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Tesla Roadster Sets Record In Australia

CNET News reports that a Tesla Roadster drove a record 313 miles on a single charge in Australia recently.             To squeeze as much distance as possible out of the Roadster’s lithium-ion battery, the drivers traveled at a consistent speed of 34 mph for a large portion of their journey, which took 12 hours. Prior to the... More

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Chrysler Scaling Back On EV Plans?

A report from Reuters says that Chrysler is scaling back its electric car plans and disbanding a team of engineers dedicated to rushing electric vehicles to its showrooms. At the Detroit Auto Show in January, Chrysler pledged to have 500,000 battery-powered vehicles on the road by 2013. But a recent presentation of Chrysler’s five-year strategy reportedly showed that electric cars... More

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Auto Execs Call For Gas Tax To Stimulate EV Adoption

Auto executives told the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit last week that a gasoline tax is best the way to boost consumer adoption of electric vehicles. The executives said that “unless gasoline is $3.50 or $4 a gallon, consumers are not going to want to buy those cars.”             The group’s comments echoed an... More

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LED Workshop: Call For Papers

If you have a good idea for a technical paper for the 2010 “Designing For LEDs” Workshop, please drop us a line at charles.murray@reedbusiness.com . The workshop, scheduled for March 17, 2010 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, will be directed at electrical and mechanical engineers who want to learn more about LEDs and LED drivers. We’re looking for papers on thermal... More

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Why Auto Makers Are Rushing Toward EVs

The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Obama administration is proposing to spur production of electric cars with an offer that would enable auto makers to count each electric car as two vehicles when calculating corporate average fuel economy.                     “One reason car... More
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