Electric Vehicles

The Pearlridge Center in Aiea is installing two electric-vehicle charging stations from Honolulu-based Volta Industries. The Volta EV charging stations will be located in the Pearlridge Uptown parking lot near the main food court entrance and in the Pearlridge Downtown parking lot near the entrance closest to Cold Stone Creamery. Use of the charging stations will be free during the hours the mall is open, and customers will have access to a...  

The 40-year-old Hanover Mall has entered the sustainable age with the addition of two electric-vehicle charging stations next to Rockland Federal Credit Union, the Patriot Ledger reports. The stations are among 30 being installed by National Grid throughout the state under the Department of Energy’s “ChargePoint America” program. The Energy Department funds the charging stations, which are made by Coulomb Technologies. National Grid installs...  

Electric and gas company National Grid is installing more than 30 electric vehicle charging stations throughout Massachusetts under charging station manufacturer Coulomb Technologies’ “Charge America” program. Through the program, Coulomb is providing the charging stations at no cost to participating cities. National Grid is funding the installations and the hosting location partners will fund the [...]  

After debuting last month at the Portland International Auto Show, Boxx Corp. is catching the attention of the tech world with a new take on electric transportation. As Sustainable Business Oregon reports, founded by designer and engineer Eric Vaughn, Portland-based Boxx has developed — and thoroughly patented — a new kind of battery powered scooter that has more in common with the latest computer gadget than it does with your typical two...  

The Hertz Corporation and Hertz Global EV are implementing the first wireless charging system for electric vehicles (EVs) in the car rental industry. Hertz has the most diverse fleet of EVs for both rental...  

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Now that she has an electric scooter, Peggy Petrillo has the freedom to go where she wants when she wants, and that means so much to her. ``I can go to Safeway when I want, I used the scooter to get to the movie theater, and I can take my ...  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture The state of Hawaii is ramping up efforts to encourage electric-vehicle adoption by increasing the number of electric vehicle and charging station rebates it gives out this year. There's little wonder why this is important, since Hawaii is the country's most oil-dependent state and is looking to boost renewable-energy use. Under Hawaii's "EV Ready" program, publicly accessible electric-vehicle charging...  

The ability to make batteries lighter, cheaper and longer lasting is crucial to the development and adoption of next-generation electronics—from mobile phones and tablets to electric cars. Advances in lithium ion batteries have helped slim down smart phones and put cars like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt on the road. Yet lithium can also [...]  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors With the demise of the Lotus Elise in the United States, the Tesla Roadster's fate was sealed. With no chassis rolling out of Hethel, Tesla had to end production of the Roadster and shift its focus to the Model S and the just-revealed Model X. But some kind of Roadster successor has always been in the cards and as Tesla's SEC filings revealed two years ago, the new sports car was supposed to arrive next...  

A Nashville man has an idea so big it could change the way people get around town. His idea is a high-quality electric scooter. Four years ago, James Arledge took a trip to China and had what he calls a "Shanghai moment." In the city of Shanghai ...  

EAST PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 09 /CSRwire/ - IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in four Blink Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations at its East Palo Alto, California store as part of its partnership with ...  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, AutoblogGreen Exclusive The all-electric Tesla Model X crossover was unveiled at a red-carpet, velvet-rope style event at the Tesla Design Studios in Hawthorne, CA tonight, with company co-founder Elon Musk confirming that the Model X will start production late next year and that full production is expected in 2013. With luminaries such as California Gov. Jerry Brown in attendance and a post...  

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding the Torrance, Calif., rental office at 20625 Hawthorne Blvd as the 11th location in Southern California offering electric vehicle (EV) rentals, providing customers throughout Southern California with the opportunity to experience EV technology with the addition...  

(NewsUSA) - 100 MPG equivalent or higher? It's possible with electric scooters. And if you're shopping around, "Just about everyone seems to like the Zapino electric scooter by ZAP," writes Metaefficient.com, a leading Web site on the topic. "Style ...  

MONTREAL - Electric cars are still a rarity on the highway but the president of Montreal's International Auto Show says they're steadily making inroads. Pascal Dandurand, the boss of the 2012 edition of the annual car show which opens Friday, agrees electric cars are getting more popular with consum