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Electric Cars

Overview

An electric car is an alternative fuel automobile that is propeled by electric motors and motor controllers, in place of more common propulsion methods such as the internal combustion engine (ICE). Electric cars are specifically a variety of electric vehicle created or adapted for use on the road. They are commonly powered by on-board battery packs, and as such are battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Other on-board energy storage methods that are expected to come into use in the future include ultracapacitors, fuel cells, and a spinning flywheel which stores kinetic energy. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

Electric cars head toward another dead end

Feb 05 - Financial Post

US battery maker defaults on loan notes

Oct 16 - Financial Times

Tesla Fires Up Solar-Powered Charging Stations

Sep 26 - Business Week

$1M electric car to go on the market

Jul 26 - CBC

US electric car market full of spark

Jul 08 - France24

Electric car factory targeted for Saint John

Mar 27, 2012 - CBC

Suspended Chevy Volt wins European car prize

Mar 06, 2012 - Financial Times

Chevy Volt Battery Fire Investigation Closed by U.S. Regulator

Jan 22, 2012 - Business Week

Toyota Looks to Small ‘c’ to Reach U.S. Record Prius Sales

Jan 12, 2012 - Business Week

M&M plans solar charging stations

Jan 10, 2012 - The Times of India

South Africa: Zero-Emission Electric Cars Hit Durban Streets

Dec 06, 2011 - AllAfrica News

Issa-Supported Aptera Closes Without Getting U.S. Auto Loan

Dec 03, 2011 - Business Week

GM willing to buy back Chevy Volts

Dec 02, 2011 - CBC

Toyota, BMW strike green-car technology pact

Dec 01, 2011 - France24

Cars go green and online: Tokyo Motor Show opens

Nov 30, 2011 - France24

Toyota expects Prius sales to jump as oil prices climb

Nov 19, 2011 - Financial Post

Paris launches world-first electric car-share scheme

Oct 03, 2011 - France24

Ford May Make Electric Cars in China With Partner, Mulally Said

Sep 26, 2011 - Business Week

GM to develop electric cars in China

Sep 20, 2011 - Financial Post

Carmakers warned of electrification shake-up

Sep 15, 2011 - Financial Times

Articles About Electric Cars

TESLA Motors to Tap Cash-Paying Buyers to Repay Government Debt

By Industry Leaders Magazine

Tesla Motors Inc., headed by green entrepreneur Elon Musk, is looking to rewrite the car industry in the US with a new stock offering. (May 21)

Tesla Electric Model S Drives Profits in First Quarter

By Industry Leaders Magazine

Tesla Motors Inc., the electric car manufacturer, has finally broken even, seeing surprisingly encouraging profits for the first quarter of 2013. This definitely has beaten expectations of poor sales which were widely expected. (May 10)

Electric car maker Coda files for bankruptcy

By Reuters

May 1 - Green car startup Coda Holdings Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after selling just 100 of its all-electric sedans, another example of battery-powered vehicles' failure to break into the mass market. (May 01)

MORE TOPICS: GENERAL MOTORS, CALIFORNIA, COURT, INVESTMENT, LOS ANGELES

FAA sees lessons from Boeing 787 battery woes

By Reuters

U.S. regulators are discussing whether the batteries that burned on Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner hold any lessons for other aircraft or vehicles. (Apr 14)

MORE TOPICS: BOEING 787, MANUFACTURING, JAPAN, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Tesla CEO pushes Texas to allow direct-to-consumer car sales

By Reuters

Tesla Motors Inc <TSLA.O> Chief Executive Elon Musk is pushing to change Texas law to allow his electric car company to sell directly to consumers, and he took his fight to the state Capitol on Wednesday. (Apr 11)

MORE TOPICS: WELLS FARGO, MICHAEL DELL, DELL

Detroit Electric unveils $135,000 battery-powered sports car

By Reuters

Detroit Electric, a startup electric-car maker reviving a brand that dates back more than a century, unveiled its first model on Wednesday: a $135,000, battery-powered sports car that is to go into limited production in August. (Apr 04)

Tesla to map out service, charging strategy this month

By Reuters

Tesla Motors Inc <TSLA.O> will unveil details about its revamped dealer service and expanded network of fast-charging stations this month in a series of moves the 10-year-old company plans to boost its sales. (Apr 04)

MORE TOPICS: MORGAN STANLEY, WELLS FARGO, TWITTER, INVESTMENT

GM to produce next-generation electric car in South Korea: executive

By Reuters

General Motors Co <GM.N> will produce its next-generation electric cars in South Korea, the head of its South Korean unit told Reuters on Thursday, as the U.S. carmaker tries to revive momentum for the stalling vehicle technology. (Mar 28)

MORE TOPICS: GENERAL MOTORS, SOUTH KOREA

President Obama’s Jerusalem Speech to the Israeli People: FULL TEXT

By IBTimes UK

US President Barack Obama spoke of peace and progress at Jerusalem Convention Center on March 21, 2013 (Mar 22)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, ISRAEL, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, FACEBOOK, UNITED NATIONS, WHITE HOUSE

Electric Cars Gaining Popularity in China [Videos]

By IBTimes AU

While the world is busy providing luxury and performance vehicles, Toyota is thinking of a totally new concept. The vehicle is neither a car nor a bike, but something between of both. It can accommodate two persons at a time and powered by a pair of 2kW electric motors attached to the front wheels. (Mar 18)