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Chevy Markets Volt with Free, 3-Day Test Drives

On August 23, 2012

Chevrolet is offering free, three-day test drives of the Volt to 300 social media-savvy Chicagoans. A San Francisco-based company, Klout, will identify the lucky test drivers by ranking their online influence on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Chevy hopes that the test drives, which will continue through October in Chicago and five other cities, will help generate internet [...]

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Chicago Sun-Times Reviews Model S

On August 10, 2012

A reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times took the new Tesla Model S for a test drive. Read his review here.

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Cost of EV Batteries Could Drop 70 Percent

On July 12, 2012

A new study by McKinsey and Co. predicts that the cost of lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars could drop seventy percent by 2025. The anticipated surge in electric car producers is expected to drop prices from $500-$600 to $160 per kilowatt hour. The study notes that “cheaper batteries could enable broader adoption of electrified vehicles.”

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Five Tips for Going Electric

On July 10, 2012

Check out Earth Share’s tips for switching to an electric car here.

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Naperville to Raffle Charging Stations

On June 28, 2012

The City of Naperville, IL plans to raffle off five charging stations in anticipation of a growing number of electric vehicles on the road. Naperville’s Department of Public Utilities hopes to gather data on how the stations will impact the city’s power grid.

Naperville utility customers who own an electric car or plan to purchase one [...]

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MIT Developing Revolutionary Urban Car

On June 27, 2012

Scientists and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a revolutionary electric vehicle designed specifically for urban areas. The CityCar does not have a central engine, but is instead powered by individual electric-motors in each wheel. The car’s design will allow drivers to make “O-turns”, where the car spins on its axis, [...]

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Tesla to Produce 5000 Electric Cars in 2012

On June 27, 2012

Tesla Motors plans to produce 5,000 Model S electric vehicles in 2012, and another 20,000 cars in 2013. Read more here.

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Detroit Free Press: Ford devoting more engineering space to electric, hybrid vehicles

On March 28, 2012

By Alisa Priddle

Ford announced today it is converting more space in its engineering facilities to accommodate the growing size of the team that works on electric vehicles and other fuel-saving engines and technologies.

A 285,000-square-foot section of the Advanced Engineering Center in Dearborn is being converted for use by more than 1,000 engineers now [...]

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Chicago Tribune: Startup announces big breakthrough for electric vehicle batteries

On March 28, 2012

For years, the electric vehicle industry has been eager to build a better electric car battery: one that extends range while having a longer overall life, is affordable, quick-charging and safe.

Now Envia Systems, a start-up based in Newark, Calif., has announced it has achieved a critical milestone: a rechargeable lithium-ion battery with an “energy [...]

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Chicago Tribune: Tesla’s upcoming Model X built with women in mind

On March 28, 2012

By Dana Hull

Tesla Motors says its upcoming all-electric Model X, scheduled to hit the highways in 2014, combines “the functionality of a minivan with a design as cool as an SUV.”

And while the seven-passenger Model X is gender-neutral — there’s nothing overtly feminine about the car — it was built [...]

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