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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
Electric cars head toward another dead end
Feb 04 - Financial Post
US battery maker defaults on loan notes
Oct 15 - Financial Times
Tesla Fires Up Solar-Powered Charging Stations
Sep 25 - Business Week
$1M electric car to go on the market
Jul 25 - CBC
US electric car market full of spark
Jul 07 - France24
Electric car factory targeted for Saint John
Mar 26, 2012 - CBC
Suspended Chevy Volt wins European car prize
Mar 05, 2012 - Financial Times
Chevy Volt Battery Fire Investigation Closed by U.S. Regulator
Jan 21, 2012 - Business Week
Toyota Looks to Small ‘c’ to Reach U.S. Record Prius Sales
Jan 11, 2012 - Business Week
M&M plans solar charging stations
Jan 09, 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 02, 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 29, 2011 - France24
Toyota expects Prius sales to jump as oil prices climb
Nov 18, 2011 - Financial Post
Paris launches world-first electric car-share scheme
Oct 02, 2011 - France24
Ford May Make Electric Cars in China With Partner, Mulally Said
Sep 25, 2011 - Business Week
GM to develop electric cars in China
Sep 20, 2011 - Financial Post
Carmakers warned of electrification shake-up
Sep 14, 2011 - Financial Times
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 20)
MORE TOPICS: SARAH PALIN
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 09)
MORE TOPICS: GENERAL MOTORS
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
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 13)
MORE TOPICS: BOEING 787, MANUFACTURING, JAPAN, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
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 10)
MORE TOPICS: WELLS FARGO, MICHAEL DELL, DELL
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 03)
MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, LAW FIRM
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 03)
MORE TOPICS: MORGAN STANLEY, WELLS FARGO, TWITTER, INVESTMENT
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
By IBTimes UK
US President Barack Obama spoke of peace and progress at Jerusalem Convention Center on March 21, 2013 (Mar 21)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, ISRAEL, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, FACEBOOK, UNITED NATIONS, WHITE HOUSE
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 17)
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