vastly expand the EV-maker's network of charging stations — and reduce the likelihood of its customers getting stranded someplace on an hours-long drive....Read More

Audi Challenges Tesla in Race to Extend Power of Electric Cars

Audi Challenges Tesla in Race to Extend Power of Electric Cars

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Bloomberg

The division of Volkswagen AG that traces its roots back to 1885 said the expertise of German carmakers will make “exponential” increases in range for electric cars by 2020, making the vehicles more attractive to a wider swath of consumers.Read More

Electric vehicle chargers coming to CA national parks

Electric vehicle chargers coming to CA national parks

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The Desert Sun

California officials approved $1.5 million last week for the National Park Service to install at least 15 electric vehicle chargers at park sites across the state.Read More

Most powerful Volvo ever is a plug-in hybrid SUV. Really.

Most powerful Volvo ever is a plug-in hybrid SUV. Really.

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Green Car Reports

The Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid SUV is now the most powerful production Volvo ever, thanks to tweaks from in-house tuner Polestar.

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Colorado enacts $5,000 flat tax credit for EVs

Colorado enacts $5,000 flat tax credit for EVs

Monday, May 16, 2016

Autoblog

Credits can be signed over to dealerships, so consumers can save $5,000 when buying instead of waiting for tax season.

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9 Steps to Easier Plug-In Car Shopping

9 Steps to Easier Plug-In Car Shopping

Friday, May 13, 2016

Edmunds.com

To help plug-in car shoppers, we plumbed our own knowledge, talked to advocates for plug-in cars and spent some time with salespeople who are successful in selling them.

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