Debbie and I took the Tesla Roadster to this event and answered many questions about electric cars and how they can be powered from solar
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Ford’s First-Ever All-Electric Passenger Car, Focus Electric, Takes to The Road at 2012 Geneva Motor Show
GENEVA, March 05, 2012 – Ford is offering visitors to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show an early opportunity to try its first-ever all-electric passenger car,
Read moreTesla’s Model X, The First All Electric Car With Available All Wheel Drive (AWD)
The compelling nature of the product created massive media attention and resulted in the Model X being the third most searched term on Google. On Thursday evening, the night of the reveal, traffic to teslamotors.com increased 2800 percent. Two-thirds of all visitors were new to the website.
Read more500 Mile Electric Cars? Lithium-Air Battery Might Do The Trick
So what is the answer? Randy Jackson of SunPoweredEVs.com thinks it is the new batteries. The Tesla Roadster has a claimed range of 244 miles but many owners report 150 or so being the realistic limit. Still that is double the Nissan Leaf.
Read moreTesla Shows Off The New Four Door “Model S’ At Fashion Island
Visitors to Tesla’s Newport Fashion Island showroom can see and touch the building blocks of Model S while learning about them through interactive touchscreen experiences.
Read moreToyota Showcases the IQ and Plug in Prius
Another advantage to the plug in Hybrids is that you can use a standard household outlet and get a full charge in just over 3 hours. If you have a dryer in your garage like many Southern Californians then you probably have 220V available and can charge in just under an hour and a half. That is better than most Neighborhood Electric Vehicles or NEV’s. You know those oversized Go-Karts.
Read moreTime for an Electric Car?
Do you have any questions why you don’t see solar panels on every house and an electric car in every garage?
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